1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
American college football season
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The 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Gary Knecht in his second and final season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 2–7–1 with a mark of record of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the CCAA. The team was outscored by its opponents 256 to 120 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
| 1971 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2–7–1 (0–2 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley State | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Knecht finished his tenure at UC Riverside with an overall record of 6–13–1, for a .325 winning percentage.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at San Diego* | W 29–18 | 1,500 | ||
| September 25 | at Simon Fraser* | L 9–46 | 2,200 | ||
| October 2 | at UC Davis* | L 7–41 | 5,500–6,500 | [1] | |
| October 9 | Nevada* |
| L 16–23 | 1,800–3,000 | [2] |
| October 16 | Redlands* |
| L 0–8 | 300–1,000 | [3] |
| October 23 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| L 0–35 | 1,500–3,000 | [4][5] |
| October 30 | Whittier* |
| T 22–22 | 1,000–1,500 | [6] |
| November 6 | at Cal State Fullerton | L 17–28 | 2,800–3,925 | [7] | |
| November 13 | at Occidental* |
| W 20–14 | 1,000 | |
| November 20 | United States International* |
| L 0–21 | 1,200–1,500 | [8] |
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