1983 UC Davis Aggies football team

1983 UC Davis Aggies football
1983 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–26 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	11–1 (6–0 NCAC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (14th season);
Home stadium	Toomey Field
	Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Sacramento State	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Chico State	3	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Sonoma State	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1983 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 13th consecutive season. 1983 was the team's 14th consecutive winning season. With the 6–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 15 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II polls for the last three weeks of the regular season. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the second straight year, where they beat Butler in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion North Dakota State in the semifinals. The team outscored its opponents 380 to 94 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17		Cal Lutheran*		Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 24–6	7,400	^[1]
September 24		Humboldt State	No. 10	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 34–0	7,200
October 1		at Cal State Northridge*	No. 9	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA		W 31–3	3,144	^[2]
October 8		at No. 9 Cal Poly*	No. 4	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)		W 24–14	4,933	^[3]
October 15		at Santa Clara*	No. 4	Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, CA		W 24–6	8,478
October 22		at Chico State	No. 3	University Stadium Chico, CA		W 24–7	7,342
October 29		San Francisco State	No. 2	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 41–9	7,500–7,800	^[4]
November 5		Cal State Hayward	No. T–1	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 42–3	6,800–10,000	^[5]
November 12		at Sacramento State	No. T–1	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)		W 52–14	7,650	^[6]
November 19		Sonoma State	No. 1	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 42–0	1,246–3,800	^[7]
November 26	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 Butler*	No. 1	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	KCRA-TV	W 25–6	8,900	^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
December 3		No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 5	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Semifinal)		L 17–26	9,100	^[13]^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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NFL Draft[edit]

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1984 NFL Draft.^[17]^[18]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Bo Eason	Defensive back	2	54	Houston Oilers

References[edit]

^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
^ "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ Rattie, Jim (November 26, 1983). "Experience Gives Aggies Edge". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Rattie, Jim (November 26, 1983). "Playoffs (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Rattie, Jim (November 27, 1983). "Davis Bullies Butler, Gains Semifinal". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Rattie, Jim (November 27, 1983). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E3. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "NCAA Playoffs". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 27, 1983. p. E10. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UCD stampeded by Bison 26–17". The Sacramento Bee. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N. Dakota State 26, UC Davis 17". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 4, 1983. p. F6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Final 1983 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.
^ "1984 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.

[1] "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. September 18, 1983. p. III-14. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1983. p. III-19. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1983. p. III-17. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[5] "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

[6] "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.

[7] "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

[8] Rattie, Jim (November 26, 1983). "Experience Gives Aggies Edge". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[9] Rattie, Jim (November 26, 1983). "Playoffs (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] Rattie, Jim (November 27, 1983). "Davis Bullies Butler, Gains Semifinal". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] Rattie, Jim (November 27, 1983). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. E3. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] "NCAA Playoffs". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 27, 1983. p. E10. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[13] "UCD stampeded by Bison 26–17". The Sacramento Bee. December 4, 1983. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "N. Dakota State 26, UC Davis 17". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. December 4, 1983. p. F6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[15] "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[16] "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[17] "1984 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[18] "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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v t e 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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v t e 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)