1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Pete Kettela (2nd season)
Home stadium	Highlander Stadium

1966 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
St. Norbert			–					7	–	1	–	1
Parsons			–					9	–	2	–	0
Drake			–					8	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					8	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cortland			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	2	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	3	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Samford			–					6	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					5	–	3	–	1
Ashland			–					5	–	3	–	2
Northern Arizona			–					6	–	4	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	5	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					5	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	1
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hawaii			–					4	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					2	–	6	–	0

The 1966 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Pete Kettela, UC Riverside compiled a record of 4–5. The team outscored its opponents 235 to 182 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Highlander Stadium in Riverside, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at UC Davis	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 7–27	3,000
October 1	La Verne	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 48–6
October 8	at San Francisco	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 23–42	1,500
October 15	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium Redlands, CA	L 0–27
October 22	Claremont-Mudd	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 36–7
October 29	Pomona	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 15–31
November 4	Caltech	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 43–0
November 12	Azusa Pacific	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 41–6
November 19	at Cal Lutheran	Mt. Clef Field Thousand Oaks, CA	L 22–36