1972 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
Boardwalk Bowl, L 14–35 vs. UMass
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–2–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainBruce Groefsema, Dave Roberts, Mike Tenerowitz
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Cal State Hayward 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the second consecutive season. 1972 was the third consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was invited to play in one of the four NCAA College Division regional finals, the Boardwalk Bowl, in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the Aggies lost to UMass. The team outscored its opponents 278 to 228 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Bob Biggs was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1972 Little All-America college football team.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Whittier*
T 20–205,600
September 23at UC Riverside*
W 17–101,500
September 30Santa Clara*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
T 28–287,200
October 7at San Francisco State
W 47–322,500
October 21at Chico State
W 41–176,000
October 28Cal State Hayward
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 27–162,157–7,000[2]
November 4at Sacramento State
W 17–166,150–6,500[3]
November 11Humboldt StateNo. 20
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 41–189,000
November 18at Pacific (CA)*No. 17
L 26–368,350[4]
December 911:00 a.m.vs. UMass*
L 14–352,857[5][6][7][8]

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References

  1. ^ "UC Davis QB Is Little All-American". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 6, 1972. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "UC Davis Falls to UOP 36-26". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. United Press International. November 20, 1972. p. 1B. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 9, 1972). "Aggies, Minutemen Will Clash Today". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. B1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 9, 1972). "Aggies, Minutemen Will Clash (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. B4. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 10, 1972). "Massachusetts Nips USD Rally". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. F1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 10, 1972). "Massachusetts Blunts USD Rally, Wins 35-14 (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. F4. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  10. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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