1919 University Farm football team

1919 University Farm football
Conference Independent
1919 record 2–5
Head coach Reverend Bobbitt (1st season)

The 1919 University Farm football team represented University Farm[note 1] in the 1919 college football season. Although University Farm was the formal name for the school and team, in many newspaper articles from the time it was called "Davis Farm". The team had no nickname in 1919, with the "Aggie" term being introduced in 1922.

The school did not field a team in 1918 due to World War I. The 1919 team competed as an independent and was led by head coach Reverend Bobbitt in his only season as head coach for the school. They played home games in Davis, California. University Farm finished with a record of two wins and five losses (2–5) and was outscored by their opponents 63–109 for the 1919 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 18? Preston Industrial School[note 2] W 38–0  
October 25 at California Freshmen California Field • Berkeley, CA L 0–7[1]  
November 1 at Stanford Freshmen Stanford, CA L 6–19[2]  
November 8 Nevada Davis, CA L 0–13[3]  
November 15 USS Boston[note 3] Davis, CA W 19–0[4]  
November 22 Saint Mary's Davis, CA L 0–14[5]  
November 27 at Nevada Mackay Stadium[note 4] • Reno, NV L 0–56[6]  

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Notes

  1. ↑ University of California, Davis was known as University Farm from 1908 to 1921.
  2. ↑ The Preston School of Industry opened in 1894 to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. It remained open until 2011.
  3. ↑ The USS Boston was a cruiser that was launched in 1883. It was decommissioned in 1907, but recommissioned as a Receiving ship in 1918 and towed to Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay
  4. ↑ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "California Frosh Beats Davis Farm in a Fast Game". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 26, 1919. p. 21. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Davis Farm Eleven Put Up Great Game". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 5, 1919. p. 31. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Davis Farm Loses To Nevada Varsity". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. November 9, 1919. p. 10. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Davis To Play Sailors On Saturday". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 14, 1919. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "University Farm Goes Down To Defeat". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 23, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Nevada Runs Away With Game With Davis Farm". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 28, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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