1973 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1973 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1973 NCAA Division II 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.

1973 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1973 record7–3 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1973 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
Chico State + 4 –1 –0  7 –3 –0
San Francisco State 3 –2 –0  7 –2 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –0  3 –7 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –0  2 –6 –2
Sacramento State 0 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Sochor in his 4th year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the 3rd consecutive season and it was their 4th consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–1 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 217–153 for the 1973 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14at Cal State Fullerton*
L 10–174,504[1]
September 22UC Riverside*
W 28–3
September 29at Santa Clara*
W 13–10
October 13Chico State[note 2]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 21–10
October 20at Cal State Hayward[note 3]
L 20–47
October 27Sacramento State[note 4]
W 24–15
November 3Humboldt State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 31–0
November 10Nevada*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 17–6
November 17San Francisco State[note 5]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 22–13
November 24No. 8 Boise State*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 31–324,300[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI poll

[3] [4]

NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.[5][6]

Notes
  1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  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.
  5. San Francisco State University was known as California State University, San Francisco from 1972 to 1973.

References
  1. Earl Gustkey (September 15, 1973). "Sims (205 Yards) Leads Titans to 17-10 Victory Over UC Davis". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-2. Retrieved February 8, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 70.
  3. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. "1974 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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