1975 UC Riverside Highlanders football team
| 1975 UC Riverside Highlanders football | |
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CCAA champion | |
| Conference | California Collegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (4–0 CCAA) |
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| Home stadium | Highlander Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 UCR Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Bob Toledo, UC Riverside compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title. The team outscored its opponents 278 to 192 for the season. The Highlanders played home games Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.
Despite winning the conference championship for the second consecutive year and for the third time in four seasons, UC Riverside announced, on December 4, 1975, that they were discontinuing their football program. They primary reason given was lack of fan support attendance.[1] The Highlanders played for 21 seasons (1955–1975).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Northern Arizona* | L 30–34 | 8,000 | ||
| September 20 | UC Davis* |
| L 22–31 | 1,700–4,000 | [2][3] |
| September 27 | at Whittier* |
| W 41–0 | 1,000–2,000 | [4] |
| October 4 | at Santa Clara* | W 25–24 | 6,710 | [5] | |
| October 11 | at Cal State Los Angeles |
| W 48–30 | 1,500–3,000 | [6][7] |
| October 18 | at Cal State Fullerton* | L 31–32 | 1,000–1,200 | [8] | |
| October 25 | Cal Poly Pomona |
| W 24–20 | 3,200 | |
| November 1 | Cal Poly |
| W 10–7 | 4,779–4,975 | [9] |
| November 8 | Cal State Hayward* |
| W 17–0 | 3,000 | |
| November 15 | at Cal State Northridge | W 30–14 | 2,450–2,934 | [10][11] | |
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Team players in the NFL[edit]
The following 1975 UC Riverside players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft or later. Dan Bunz and Calvin Sweeney transferred to other colleges as a result of the disbanding of the UC Riverside football program then were drafted out of that new school.[14][15][16]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Russ Bolinger | Guard, tackle | 3 | 68 | 1976 Detroit Lions |
| Butch Johnson | Wide receiver | 3 | 87 | 1976 Dallas Cowboys |
| Dan Bunz | Linebacker | 1 | 24 | 1978 San Francisco 49ers |
| Calvin Sweeney | Wide receiver | 4 | 110 | 1980 Pittsburgh Steelers |
References[edit]
- ^ "UC Riverside Quits Football". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 5, 1975. p. III-20. Retrieved March 19, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach Routs Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 21, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "Aztecs Beat Utah State, 19-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 28, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lusk Scores Four TD's in Long Beach St. Win". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 5, 1975. p. III-16. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UC Riverside 48, Cal State L.A. 30". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 12, 1975. p. III-15. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Dave Distel (October 19, 1975). "Titans Get a Big Kick From Choukair". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-14. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Brewer's 2 Touchdowns Spark 26-24 Win by 49ers". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 16, 1975. p. III-11. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "1975 - California-Riverside". Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "California-Riverside Players/Alumni". Retrieved March 17, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Riverside". Retrieved March 18, 2017.
