1966 UC Davis Aggies football team

1966 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference Far Western Conference
1966 record 5–5 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach Herb Schmalenberger (4th season)
Home stadium Toomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1966 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sacramento State $ 6 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
San Francisco State 5 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Nevada 3 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
UC Davis 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Cal State Hayward 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1966 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1966 College Division football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Herb Schmalenberger. They played home games at Toomey Field. The Aggies finished the season with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5, 3–3 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 200–218 for the 1966 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 17 at Santa Clara* Buck Shaw Stadium • Santa Clara, CA L 7–34  
September 24 UC Riverside* Toomey Field • Davis, CA W 27–7  
October 1 at Whittier* Hadley Field • Whittier, CA W 10–7  
October 8 Nevada Toomey Field • Davis, CA L 10–26  
October 15 at Chico State[note 2] College Field • Chico, CA W 42–13  
October 22 Cal State Hayward[note 3] Toomey Field • Davis, CA W 27–14  
October 29 at Sacramento State[note 4] Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic) L 24–36  
November 5 Humboldt State[note 5] Toomey Field • Davis, CA W 34–29  
November 12 at Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]* Kellogg Field • Pomona, CA L 13–35  
November 19 at San Francisco State[note 7] Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA L 6–17  
*Non-conference game.

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NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ↑ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  3. ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  4. ↑ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  5. ↑ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. ↑ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was officially known as California State Polytechnic College, Kellogg-Voorhis from 1966 to 1971. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
  7. ↑ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1967 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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