1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football team

The 1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Whitley, UC Riverside compiled a record of 5–2. The team outscored its opponents 125 to 75 for the season. The Highlanders played home games at UCR Athletic Field in Riverside, California.

1959 UC Riverside Highlanders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
  • Jim Whitley (1st season)
Home stadiumUCR Athletic Field
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra    9 0 0
Howard (AL)    9 1 0
Buffalo    8 1 0
Carnegie Tech    7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona    7 1 1
North Park    6 1 1
Santa Clara    4 1 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^    8 2 0
Northern Michigan    6 2 0
UC Riverside    5 2 0
Montana State    6 3 0
Carthage    5 3 1
Louisville    6 4 0
Memphis State    6 4 0
Mississippi Southern    6 4 0
Arlington State    4 3 0
Sewanee    4 3 1
Abilene Christian    5 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace    4 4 0
Washington and Lee    3 4 1
Xavier    4 6 0
Wabash    3 5 1
Rose Poly    2 4 1
Arkansas State    3 6 0
Hawaii    3 6 0
Trinity (TX)    3 6 0
Pepperdine    2 5 1
Chattanooga    3 7 0
Tampa    3 7 0
Drake    2 7 0
Northeastern    1 6 1
Washington University    1 7 0
St. Norbert    0 6 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
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