1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred    8 0 0
Northern Michigan    7 0 1
St. Norbert    8 1 0
Carthage    8 2 0
Tampa    7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas    6 2 0
Mississippi Southern    7 2 1
Wabash    6 2 1
Hawaii    7 3 0
Hofstra    7 3 0
Xavier    7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall    5 2 1
Louisville    6 3 0
Pepperdine    6 3 0
Washington University    6 3 0
La Verne    6 4 0
Buffalo    5 3 0
Drexel    5 3 0
Delaware    5 3 1
Memphis State    5 4 1
Arkansas State    5 4 0
Chattanooga    5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace    4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson    3 4 1
Rose Poly    3 4 0
Bucknell    3 5 0
Carnegie Tech    3 5 0
Temple    3 5 0
Howard (AL)    2 5 2
Sewanee    1 6 1
UC Riverside    1 6 0

The 1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Selin, UC Riverside compiled a record of 1–6. The team was outscored by its opponents 251 to 44 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.