1981 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record6–4 (4–1 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1981 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Cal State Hayward. The Aggies were conference champions for the 11th consecutive season and had a winning record for the 12th straight year. UC Davis' loss to Humboldt State on October 10 broke a streak of 38 consecutive conference victories that started in the 1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 163 to 140 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Puget Sound*
L 0–77,300
September 26Cal State Northridge*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 17–207,700–8,000[1]
October 3at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 19–74,113[2]
October 10at Humboldt State
L 18–205,200
October 17at Cal Poly*
L 0–304,356
October 24San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 6–37,000
October 31at Santa Clara*
W 21–176,154
November 7Chico State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 38–96,412–6,500[3]
November 14at Cal State Hayward
W 23–141,500
November 21Sacramento State
W 21–135,600
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1981. p. III-20. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 4, 1981. p. III-18. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "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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