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1997 UC Davis Aggies football team
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| 1997 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 25–27 at New Haven | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–5 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Moroski (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 New Haven ^ | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercyhurst | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 UC Davis ^ | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State (NE) | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy | – | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 1997 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–5. 1997 was the 28th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs. They upset fourth-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas in the first round for the second straight season. In the quarterfinals, the Aggies upset sixth-ranked Angelo State in San Angelo, Texas before falling in the semifinals to second-ranked New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut. The team outscored its opponents 378 to 325 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 6 | Cal Poly | No. 7 | L 19–20 | ||
| September 13 | South Dakota State | No. 15 |
| L 7–17 | |
| September 20 | at Sacramento State | W 36–28 | 15,650 | ||
| September 27 | at Clarion |
| W 35–28 OT | ||
| October 4 | Central Washington |
| W 32–6 | ||
| October 11 | at Idaho | No. 19 | L 14–44 | 14,137 | |
| October 18 | Western Washington |
| W 16–7 | ||
| October 25 | at Saint Mary's | No. 16 |
| W 19–9 | |
| November 1 | at Southern Utah | No. 16 | L 27–37 | ||
| November 8 | No. 15 Grand Valley State | No. 20 |
| W 21–19 | |
| November 15 | Western Oregon | No. 15 |
| W 40–16 | |
| November 22 | at No. 4 Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 14 | W 37–34 | ||
| November 29 | at No. 6 Angelo State | No. 14 |
| W 50–33 | |
| December 6 | at No. 2 New Haven | No. 14 |
| L 25–27 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "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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