1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1–1
Head coach	Pete Kettela (4th season)
Home stadium	Highlander Stadium

1968 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 San Diego State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Chattanooga			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					9	–	1	–	0
Nevada Southern			–					8	–	1	–	0
UC Riverside			–					7	–	1	–	1
Ashland			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lincoln (MO)			–					8	–	2	–	04
St. Norbert			–					6	–	2	–	1
Tennessee State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Akron			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Northern Arizona			–					6	–	4	–	0
Pacific (CA)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Samford			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					5	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					3	–	6	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colorado College			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					2	–	7	–	0
Milwaukee			–					2	–	7	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi Valley State			–					1	–	7	–	0
UC San Diego			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					0	–	8	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-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.

This was the last year that Highlanders competed as an independent as they joined the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) in 1969.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Loyola (CA)	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 27–13
October 5	at La Verne	Bonita High School? La Verne, CA	W 24–19
October 12	Saint Mary's	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 40–28
October 19	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium Redlands, CA	W 35–29
October 26	Claremont-Mudd	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 49–30
November 2	Pomona	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	T 21–21	4,000
November 9	San Francisco	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 49–26	4,100
November 16	Azusa Pacific	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	W 56–6
November 23	Cal State Hayward	Highlander Stadium Riverside, CA	L 14–40