1978 UC Davis Aggies football team
| 1978 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FWC champion | |
Division II Quarterfinal, L 31–35 vs. Eastern Illinois | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 4 (Division II) |
| 1978 record | 8–3 (5–0 FWC) |
| Head coach | Jim Sochor (9th season) |
| Home stadium |
Toomey Field (Capacity: 10,111) |
| 1978 Far Western Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4 UC Davis $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]
The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Sochor in his tenth year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the eighth consecutive season and it was their ninth consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the regular season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 5–0 FWC). With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 28 games dating back to the 1973 season.
At the end of the season, the Aggies qualified for the Division II playoffs for the second consecutive year. In the quarterfinal game they were defeated by Eastern Illinois. That brought the Aggies final record to eight wins and three losses (8–3, 5–0 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 304–156 for the 1978 season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 16 | at Pacific (CA)* | Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] • Stockton, CA | W 31–14 | ||||||
| September 23 | at Nevada* | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | L 7–12 | 12,093[1] | |||||
| September 30 | at Puget Sound* | Baker Stadium • Tacoma, WA | W 28–13 | ||||||
| October 7 | Cal State Hayward[note 3] | No. 9 | Toomey Field • Davis, CA | W 29–14 | |||||
| October 14 | at Sacramento State[note 4] | No. 6 | Charles C. Hughes Stadium • Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic) | W 39–0 | |||||
| October 21 | Humboldt State | No. 9 | Toomey Field • Davis, CA | W 19–6 | |||||
| October 28 | Santa Clara* | No. 5 | Toomey Field • Davis, CA | L 20–26 | |||||
| November 4 | at San Francisco State | No. 4 | Cox Stadium • San Francisco, CA | W 40–12 | |||||
| November 11 | No. 3 Cal Poly[note 5]* | No. 6 | Toomey Field • Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe) | W 29–22 | |||||
| November 18 | at Chico State[note 6] | No. 4 | University Stadium • Chico, CA | W 31–2 | |||||
| 1978 Division II Playoffs | |||||||||
| November 25 | No. 5 Eastern Illinois* | No. 4 | Toomey Field • Davis, CA (Division II Quarterfinal) | L 31–35 | [2] | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll. | |||||||||
NFL Draft
The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.[5][6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Casey Merrill | Defensive End - Defensive Tackle | 5 | 113 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Mike Moroski | Quarterback | 6 | 154 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Rich Martini | Wide Receiver | 7 | 190 | Oakland Raiders |
Notes
- ↑ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
- ↑ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
- ↑ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
- ↑ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
- ↑ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
References
- ↑ "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Davis rally short". Ukiah Daily Journal. Ukiah, California. November 26, 1978. p. 11. Retrieved January 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ "1979 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.