1971 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1971 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1971 NCAA 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.

1971 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1971 record9–1 (5–1 FWC)
Head coachJim Sochor (2nd season)
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 UPI Chico State + 5 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
UC Davis + 5 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Jim Sochor. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as co-champion of the FWC. This started a remarkable streak where the Aggies would win or share the conference crown for the next 20 seasons. The Aggies finished the season with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 5–1 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 305–184 for the 1971 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Occidental*
W 48–9
September 25at San Francisco*
W 23–17
October 2UC Riverside*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 41–7
October 9at Sonoma State[note 2]
W 48–16
October 16San Francisco State[note 4]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 28–20
October 23at Nevada*
W 14–13
October 30Chico State[note 5]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 20–38
November 6at Cal State Hayward[note 6]
W 30–29
November 13Sacramento State[note 7]
W 24–17
November 20at Humboldt State[note 8]
W 29–28
  • *Non-conference game

[1] [2]

NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1972 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. Sonoma State University was known as Sonoma State College from 1960 to 1977.
  3. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.
  4. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  5. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. California State University, East Bay was known as California State College at Hayward from 1963 to 1971.
  7. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
  8. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt 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. "1972 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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