1982 UC Davis Aggies football team
| 1982 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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NCAC champion | |
| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–1 (5–0 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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)* | W 23–22 | 16,988 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | at Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 37–7 | 2,362 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Cal State Northridge* | W 30–20 | 8,200 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | Cal Poly* |
| W 24–0 | 9,500–9,750 | [4][5] | |
| October 16 | No. 3 Santa Clara* | No. 9 |
| W 28–7 | 10,000 | |
| October 23 | Chico State | No. 4 |
| W 28–13 | 9,600 | |
| October 30 | at San Francisco State | No. 3 | W 42–6 | 3,251 | ||
| November 6 | at Cal State Hayward | No. 3 | W 41–6 | 4,100 | ||
| November 13 | Sacramento State | No. 3 |
| W 51–6 | 12,700 | [6] |
| November 20 | at Humboldt State | No. 3 | W 31–8 | 2,500 | ||
| November 27 | No. 6 Northern Michigan* | No. 3 |
| W 42–21 | ||
| December 4 | No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 3 |
| W 19–14 | [7] | |
| December 11 | vs. No. 1 Southwest Texas State* | No. 3 |
| L 9–34 | ||
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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]
- ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 13, 1982. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saturday's Late Results". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 11, 1982. p. III-15. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Aggies go to Texas for title game". The Sacramento Bee. December 5, 1982. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "1983 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
