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1976 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record8–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDave Bon, Jim Speck
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons← 19751977 →
1976 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11UC Davis alumni*W 17–131,700
September 18Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 28–75,300
September 25at Cal State Northridge*L 3–173,000–3,500
October 9at Chico StateW 26–65,500–5,580
October 16Cal State Hayward
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 25–145,700–7,050
October 23at Sacramento StateW 34–06,900
October 30Humboldt State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 35–76,400
November 6Santa Clara*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 28–137,000
November 13at San Francisco StateW 23–91,000
November 20at Cal Poly*L 14–265,850
  • *Non-conference game

NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Rolf Benirschke Kicker 12 334 Oakland Raiders

References

  1. "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.Open access icon
  2. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  4. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. "Aztecs Beat Long Beach, 10-3". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1976. p. III-12. Retrieved February 23, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  7. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  8. "1977 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  9. "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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