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.
| 1977 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 3 (NCAA Division II) |
| Record | 11–1 (5–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| W 24–9 | 2,200 | ||
| September 24 | Puget Sound* | W 16–14 | 7,500 | |||
| October 1 | at Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 27–14 | 2,500 | ||
| October 8 | at Cal State Hayward | W 6–0 | 3,000 | |||
| October 15 | Sacramento State |
| W 28–0 | 7,900–8,000 | [1] | |
| October 22 | at Humboldt State | W 27–14 | 6,500 | |||
| October 29 | at Santa Clara* | No. 8 | W 31–3 | 6,210 | ||
| November 5 | San Francisco State | No. 7 |
| W 21–7 | 5,700 | |
| November 12 | No. 4 Nevada* | No. 8 |
| W 37–21 | 12,800–13,000 | [2] |
| November 19 | Chico State | No. 3 |
| W 54–22 | 9,400–9,500 | [3] |
| November 26 | Bethune–Cookman* | No. 3 |
| W 34–16 | 10,400 | [4][5] |
| December 3 | No. 8 Lehigh* | No. 3 |
| L 30–39 | 10,500 | [6] |
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References
edit- ↑ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Sacramento State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ↑ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Nevada)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ↑ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ↑ Dunning, Bob (November 27, 1977). "Ags Drop 'Cats, Await Lehigh". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Dunning, Bob (November 27, 1977). "UC-Davis (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C4. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Ratto, Ray (December 4, 1977). "End of Road for Aggies". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, Calif. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". 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.