The 1956 UC Riverside Highlanders football team represented the University of California, Riverside as an independent during the

1956 college football season 1956 college football season may refer to: * 1956 NCAA University Division football season * 1956 NCAA College Division football season * 1956 NAIA football season The 1956 NAIA football season was the first season of college football sponsored ...

. Led by first-year head coach

Carl Selin Carl Warren Selin (February 23, 1927 – February 23, 2014) was an American football basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Aurora University from 1950 to 1951 and at the University of California, Riverside fr ...

, 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.

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UC Riverside Highlanders football UC Riverside Highlanders football represented the University of California, Riverside from the 1955 through the 1975 college football seasons. The Highlanders originally competed as an Independent before they joined the California Collegiate Ath ...