1982 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

1982 UC Davis Aggies football

NCAC champion

NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl, L 17–26 vs. Southwest Texas State

Conference| Northern California Athletic Conference
Record| 12–1 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach|

* Jim Sochor (13th season)

Home stadium| Toomey Field
(capacity: 10,111)

Seasons

<- 1981

1983 ->

1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 UC Davis $^  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 1  | - | 0
Sacramento State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Cal State Hayward | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
San Francisco State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Chico State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Humboldt State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

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

Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1982 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 12th consecutive season. 1982 was the team's 13th consecutive winning season. The Aggies advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals and North Dakota State in the semifinals before losing to Southwest Texas State in the Palm Bowl, the NCAA Division II title game. The team outscored its opponents 405 to 164 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 11| at Pacific (CA)*| |

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| W 23–22| 16,988| [1]
September 25| at Cal Poly Pomona*| |

* Kellogg Field
* Pomona, CA

| W 37–7| 2,362| [2]
October 2| Cal State Northridge*| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 30–20| 8,200| [3]
October 9| Cal Poly*| |

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (rivalry)

| W 24–0| 9,500–9,750| [4][5]
October 16| No. 3 Santa Clara*| No. 9|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 28–7| 10,000|
October 23| Chico State| No. 4|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA

| W 28–13| 9,600|
October 30| at San Francisco State| No. 3|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| W 42–6| 3,251|
November 6| at Cal State Hayward| No. 3|

* Pioneer Stadium
* Hayward, CA

| W 41–6| 4,100|
November 13| Sacramento State| No. 3|

* Toomey Field
* Davis, CA (rivalry)

| W 51–6| 12,700| [6]
November 20| at Humboldt State| No. 3|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| W 31–8| 2,500|
November 27| No. 6 Northern Michigan*| No. 3|

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

| W 42–21| |
December 4| No. 2 North Dakota State*| No. 3|

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

| W 19–14| | [7]
December 11| vs. No. 1 Southwest Texas State*| No. 3|

* McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium
* McAllen, TX (NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl)

| L 9–34| |

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## NFL Draft[edit]

Quarterback Ken O'Brien was selected by the New York Jets with the 24th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft.[10][11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
7. ^ "Aggies go to Texas for title game". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 1982. Retrieved October 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
9. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
10. ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
11. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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UC Davis Aggies football

Venues|

* 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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