1979 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cal State Hayward 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Adjusted for Cal Poly Pomona forfeits to UC Davis and Sacramento State

The 1979 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis finished the season with an overall record of 6–3–1 and a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the ninth consecutive season. 1979 was the tenth consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 33 games dating back to the 1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 217 to 155 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

After the season, Cal Poly Pomona, who beat UC Davis in a non-conference game, had to forfeit all their victories because the team had used ineligible players during the season. With the forfeit, the Aggies' overall record improve to 7–2–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Cal Lutheran*
T 12–127,000
September 22No. T–10 Nevada*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 21–289,000
September 29at Cal Poly*
L 10–317,277
October 6Sacramento State
W 32–79,000
October 13at Humboldt State
W 24–135,500
October 20at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 21–24 (forfeit win)1,700–2,500[1][2]
October 27San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 22–94,800–5,000[3]
November 3at Santa Clara*
W 23–216,200
November 10Chico State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 35–108,400
November 17at Cal State Hayward
W 17–0650–966[4]

[5][6]

NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1980 NFL Draft.[7][8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Jeff Allen Defensive back 8 212 Miami Dolphins

References

  1. ^ "Paopao Leads Cal Lutheran Win". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1979. p. III-15. Retrieved February 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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