1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football Independent 1–3–1 Rod Franz 1st Wheelock Field none The 1955 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1955 college football season. This was the school's first season of intercollegiate football. Led by Rod Franz in his first and season as head coach, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–3–1. The team was outscored by its opponents 127 to 68 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at Wheelock Field in Riverside, California. Schedule October 8 l 1955 La Verne Leopards La Verne Wheelock Field Riverside, CA 0–40 Football Scores The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 9, 1955 43 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14795637/19551009_football_scores/ Newspapers.com October 31, 2017 October 15 l 1955 Redlands Bulldogs Redlands freshmen ? 0–40 Football Scores The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 16, 1955 45 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14795641/19551015_football_scores/ Newspapers.com October 31, 2017 October 22 w 1955 California Baptist Lancers California Baptist Riverside, CA 36–7 UCR Posts First Grid Win, 36-7 The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 23, 1955 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14795648/ucr_posts_first_grid_win/ Newspapers.com October 31, 2017 October 29 t y 1955 Pomona-Claremont Sagehens Pomona-Claremont freshmen Claremont Alumni Field Claremont, CA 19–19 Football Scores The San Bernardino County Sun San Bernardino, California October 30, 1955 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14795681/19551030_football_scores/ Newspapers.com October 31, 2017 November 5 l Cal Poly San Dimas Wheelock Field Riverside, CA 13–21 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=477&year=1955 1955 - California-Riverside March 17, 2017 September 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910121442/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=477&year=1955 dead References UC Riverside Category:UC Riverside Highlanders football seasons UC Riverside Highlanders football