1981 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1981 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1981 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1981 record6–4 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
UC Davis + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Cal State Hayward + 4 –1 –0  6 –4 –1
Humboldt State 3 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
San Francisco State 0 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Sochor in his 12th year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the 11th consecutive season and it was their 12th consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the regular season with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4, 4–1 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 163–140 for the 1981 season.

The conference loss against Humboldt State broke a streak of 38 consecutive conference victories that started in the 1973 season. However, the four conference wins to end the season started a new streak that would last the next nine years, 52 straight conference wins.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19Puget Sound*
L 0–7
September 26Cal State Northridge*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 17–208,000[1]
October 3at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 19–74,113[2]
October 10at Humboldt State
L 18–20
October 17at Cal Poly[note 2]*
L 0–30
October 24San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 6–3
October 31at Santa Clara*
W 21–17
November 7Chico State[note 3]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 38–9
November 14at Cal State Hayward[note 4]
W 23–14
November 21Sacramento State[note 5]
W 21–13
  • *Non-conference game

[3] [4]

NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1982 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 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 Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  4. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  5. 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". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. "1982 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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