1974 UC Davis Aggies football team

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1974 UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Aggies Script.png
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1974 record9–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainRick Fortner, Steve Lard, Phil Wells
Home stadiumToomey Field
(capacity: 10,111)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Cal State Hayward 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sacramento State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1974 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1974 NCAA Division II 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 head coach Jim Sochor in his 5th year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the 4th consecutive season and it was their 5th consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the season with a record of nine wins and one loss (9–1, 5–0 FWC). With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 8 games dating back to the previous season. The Aggies outscored their opponents 297–143 for the 1974 season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Portland State*
W 50–21
September 21UC Riverside*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 42–75,800[1]
September 28at Santa Clara*
W 23–22
October 12at Chico State[note 2]
W 28–0
October 19Cal State Hayward[note 3]
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 37–0
October 26at Sacramento State[note 4]No. 14
W 22–17
November 2Humboldt StateNo. 12
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 14–7
November 9at No. 3 Boise State*No. 11
L 20–4114,608[2]
November 16at San Francisco State
W 31–7
November 23Cal State Fullerton*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 30–214,400[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft[]

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.[6][7]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  2. ^ The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.
  3. ^ California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
  4. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References[]

  1. ^ "San Diego St. Defense Checks Tampa, 28-25". The Los Angeles Times. September 22, 1974. p. III-12. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  2. ^ "Record book (football)" (PDF). Boise State University Athletics. 2016. p. 71.
  3. ^ "Balanced Redlands Buries Whittier, 24-6 To Win Title". The Los Angeles Times. November 24, 1974. p. III-14. Retrieved February 7, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  4. ^ "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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