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UC Davis Aggies football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team
UC Davis Aggies logo.svg
First season 1915; 110 years ago
Head coach Tim Plough
1st season, 10–2 (.833)
Stadium UC Davis Health Stadium
(capacity: 10,849)
Year built2007
Field surface Sportexe
Location Davis, California
Conference Big Sky
Past conferencesNCAA Independent (1915–1924)
FWC (1925–1982)
NCAC (1983–1992)
AWC (1993)
Division II independent (1994–2002)
Division I-AA independent (2003)
GWC (2004–2011)
All-time record486–372–35 (.564)
Bowl record0–5 (.000)
Conference titles31
Rivalries Cal Poly (rivalry)
Sacramento State (rivalry)
Nevada
Chico State (defunct)
Humboldt State (defunct)
San Francisco State (defunct)
UCSB (defunct)
ColorsYale blue and gold [1]
   
Fight songAggie Fight
Mascot Gunrock the Mustang
Marching band UC Davis Marching Band
Website UCDavisAggies.com

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. [2] 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.

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UC Davis competed as a member of the NCAA College Division through 1972; from 1973 to 2003, the Aggies competed as an NCAA Division II program. In 2004, UC Davis promoted its football program to the Division I FCS (then I-AA) level and joined the Great West Conference (then known as the Great West Football Conference) after one season as an independent team with exploratory status. [3] After their provisional seasons and the construction of a new stadium, UC Davis became a full member of Division I in 2007 and eligible for the postseason.

Throughout its history, the football program won 31 conference championships. Between 1929 and 1992, the Aggies captured 27 outright or shared Northern California Athletic Conference championships, including 20 in a row from 1971 to 1990, an American West Conference title in 1993 (co-champion), and GWFC/GWC championships in 2005 (co-champ) and 2009.

The Aggies won their first conference title as a Division I program in 2018 as one of the Big Sky Conference's three regular-season champions.

Conference affiliations

UC Davis has been both independent and affiliated with multiple conferences. [4] : 46 

Conference championships

UC Davis Aggies football program has won or shared a total of 31 conference championships since 1915, including 27 from the Northern California Athletic Conference where they won 20 straight conference champions from 1971 to 1990. [5]

YearCoachConferenceOverall recordConference record
1929 Crip Toomey Far Western Conference 6–25–0
1947† Vern Hickey 4–53–1
1949 Ted Forbes 5–44–0
1951 5–42–1
1956† Will Lotter 7–34–1
1963†6–2–13–1–1
1971† Jim Sochor 9–15–1
1972 6–2–25–0
1973†7–34–1
1974 9–15–0
1975 7–35–0
1976 8–25–0
1977 11–15–0
1978 8–35–0
1979 6–3–15–0
1980 7–2–15–0
1981†6–44–1
1982 12–15–0
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference 11–16–0
1984 9–26–0
1985 9–25–0
1986 10–15–0
1987 7–35–0
1988 7–35–0
1989 Bob Foster 8–35–0
1990 7–35–0
1992 8–2–15–0
1993† Bob Biggs American West Conference 10–23–1
2005† Great West Football Conference 6–54–1
2009 6–53–1
2018† Dan Hawkins Big Sky Conference 10–37–1

† Co-champion

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Aggies made three appearances in the NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoffs, with a combined record of 2–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2018 Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Northern Iowa
Eastern Washington 		W, 23–16
L, 29–34
2021 First Round South Dakota State L, 24–56
2024 Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Illinois State
South Dakota 		W, 42–10
L, 21–35

NCAA Division II

The Aggies made eighteen appearances in the NCAA Division II playoffs from 1977 to 2002. Their combined record was 15–18.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1977 Quarterfinal
Semifinal (Knute Rockne Bowl)		 Bethune–Cookman
Lehigh 		W, 34–16
L, 30–39
1978 Quarterfinal Eastern Illinois L, 31–35
1982 Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final (Palm Bowl)		 Northern Michigan
North Dakota State
Southwest Texas State 		W, 42–21
W, 19–14
L, 9–34
1983 Quarterfinal
Semifinal		 Butler
North Dakota State 		W, 25–6
L, 17–26
1984 Quarterfinal North Dakota State L, 23–31
1985 Quarterfinal North Dakota State L, 12–31
1986 Quarterfinal South Dakota L, 23–26
1988 First Round Sacramento State L, 14–35
1989 First Round Angelo State L, 23–28
1992 First Round Portland State L, 28–42
1993 First Round
Quarterfinals		 Fort Hays State
Texas A&M–Kingsville 		W, 37–34
L, 28–51
1996 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Texas A&M–Kingsville
Central Oklahoma
Carson–Newman 		W, 17–14
W, 26–7
L, 26–29
1997 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Texas A&M–Kingsville
Angelo State
New Haven 		W, 37–33
W, 50–33
L, 25–27
1998 First Round Texas A&M–Kingsville L, 21–54
1999 First Round
Quarterfinals		 Central Oklahoma
Northeastern State 		W, 33–17
L, 14–19
2000 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Chadron State
Mesa State
Bloomsburg 		W 48–10
W 62–18
L, 48–58
2001 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 Texas A&M–Kingsville
Tarleton State
North Dakota 		W, 37–32
W, 42–25
L, 2–14
2002 First Round
Quarterfinals		 Central Washington
Texas A&M–Kingsville 		W, 24–6
L, 20–27 OT

Bowl games

BowlDateOpponentResult
Pear Bowl November 24, 1949 Pacific University (OR) L, 15–33
Pear Bowl November 24, 1951Pacific University (OR)L, 7–25
Boardwalk Bowl December 9, 1972 UMass L, 14–35
Knute Rockne Bowl (NCAA Division II Semifinal)December 3, 1977 Lehigh L, 30–39
Palm Bowl (NCAA Division II Championship)December 11, 1982 Southwest Texas State L, 9–34

Home stadiums

Various fields in Davis, California and Sacramento, California
Moreing Field, Sacramento
Sacramento Stadium, East Sacramento
Capacity (20,000)

The stadium opened in 1928 and was initially known as Sacramento Stadium and Sacramento College Stadium. [6] It is now known as Charles C. Hughes Stadium and commonly referred to as Hughes Stadium.

A Street Field, Davis
Toomey Field, unincorporated Yolo County, California
Capacity (12,800)

Toomey Field is located on the campus of the University of California, Davis in unincorporated Yolo County, California. The Woody Wilson Track is located in the stadium and it is home to the UC Davis Aggies track and field team. [7] At the northeast corner of campus, Aggie Field opened in 1949 and was home to the Aggies' football team through 2006. The first game, on November 18, was a 12–3 victory over Chico State. The record for attendance at the stadium was set on November 12, 1977, with 12,800 for a 37–21 victory over Nevada. The Aggies' all-time record at Toomey Field was 192–86–7 (.686). The stadium was renamed in 1962 in honor of Crip Toomey, who served as athletic director at UC Davis from 1928 until his death in 1961. Toomey graduated from UC Davis in 1923 and also served as the Aggies' basketball coach and football coach from 1928 to 1936. [8] The natural grass playing field (now track infield) was aligned north-northwest to south-southeast at an approximate elevation of fifty feet (15 m) above sea level.

UC Davis Health Stadium, unincorporated Yolo County
Capacity (10,743)

UC Davis Health Stadium is a 10,743-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of the University of California, Davis. Opened as Aggie Stadium on April 1, 2007, it replaced Toomey Field and is the home to the UC Davis Aggies football and women's lacrosse teams. Plans call for the stadium to eventually be built out to 30,000 seats. [9]

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Aggie Stadium

The artificial turf playing field is named Jim Sochor Field, after their College Football Hall of Fame coach. It is aligned north-south at an approximate elevation of 55 feet (17 m) above sea level.

The stadium was known as Aggie Stadium from 2007 to 2018. As part of a partnership with the UC Davis Health System, announced at the Causeway Classic Luncheon on November 15, 2018, [10] the facility was renamed UC Davis Health Stadium on August 1, 2019, for a period of 20 years. Along with this development, announced with plans for a 38,000-square-foot (3,500 m2) student-athlete performance center and practice field, and 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) of the Bob Foster Team Center, located behind the north end zone, will be renovated. The previous venue, Toomey Field, continues as the home of the Aggies' track and field teams. The Tavernetti Bell, also known as the "Victory Bell", greets fans entering Aggie Stadium. The bell is named after Thomas Tavernetti (1889–1934) and is rung once for every point scored after an Aggie victory. With the construction of Aggie Stadium, the bell followed from its previous location at Toomey Field. [11]

Rivalries

Sacramento State

The Causeway Classic

The Sacramento State Hornets are the natural cross-town rival who battle UC Davis annually for the Causeway Trophy. This rivalry is known as the Causeway Classic. UC Davis leads the 70 game all-time series 47–23 with no ties as of 2023.

Cal Poly

Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

The Cal Poly Mustangs are another rival; these teams compete in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe each year with the winner receiving a trophy of a large golden horseshoe. Both Sacramento State and Cal Poly are designated rivals for Big Sky Conference scheduling purposes, which means UC Davis plays both teams each year as part of its conference schedule. UC Davis leads the 49 game series 27-20-2 as of 2023.

Stanford

UC Davis also has a smaller rivalry with Stanford University [12] following UC Davis' 20–17 upset of the Cardinal in 2005 while still a provisional Division I team. [13]

Nevada

The Aggie-Pack Battle

UC Davis and Nevada have not played each other since 2013, but have a historical rivalry dating back to the first match up in 1915 when the University Farm School Aggies beat the Nevada Sagebrushers 14-0 in Carson City, Nevada. They have played each other 54 times since. [14] The "Aggie-Pack" battle would regularly have old-fashioned rooters buses travel 146 miles (2.5 hours) down I-80 for this rivalry that was regularly "a battle for West Coast small-college supremacy … in fact, the mid-November 1977 Nevada-UCD matchup drew 12,800 fans to Toomey Field, which still stands as a home attendance record … and yes, the crowd-pleasing Aggies prevailed, 37-21 …" [15] Nevada leads the 54 game series 29-21-3 as of 2023.

Chico State

A most heated Northern California small-college rivalry That started in 1922 with 69 meetings between the two schools until 1997 when Chico State discontinued its football program. UC Davis won the series 46-20-3. [16] Both programs were vying for Far Western Conference and Northern California Athletic Conference championships every year for decades. From 1970 to 1997 UC Davis and Chico State won or shared the FWC/NCAC Conference football title 25 of 27 times. [17]

Humboldt State

The Humboldt State Lumberjacks and Aggies first met in 1935 in Eureka, CA and last met in 2011 and were rivals in the Far Western Conference and Northern California Athletic Conference and played each other 60 times. [18] The Aggies won the series 41-16-3. Humboldt State discontinued their football program in 2018. [19]

San Francisco State

The San Francisco State Gators and Aggies first met in 1937 in San Francisco, CA, a 13-7 win by the Northern Branch Cal Aggies and last met in 1994 just before San Francisco State discontinued their football program in 1995. The 'Staters'/'Golden Gaters'/'Gators' and Aggies were rivals in the Far Western Conference and Northern California Athletic Conference and played each other 51 times. [20] The Aggies won the series 33-17-1. From 1954 to 1967 UC Davis and San Francisco State combined won 10 of 15 Far Western Conference titles.

Notable games

On November 14, 1971, UC Davis defeated Cal State Hayward 30–29, where UC Davis scored 16 points in the final 44 seconds and was dubbed the "Miracle Game". After scoring on a five-play drive that included a two-point conversion with 20 seconds remaining, UC Davis recovered an onside kick. On the final play of the game, quarterback and future UC Davis head coach Bob Biggs found tight end Mike Bellotti for a 29-yard touchdown on the final play of the game with four seconds remaining. Instead of tying the score with the extra point, head coach Jim Sochor went for the win and another two-point conversion. After two false starts, Biggs completed a pass to Mike Everly to complete the comeback. [21]

The Aggies' defeated the Stanford Cardinal 20–17 on September 18, 2005, after trailing 17–0 midway through the second quarter. Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards then left the game with an injury. The Aggies scored 20 unanswered and became the first non-Division I-A/FBS team to defeat the Cardinal. The win was the Aggies' first over a Division I-A team since 1986 against the Pacific Tigers and was the first against a Pac-10 team in 65 years. It was also the second win over Stanford with the first taking place in 1932.

On October 4, 2008, Bakari Grant caught a 38-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass from Greg Denham against the Northern Colorado Bears to win 34–30. The game was dubbed the "Hail Bakari" at the time. [22]

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

The Aggies have two coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, [23] and one player.

Ken O'Brien, made Division II All-America in 1982. He led the 1982 UC Davis Aggies football team to a 10-0 record in the regular season. In the NCAA playoffs, the Aggies beat Northern Michigan 42-21 and North Dakota State 19-14 before losing in the championship game to Southwest Texas State 34-9.

Sochor became the head coach at UC Davis in 1970 after being an assistant coach since 1967. He had a streak of 18 consecutive conference championships, from 1971 to 1988 (15 outright, three shared). The only other college football program in NCAA history at any division level with a longer streak has been Mount Union College. His overall record between 1970 and 1988 was 156–41–5, a winning percentage of .785. In conference games under Sochor, the UC Davis Aggies were 92–5. He had winning streaks of 41 and 38 in-conference games. His Aggies were the final poll leaders at the end of the regular season in 1983 and 1985.

He was named national coach of the year in NCAA Division II in 1983. He was also a mentor to several future head coaches including Dan Hawkins, Paul Hackett, Mike Bellotti, Chris Petersen, Gary Patterson, Mike Moroski and Bob Biggs.

Sochor led the Aggies to 3 of their 5 Bowl games, the 1982 Palm Bowl in McAllen, Texas for the NCAA Division II national football championship against the Jim Wacker-led Southwest Texas State, 1977 Knute Rockne Bowl for the 1977 NCAA Division II football season semifinal, and the 1972 Boardwalk Bowl. He also lead them to the 1983 Division II Semifinal.

In 1973, Mike Bellotti started his career in football coaching at his alma mater as an assistant coach under College Football Hall of Fame coach Jim Sochor. [24]

College Football Hall of Fame
NamePositionYearInductedRef
Ken O'Brien QB 1979-1982 1997 [25]
Jim Sochor Head Coach 1967-1991 1999 [26]
Mike Bellotti Assistant Coach 1973-1976 2014 [27]

National Award Winner

Eddie Robinson Award
YearNamePosition
2018 Dan Hawkins Coach

The Eddie Robinson Award is awarded annually to college football's top head coach in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). It was established in 1987.

AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
YearNamePositionDivision
1999 Mike Moroski Assistant Coach Division II
NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award
YearNamePosition
1989James Tomasin
1991Michael Shepard

Notable players

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of January 23, 2025. [28]

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FCS Kickoff 		at San Diego at UCLA at UCLA
at Utah Tech at SMU
at Washington Stetson
Southern Utah

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UC Davis Health Stadium is a 10,743-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of the University of California, Davis in unincorporated Yolo County, California. Opened as Aggie Stadium on April 1, 2007, it replaced Toomey Field and is the home to the UC Davis Aggies football and women's lacrosse teams. Plans call for the stadium to eventually be built out to 30,000 seats.

Jim Sochor was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of California, Davis from 1970 to 1988 during which time compiling a record of 156–41–5 and won 18 consecutive conference championships, then a college football record. Sochor also served as the athletic director at UC Davis from 1989 to 1991. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UC Davis Aggies</span> Sports teams of University of California, Davis

The UC Davis Aggies are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Davis.

The 1992 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. Led Bob Foster in his fourth and final season as head coach, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–2–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 21st time in 22 season. 1992 was the 23rd consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Portland State in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 395 to 320 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1989 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Foster, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 19th consecutive season. UC Davis advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Angelo State in the first round. 1989 was the 20th consecutive winning season for the Aggies and their 5–0 record in NCAC play extended the team's conference winning streak to 46 games dating back to the 1981 season. UC Davis outscored its opponents 303 to 202 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1988 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Jim Sochor in his 19th and final season, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC for the 18th title consecutive season. 1988 was the team's 19th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 41 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 13 in the final NCAA Division II poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Sacramento State in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 300 to 180 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1987 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 17th consecutive season. 1986 was the team's 18th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 36 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 10 in the final NCAA Division II poll. Unlike the previous five seasons, the Aggies did not qualify for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs in 1987. The team outscored its opponents 238 to 163 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1986 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC for the 16th title consecutive season. 1986 was the team's 17th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 31 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked no lower than No. 4 in the NCAA Division II polls during the season. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fifth straight year, where they lost to South Dakota in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 361 to 213 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1985 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 15th consecutive season. 1985 was the team's 16th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 26 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 1 in the last three NCAA Division II polls. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fourth straight year, where they lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. This was the third straight year that North Dakota State eliminated UC Davis in the playoffs. The team outscored its opponents 388 to 191 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1984 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 14th consecutive season. 1984 was the team's 15th consecutive winning season. With the 6–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 21 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked as high as No. 6 in the NCAA Division II poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the third straight year, where they lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. This was the second straight year that North Dakota State eliminated UC Davis in the playoffs. The team outscored its opponents 295 to 133 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, 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 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.

The 1978 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–0, winning the FWC for the eighth consecutive season. 1978 was the team's ninth consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 28 games dating back to the 1973 season. The Aggies advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the second consecutive season, where they lost to eventual national champion Eastern Illinois in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 304 to 156 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1977 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the seventh consecutive season. 1977 was the eighth consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 23 games dating back to the 1973 season. UC Davis advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship for the first time, where they defeated Bethune–Cookman quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion Lehigh in the semifinal Knute Rockne Bowl. UC Davis outscored its opponents 335 to 159 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1972 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the second consecutive season. 1972 was the third consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was invited to play in one of the four NCAA College Division regional finals, the Boardwalk Bowl, in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the Aggies lost to UMass. The team outscored its opponents 278 to 228 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1971 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Chico State. This started a remarkable run in which the Aggies won or shared the conference crown for 20 consecutive seasons. The team outscored its opponents 305 to 184 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1996 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–5. 1996 was the 27th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they upset top-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas in the first round. In the quarterfinals, the Aggies upset ninth-ranked Central Oklahoma at home. In the semifinals, they were defeated by sixth-ranked Carson–Newman in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The team outscored its opponents 369 to 240 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

The 1936 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by Crip Toomey in his ninth and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–4 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 115 to 86 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in Davis, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 UC Davis Aggies football team</span> American college football season

The 2018 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky titlewith Eastern Washington and Weber State. UC Davis received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

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