1986 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

1986 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 23–26 vs. South Dakota
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	10–1 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (17th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field
Seasons← 1985 1987 →

1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Chico State	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Sonoma State	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Humboldt State	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC for the 16th title consecutive season. 1986 was the team's 17th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 31 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked no lower than No. 4 in the NCAA Division II polls during the season. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fifth straight year, where they lost to South Dakota in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 361 to 213 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20		Cal Poly*	No. 4	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	W 32–21	8,700–8,770
September 27		at Santa Clara	No. 4	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA	W 42–18	8,137
October 4		at Pacific (CA)*	No. 4	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 45–41	15,000
October 11		Chico State	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 33–30	9,578–9,600
October 18		at San Francisco State	No. 3	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 51–3	3,000
October 25		at No. 20 Cal State Hayward	No. 3	Pioneer Stadium Hayward, CA	W 24–14	8,500
November 1		Sonoma State	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 12–6	6,650
November 8		at No. T–8 Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 25–20	6,244
November 15		Sacramento State	No. 2	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 29–6	10,300
November 22		at Humboldt State	No. 2	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 45–28	2,700–2,900
November 29	12:30 p.m.	No. 6 South Dakota*	No. 2	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 23–26	9,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

UC Davis players in the NFL

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1987 NFL draft.

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player	Position	First NFL team
Chris Mandeville	Defensive back	1987 Green Bay Packers

References

"Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1986 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal Poly)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
"Far West". The Los Angeles Times. October 5, 1986. p. III-19. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
"Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1986. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
Rattie, Jim (November 29, 1986). "Inspired Aggies await Coyotes". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Rattie, Jim (November 29, 1986). "UCD (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D7. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Rattie, Jim (November 30, 1986). "Aggies fall again in round 1". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
Rattie, Jim (November 30, 1986). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C3. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"South Dakota 26, UC Davis 23". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 30, 1986. p. C18. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". 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.
"1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
"Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
"California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.

v t e UC Davis Aggies football
Venues	Moreing Field (1925–1927) Sacramento Stadium (1928–1931) A Street Field (1932–1948) Toomey Field (1949–2006) UC Davis Health Stadium (2007–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cal Poly: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe Sacramento State: Causeway Classic
Culture & lore	Gunrock the Mustang UC Davis Marching Band Aggie Fight KHTK
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Northern California Athletic Conference football champions
Far Western Conference (pre-WWII)	Saint Mary's (1925) Saint Mary's (1926) Saint Mary's (1927) Saint Mary's (1928) Cal Aggies (1929) Fresno State (1930) No champion (1931) Nevada & San Jose State (1932) Nevada (1933) Fresno State & San Jose State (1934) Fresno State (1935) Pacific (CA) (1936) Fresno State (1937) Pacific (CA) (1938) Nevada (1939) Pacific (CA) (1940) Pacific (CA) (1941) Pacific (CA) (1942)
Far Western Conference (post-WWII)	No champion (1946) Cal Aggies & Southern Oregon (1947) Southern Oregon & Chico State (1948) Cal Aggies (1949) San Francisco State (1950) Cal Aggies (1951) Humboldt State (1952) Chico State (1953) San Francisco State (1954) No champion (1955) Cal Aggies, San Francisco State, & Humboldt State (1956) San Francisco State (1957) San Francisco State (1958) San Francisco State (1959) Humboldt State (1960) Humboldt State & San Francisco State (1961) San Francisco State (1962) UC Davis, Humboldt State, & San Francisco State (1963) Sacramento State (1964) San Francisco State (1965) Sacramento State (1966) San Francisco State (1967) Humboldt State (1968) Cal State Hayward (1969) Cal State Hayward & Chico State (1970) UC Davis & Chico State (1971) UC Davis (1972) UC Davis & Chico State (1973) UC Davis (1974) UC Davis (1975) UC Davis (1976) UC Davis (1977) UC Davis (1978) UC Davis (1979) UC Davis (1980) Cal State Hayward & UC Davis (1981)
Northern California Athletic Conference	UC Davis (1982) UC Davis (1983) UC Davis (1984) UC Davis (1985) UC Davis (1986) UC Davis (1987) UC Davis (1988) UC Davis (1989) UC Davis (1990) Sonoma State (1991) UC Davis (1992) Chico State (1993) Chico State, Humboldt State, & Sonoma State (1994) Humboldt State (1995) Chico State (1996)

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