1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Arizona     8 1 1
Westminster (UT)     7 1 1
La Verne     7 2 0
Idaho State     5 2 1
San Francisco     4 2 0
Cal Poly Pomona     6 3 0
San Jose State     6 4 0
Eastern New Mexico     6 4 0
Los Angeles Pacific     5 3 0
Montana State     4 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 4 0
Azusa     4 3 0
Oregon State     5 5 0
Santa Clara     3 3 0
Oregon     4 6 0
Claremont     3 6 0
Air Force     3 7 0
Washington State     3 7 0
Cal Western     3 7 0
Idaho     2 7 0
San Diego     2 8 0
Southern California College     1 5 0
UC Riverside     1 7 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

The 1961 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1961 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–7. The team was outscored by its opponents 159 to 101 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.