1976 UC Davis Aggies football team
| 1976 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–0 FWC) |
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| Captain | Dave Bon, Jim Speck |
| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the sixth consecutive season. 1975 was the seventh consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 18 games dating back to the 1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 233 to 112 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | UC Davis alumni* | W 17–13 | 1,700 | ||
| September 18 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 28–7 | 5,300 | |
| September 25 | at Cal State Northridge* | L 3–17 | 3,000–3,500 | [1][2] | |
| October 9 | at Chico State |
| W 26–6 | 5,500–5,580 | [3] |
| October 16 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 25–14 | 5,700–7,050 | [4] |
| October 23 | at Sacramento State | W 34–0 | 6,900 | ||
| October 30 | Humboldt State |
| W 35–7 | 6,400 | |
| November 6 | Santa Clara* |
| W 28–13 | 7,000 | |
| November 13 | at San Francisco State | W 23–9 | 1,000 | ||
| November 20 | at Cal Poly* | L 14–26 | 5,850 | [5] | |
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NFL Draft[edit]
The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Rolf Benirschke | Kicker | 12 | 334 | Oakland Raiders |
References[edit]
- ^ "94-Yard Pass Play Helps Northridge to 3rd in Row". The Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Aztecs Beat Long Beach, 10-3". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1976. p. III-12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "1977 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
