1983 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1983 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. UC Davis competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC).

1983 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
Division II Quarterfinal, W 25–6 vs. Butler
Division II Semifinal L 17–26 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1 (Div. II Football Committee)
1983 record11–1 (6–0 NCAC)
Head coachJim Sochor (14th season)
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Sacramento State 4 –1 –1  5 –5 –1
Chico State 3 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Humboldt State 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
San Francisco State 1 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Sochor in his 14th year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the NCAC for the 13th consecutive season and it was their 14th consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the regular season undefeated, with a record of ten wins and no losses (10–0, 6–0 NCAC) and were ranked Number 1 in the Division II rankings for the last three weeks of the regular season and going into the playoffs. With the 6–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 15 games dating back to the 1981 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 defeated Butler. In the semifinal game they were defeated by North Dakota State. That brought the Aggies final record to eleven wins and one loss (11–1, 6–0 NCAC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 380–94 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 17California Lutheran*
W 24–67,400[1]
September 24Humboldt StateNo. 10
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 34–0
October 1at Cal State Northridge*No. 9
  • North Campus Stadium
  • Northridge, CA
W 31–33,144[2]
October 8at No. 9 Cal Poly[note 1]*No. 4
W 24–144,933[3]
October 15at Santa Clara*No. 4
W 24–6
October 22at Chico State[note 2]No. 3
W 24–7
October 29San Francisco StateNo. 2
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 41–9
November 5Cal State Hayward[note 3]No. 1
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 42–3
November 12at Sacramento State[note 4]No. 1
W 52–147,650[4]
November 19Sonoma StateNo. 1
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 42–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.[7][8]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Ken O'BrienQuarterback124New York Jets
Bo EasonDefensive back254Houston Oilers

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. "1984 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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