1975 UC Davis Aggies football team

1975 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record7–3 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Jenkins, John Silverfoote
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UC Davis $ 5 0 0 7 3 0
Humboldt State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 5 5 0
San Francisco State 2 3 0 4 4 1
Chico State 2 3 0 4 6 0
Cal State Hayward 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the fifth consecutive season. 1974 was the sixth consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 13 games dating back to the 1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 245 to 142 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Pacific (CA)*L 13–3112,402
September 20at UC Riverside*
W 31–221,700–4,000[1][2]
September 27Cal State Northridge*W 20–34,300–6,900[3][4]
October 4Chico State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 31–08,400–8,600[5]
October 11at Cal State HaywardW 6–31,300
October 18Sacramento State
W 38–39,000–9,100[6]
October 25at Humboldt StateNo. 10W 20–105,000
November 1at Santa Clara*No. 9L 28–297,456
November 8San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 37–95,600
November 15at Portland State*L 21–323,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

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The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.[9][10]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Anthony Terry Defensive back 17 470 Philadelphia Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "Long Beach Routs Fullerton". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Aztecs Beat Utah State, 19-10". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1975. p. III-14. Retrieved March 15, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 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.
  9. ^ "1976 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  10. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.