1984 UC Davis Aggies football team
| 1984 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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NCAC champion | |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 23–31 at North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–6 UC Davis $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1984 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 14th consecutive season. 1984 was the team's 15th consecutive winning season. With the 6–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 21 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked as high as No. 6 in the NCAA Division II poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the third straight year, where they lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. This was the second straight year that North Dakota State eliminated UC Davis in the playoffs. The team outscored its opponents 295 to 133 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 15 | at Cal Lutheran* |
| W 13–0 | 1,000–3,100 | [1] | |
| September 22 | at Santa Clara | No. 8 | L 21–24 | 7,129 | ||
| September 29 | Cal Poly* | W 10–6 | 9,500 | |||
| October 6 | at Humboldt State | W 46–0 | 2,200 | |||
| October 13 | Chico State |
| W 16–13 | 8,900–9,000 | [2] | |
| October 20 | at San Francisco State | No. 9 | W 21–7 | 2,000 | ||
| October 27 | at Cal State Hayward | No. T–9 | W 13–12 | 8,200–8,900 | [3] | |
| November 3 | Sonoma State | No. 7 |
| W 52–16 | 4,782–7,500 | [4][5] |
| November 10 | at Cal State Northridge* | No. 6 | W 42–3 | 4,912 | [6] | |
| November 17 | Sacramento State | No. T–6 |
| W 38–21 | 8,900 | [7] |
| November 24 | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 6 | L 23–31 | 13,758 | [8][9] | |
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NFL Draft[edit]
The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1985 NFL Draft.[12][13]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Scott Barry | Quarterback | 6 | 168 | San Francisco 49ers |
References[edit]
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. September 16, 1984. p. III-16. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Aggies overcome small scare, beat SSU 52-16". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 4, 1984. p. 1D. Retrieved November 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1984 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Southland". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1984. p. III-18. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Barry, Aggies come up short". The Sacramento Bee. November 25, 1984. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Dakota St. 31, UC Davis 23". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. November 25, 1984. p. C12. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Final 1984 Division II 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.
- ^ "1985 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.
