1982 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1982 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1]

1982 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
Division II Quarterfinal, W 25–6 vs. Northern Michigan Division II Semifinal W 19–14 vs. North Dakota State Palm Bowl - Division II Final L 17–26 vs. Southwest Texas State
Conference	Far Western Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3 (Div. II Football Committee)
1982 record	12–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (13th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field (Capacity: 10,111)

1982 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	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 13th year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the 12th consecutive season and it was their 13th consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the regular season undefeated, with a record of ten wins and no losses (10–0, 5–0 FWC) and were ranked Number 3 in the Division II rankings for the last four weeks of the regular season and going into the playoffs. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 9 games dating back to the previous season.

At the end of the season, the Aggies qualified for the Division II playoffs. In the quarterfinal game they defeated Number 6 Northern Michigan. In the semifinal game they defeated Number 2 North Dakota State. In the Palm Bowl - Division II Championship Game, the Aggies were beaten by Number 1 Southwest Texas State. That brought the Aggies final record to twelve wins and one loss (12–1, 5–0 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 405–164 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	at Pacific (CA)*		Pacific Memorial Stadium[note 2] Stockton, CA	W 23–22	16,988[1]
September 25	at Cal Poly Pomona*		Kellogg Field Pomona, CA	W 37–7	2,362[2]
October 2	Cal State Northridge*		Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 30–20	8,200[3]
October 9	Cal Poly[note 3]*		Toomey Field Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	W 24–0	9,500[4]
October 16	No. 3 Santa Clara*	No. 9	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 28–7
October 23	Chico State[note 4]	No. 4	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 28–13
October 30	at San Francisco State	No. 3	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 42–6
November 6	at Cal State Hayward[note 5]	No. 3	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 41–6
November 13	Sacramento State[note 6]	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 51–6	12,700[5]
November 20	at Humboldt State	No. 3	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 31–8
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

Quarterback Ken O'Brien was selected by the New York Jets with the 24th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft.[8][9]

Notes

1. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
2. Amos Alonzo Stagg Memorial Stadium was known as Pacific Memorial Stadium from its opening in 1950 through 1987.
3. 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.
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.
6. 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. "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
6. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
7. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
8. "1983 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
9. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.