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1959 UC Davis Aggies football team

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1959 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–8 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainMack Smith
Home stadiumAggie Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Humboldt State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Nevada 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Chico State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Sacramento State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1959 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Will Lotter—who returned for his third stint after leading the team in 1954, 1956, and 1957—the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 197 to 64 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.

The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Whittier*
L 0–212,500
September 26Pacific (OR)*
W 14–73,000
October 3Occidental*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 8–132,400
October 10at Nevada
L 6–283,500–4,000[2]
October 17vs. UC Santa Barbara[note 2]*
L 8–1038,000
October 24at Humboldt State
L 12–21
October 31at San Francisco State
L 0–46
November 7Chico State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 10–30
November 14Sacramento State
L 6–21
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
  2. ^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "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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