1980 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1980 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1980 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1980 record7–2–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1980 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis $ 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
San Francisco State 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –1
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Sochor in his 11th year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the 10th consecutive season and it was their 11th consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the regular season with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1, 5–0 FWC). With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 38 games dating back to the 1973 season. The Aggies outscored their opponents 267–178 for the 1980 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at Nevada*
T 13–139,897[1]
September 20at Cal State Northridge*
W 27–7
September 27Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 25–28
October 4at Sacramento State[note 3]
W 16–6[2]
October 11Humboldt State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 20–17
October 18Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 35–217,600[3]
October 25at San Francisco State
W 48–32
November 1Santa Clara*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 27–34
November 8at Chico State[note 4]
W 35–4
November 15Cal State Hayward[note 5]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 21–16
  • *Non-conference game

[4] [5]

NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1981 NFL Draft.[6][7]

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

References
  1. "Nevada Information Guide" (PDF). p. 130. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  2. "Three TDs, 121 Yards For Santa Clara Back". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Santa Cruz, California. October 5, 1980. p. 54. Retrieved March 18, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Azusa Pacific 5-1 After Beating Redlands, 6-3". The Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1980. p. III-10. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. "1981 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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