1982 UC Davis Aggies football team

1982 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl, L 17–26 vs. Southwest Texas State
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	12–1 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (13th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 12th consecutive season. 1982 was the team's 13th consecutive winning season. The Aggies advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals and North Dakota State in the semifinals before losing to Southwest Texas State in the Palm Bowl, the NCAA Division II title game. The team outscored its opponents 405 to 164 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Pacific (CA) *		Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 23–22	16,988	[1]
September 25	at Cal Poly Pomona *		Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 37–7	2,362	[2]
October 2	Cal State Northridge *		Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 30–20	8,200	[3]
October 9	Cal Poly *		Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	W 24–0	9,500–9,750	[4] [5]
October 16	No. 3 Santa Clara *	No. 9	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 28–7	10,000
October 23	Chico State	No. 4	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 28–13	9,600
October 30	at San Francisco State	No. 3	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 42–6	3,251
November 6	at Cal State Hayward	No. 3	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 41–6	4,100
November 13	Sacramento State	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	W 51–6	12,700	[6]
November 20	at Humboldt State	No. 3	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 31–8	2,500–2,623	[7]
November 27	No. 6 Northern Michigan *	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	W 42–21
December 4	No. 2 North Dakota State *	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	W 19–14		[8]
December 11	vs. No. 1 Southwest Texas State *	No. 3	McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium McAllen, TX (NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl)	L 9–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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NFL draft

Quarterback Ken O'Brien was selected by the New York Jets with the 24th overall pick in the 1983 NFL draft. ^{[11] [12]}

References

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2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 2, 2022.
6. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
7. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 20, 2024.
8. "Aggies go to Texas for title game". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 1982. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
10. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
11. "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
12. "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.