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| Formerly | Far Western Conference (1925–1982) |
|---|---|
| Conference | NCAA |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Ceased | 1998 [1] |
| Division | Division II |
| No. of teams | 16 (total) |
| Region | West Coast |
The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic association that sponsored American football that was founded in 1925. It disbanded in 1998 after the majority of its member schools were forced to drop football.
The NCAC was founded as the Far Western Conference (FWC) in 1925 by its charter member schools: Fresno State, Saint Mary's, UC Davis, Nevada, San Jose State and College of the Pacific. [2]
Nevada's departure from the conference in 1940 left the conference with only four members: Chico State, Fresno State, College of the Pacific and UC Davis. [3] The conference looked to four nominees in Humboldt State (joined in 1940), San Francisco State, Santa Barbara State College (later UC Santa Barbara) and California Poly of San Luis Obispo. [4]
Shortly after World War II, the remaining members, with the exception of UC Davis, Chico State and Humboldt State, would leave for other conferences, to be replaced over the years by San Francisco State (joined in 1946), Southern Oregon (1947), Sacramento State (1953), Hayward State (1961) and Sonoma State (1966). During the 1990s, each of the universities associated with the California State system chose to disband their football teams in order to comply with Title IX, with the exception of Humboldt State, which added two women's sports to achieve compliance, Sacramento State, [1] and Cal Poly.
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The UC Davis Aggies football team represents the University of California, Davis in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The football program's first season took place in 1915, and has fielded a team each year since with the exception of 1918 during World War I and from 1943 to 1945 during World War II, when the campus, then known as the University Farm, was shut down. The team was known as the Cal Aggies or California Aggies from 1922 to 1958 when UC Davis was called the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture.
The 1982 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 249 to 243 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
The 1984 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 277 to 218 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
The 1985 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Western Football Conference (WFC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Bob Mattos, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the WFC. The team outscored its opponents 326 to 229 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.
The 1963 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State College—now known as San Francisco State University—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Humboldt State and UC Davis. The Gators won or shared the title for the conference for third consecutive season. The team outscored its opponents 157 to 128 on the season. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
The 1984 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 24th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State finished the season with an overall record of 4–5–1 and a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents was outscored by 240 to 209. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
The 1985 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 25th-year head coach Vic Rowen, San Francisco State compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the NCAC. For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 347 to 252. The Gators played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco.
The 1991 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Gary Hauser, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 300 to 243 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
The 1989 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Hauser, Chico State compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 302 to 235 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
The 1987 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bellotti, Chico State compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 174 to 155 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
The 1986 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Mike Bellotti, Chico State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 338 to 203 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
The 1984 Chico State Wildcats football team represented California State University, Chico as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Bellotti, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 214 to 205 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at University Stadium in Chico, California.
The 1984 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Tony Kehl, Sonoma State finished the season with an overall record of 1–9 and a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 288 to 126 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium in Rohnert Park, California.
The 1983 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Tony Kehl, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 304 to 138 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium in Rohnert Park, California.
The 1983 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 13th consecutive season. 1983 was the team's 14th consecutive winning season. With the 6–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 15 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II polls for the last three weeks of the regular season. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the second straight year, where they beat Butler in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion North Dakota State in the semifinals. The team outscored its opponents 380 to 94 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
The 1983 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 163 to 159 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.
The 1990 Cal State Hayward Pioneers football team represented California State University, Hayward—now known as California State University, East Bay—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Tim Tierney, Cal State Hayward compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 326 to 159 for the season. The Pioneers played home games at Pioneer Stadium in Hayward, California.
The 1985 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Bud Van Deren in his 20th and final season as head coach, Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 350 to 175 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
The 1984 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Bud Van Deren, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 0–10 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the NCAC. The team was outscored by its opponents 312 to 84 for the season. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.
The 1963 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State College—now known as California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Phil Sarboe, the Lumberjacks compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with San Francisco State and UC Davis. The team outscored opponents 138 to 54 for the season and shut out five opponents. Humboldt State played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California.