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1969 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference Far Western Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainJerry DeLoach, John Kohmoos
Home stadium Toomey Field
Seasons
←  1968
1970 →
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Chico State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
UC Davis 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from small college polls

1969 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Herb Schmalenberger in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 258 to 192 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

In the seven years under Schmalenberger, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 28–38, for a winning percentage of .424. Schmalenberger was also the head coach of the swimming team for five seasons, from 1957 to 1962, and the basketball team for one season, in 1957–58, at the school.

The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid-1970s.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Santa Clara*
L 10–395,400
September 27 Whittier*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 34–283,200
October 4No. 11 Sacramento State*
L 10–188,800
October 11at Humboldt State
L 0–67,000
October 18 Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 45–133,200 [1]
October 25 San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 16–215,500
November 1at Nevada*
L 12–302,000
November 8 Chico State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 10–205,000
November 15at Cal State Hayward
L 20–493,500–8,500 [2] [3]
November 22at UC Riverside
W 35–341,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1970 NFL Draft. [6] [7]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Tom Williams Defensive tackle, defensive end 2 42 San Diego Chargers
Howard Gravelle Tight end 12 302 San Diego Chargers
Gary Deloach Guard 12 310 Oakland Raiders

References

  1. ^ "Humboldt, Hayward, Hornets in tie for conference lead". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. October 20, 1969. p. 15. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Hayward Wins FWC Grid Title". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. November 16, 1969. p. 46. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "1970 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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