List of UC Davis Aggies head football coaches
Appearance
The UC Davis Aggies college football team represented University of California, Davis. The Aggies currently compete in the Big Sky Conference of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The Aggies conference affiliations have been:
- 1915–1924: Independent
- 1925–1992: Northern California Athletic Conference
- 1993: American West Conference
- 1994–2003: NCAA Division II Independent
- 2004–2011: Great West Football Conference
- 2012–present: Big Sky Conference
Through the 2019 season, the program has had 17 identifiable head coaches since 1915, including three who have had multiple tenures.
Coaches
No. | Coach | Tenure | Seasons | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Bowls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert E. Harmon | 1915–1916 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 0 |
2 | Jack Glascock | 1917 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0 |
3 | William E. Bobbitt | 1919 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0 |
4 | Eugene Van Gent | 1920 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0 |
5 | Wilmer D. Elfrink | 1921 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0 |
6 | Chester Brewer | 1922 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .444 | 0 |
7 | William L. Driver | 1923–1927 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 3 | .443 | 0 |
8 | Crip Toomey | 1928–1936 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 8 | .378 | 0 |
9 | Vern Hickey | 1937–1948 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 8 | .370 | 0 |
10 | Ted Forbes (totals included on line 12) |
1949–1953 | ||||||
11 | Will Lotter (totals included on line 15) |
1954 | ||||||
12 | Ted Forbes | 1955 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 2 | .423 | 2 |
13 | Will Lotter (totals included on line 15) |
1956–1957 | ||||||
14 | Herb Schmalenberger (totals included on line 16) |
1958 | ||||||
15 | Will Lotter | 1959–1963 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 3 | .382 | 0 |
16 | Herb Schmalenberger | 1964–1969 | 7 | 28 | 38 | 0 | .424 | 0 |
17 | Jim Sochor | 1970–1988 | 19 | 156 | 41 | 5 | .785 | 9 |
18 | Bob Foster | 1989–1992 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 1 | .726 | 2 |
19 | Bob Biggs | 1993–2012 | 20 | 144 | 85 | 1 | .628 | 7 |
20 | Ron Gould | 2013–2016 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 0 | .267 | 0 |
21 | Dan Hawkins | 2017–present | 3 | 20 | 16 | 0 | .555 | 1 |
Totals | 1915–2019 | 55 | 536 | 458 | 33 | .539 | 22 |
Note: From 1977 on, Bowl Game count includes post-season Division II playoff appearances