1982 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record12–1 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
1982 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 UC Davis $^ 5 –0 –012 –1 –0
Sacramento State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –04 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
Humboldt State 1 –4 –03 –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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Pacific (CA)*
W 23–2216,988[1]
September 25at Cal Poly Pomona*
W 37–72,362[2]
October 2Cal State Northridge*
W 30–208,200[3]
October 9Cal Poly*
W 24–09,500–9,750[4][5]
October 16No. 3 Santa Clara*No. 9
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 28–710,000
October 23Chico StateNo. 4
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 28–139,600
October 30at San Francisco StateNo. 3
W 42–63,251
November 6at Cal State HaywardNo. 3
W 41–64,100
November 13Sacramento StateNo. 3
W 51–612,700[6]
November 20at Humboldt StateNo. 3
W 31–82,500
November 27No. 6 Northern Michigan*No. 3
W 42–21
December 4No. 2 North Dakota State*No. 3
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Semifinal)
W 19–14[7]
December 11vs. No. 1 Southwest Texas State*No. 3
L 9–34

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NFL Draft

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

References

  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.Open access icon
  2. ↑ "Southland Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1982. p. III-9. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Scores, Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 4, 1982. p. III-13. Retrieved April 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  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.Open access icon
  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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