1977 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

1977 UC Davis Aggies football

FWC champion

NCAA Division II Semifinal—Knute Rockne Bowl, L 30–39 vs. Lehigh

Conference| Far Western Conference
Ranking
AP| No. 3 (NCAA Division II)
Record| 11–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach|

* Jim Sochor (8th season)

Home stadium| Toomey Field

Seasons

<- 1976

1978 ->

1977 Far Western Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 UC Davis $^  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
Chico State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cal State Hayward | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
San Francisco State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Humboldt State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Sacramento State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division II playoff participant

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1977 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the seventh consecutive season. 1977 was the eighth consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 23 games dating back to the 1973 season. UC Davis advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship for the first time, where they defeated Bethune–Cookman quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion Lehigh in the semifinal Knute Rockne Bowl. UC Davis outscored its opponents 335 to 159 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

## Schedule

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September 17| at Cal Lutheran*| |

* Mt. Clef Field
* Thousand Oaks, CA

| W 24–9| 2,200|
September 24| Puget Sound*| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 16–14| 7,500|
October 1| at Cal Poly Pomona*| |

* Kellogg Field
* Pomona, CA

| W 27–14| 2,500|
October 8| at Cal State Hayward| |

* Pioneer Stadium
* Hayward, CA

| W 6–0| 3,000|
October 15| Sacramento State| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (rivalry)

| W 28–0| 7,900–8,000| [1]
October 22| at Humboldt State| |

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 27–14| 6,500|
October 29| at Santa Clara*| No. 8|

* Buck Shaw Stadium
* Santa Clara, CA

| W 31–3| 6,210|
November 5| San Francisco State| No. 7|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 21–7| 5,700|
November 12| No. 4 Nevada*| No. 8|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 37–21| 12,800–13,000| [2]
November 19| Chico State| No. 3|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 54–22| 9,400–9,500| [3]
November 26| Bethune–Cookman*| No. 3|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

| W 34–16| 10,400| [4][5]
December 3| No. 8 Lehigh*| No. 3|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (Knute Rockne Bowl—NCAA Division II Semifinal)

| L 30–39| 10,500| [6]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
2. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
4. ^ Dunning, Bob (November 27, 1977). "Ags Drop 'Cats, Await Lehigh". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ Dunning, Bob (November 27, 1977). "UC-Davis (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C4. Retrieved May 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Ratto, Ray (December 4, 1977). "End of Road for Aggies". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. 1C - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
8. ^ "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

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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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