1972 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

1972 UC Davis Aggies football

FWC champion

Boardwalk Bowl, L 14–35 vs. UMass

Conference| Far Western Conference
Record| 6–2–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach|

* Jim Sochor (3rd season)

Captains|

* Bruce Groefsema
* Dave Roberts
* Mike Tenerowitz

Home stadium| Toomey Field

Seasons

← 1971

1973 →

1972 Far Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
UC Davis $  | 5  | – | 0  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 2
Humboldt State | 4  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
Chico State | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Cal State Hayward | 2  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 0
San Francisco State | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 3  | – | 8  | – | 0
Sacramento State | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

The 1972 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the second consecutive season. 1972 was the third consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was invited to play in one of the four NCAA College Division regional finals, the Boardwalk Bowl, in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the Aggies lost to UMass. The team outscored its opponents 278 to 228 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Bob Biggs was selected by the Associated Press as the first-team quarterback on the 1972 Little All-America college football team.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 16| | Whittier*| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| T 20–20| 5,600|
September 23| | at UC Riverside*| |

* Highlander Stadium
* Riverside, CA

| W 17–10| 1,500|
September 30| | Santa Clara*| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| T 28–28| 7,200|
October 7| | at San Francisco State| |

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 47–32| 2,500|
October 21| | at Chico State| |

* University Stadium
* Chico, CA

| W 41–17| 6,000|
October 28| | Cal State Hayward| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 27–16| 2,157–7,000| [2]
November 4| | at Sacramento State| |

* Charles C. Hughes Stadium
* Sacramento, CA (rivalry)

| W 17–16| 6,150–6,500| [3]
November 11| | Humboldt State| No. 20|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 41–18| 9,000|
November 18| 1:30 p.m.| at Pacific (CA)*| No. 17|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| L 26–36| 8,261–8,350| [4]
December 9| 11:00 a.m.| vs. UMass*| |

* Atlantic City Convention Center
* Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Bowl)

| L 14–35| 2,857| [5][6][7][8]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

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## References

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1. ^ "UC Davis QB Is Little All-American". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 6, 1972. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
4. ^ "UC Davis Falls to UOP 36-26". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, California. United Press International. November 20, 1972. p. 1B. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 9, 1972). "Aggies, Minutemen Will Clash Today". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. B1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 9, 1972). "Aggies, Minutemen Will Clash (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. B4. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 10, 1972). "Massachusetts Nips USD Rally". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. F1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ Dunning, Bob (December 10, 1972). "Massachusetts Blunts USD Rally, Wins 35-14 (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. F4. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
10. ^ "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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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|

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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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