1961 UC Davis Aggies football team
1961 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
1961 record | 5–4 (3–2 FWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Carl Ehret |
Home stadium | Aggie Field (capacity: 10,111) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 UPI Humboldt State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 1] The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
The Aggies were led by sixth-year head coach Will Lotter. They played home games at Aggie Field.[note 2] The Aggies finished the season with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 3–2 FWC). They outscored their opponents 173–111 for the 1961 season.
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | Santa Clara* | W 21–14 | |||
September 30 | at Whittier* |
| L 8–20 | ||
October 7 | UC Riverside* |
| W 40–12 | ||
October 14 | at Nevada | W 36–12 | |||
October 21 | at Humboldt State[note 4] | L 18–20 | 5,500 | [1] | |
October 28 | at San Francisco State[note 5] | L 8–13 | |||
November 4 | vs. UC Santa Barbara[note 6]* | L 0–13 | |||
November 10 | Chico State[note 7] |
| W 28–7 | ||
November 17 | Sacramento State[note 8] |
| W 14–0 | ||
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NFL Draft[]
No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1962 NFL Draft.[4][5]
Notes[]
- ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
- ^ Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ The game against UC Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
- ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
- ^ California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.
References[]
- ^ Don Terbush (October 23, 1961). "Humboldt State Nips Cal Aggies In FWC Thriller". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 17. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "1962 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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