1966 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1966 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1966 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.

1966 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1966 record5–5 (3–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey 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 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
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Santa Clara*
L 7–34
September 24UC Riverside*
W 27–7
October 1at Whittier*
W 10–7
October 8Nevada
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 10–26
October 15at Chico State[note 2]
W 42–13
October 22Cal State Hayward[note 3]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 27–14
October 29at Sacramento State[note 4]
L 24–36
November 5Humboldt State[note 5]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 34–29
November 12at Cal Poly Pomona[note 6]*
L 13–35
November 19at San Francisco State[note 7]
L 6–17
  • *Non-conference game

[1] [2]

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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