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1985 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
Conference Northern California Athletic Conference
Record9–2 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Toomey Field
Seasons
←  1984
1986 →
1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 UC Davis $^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Chico State 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Cal State Hayward 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
San Francisco State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Sonoma State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Humboldt State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1985 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 15th consecutive season. 1985 was the team's 16th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 26 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 1 in the last three NCAA Division II polls. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fourth straight year, where they lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. This was the third straight year that North Dakota State eliminated UC Davis in the playoffs. The team outscored its opponents 388 to 191 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Boise State*
L 9–1317,654 [1]
September 28No. 12 Santa Clara*No. 16
W 46–2510,312
October 5at Cal Poly*No. 7
W 34–215,104
October 12 Humboldt StateNo. 8
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 45–148,612
October 19at Chico StateNo. 6
W 27–88,312–8,352 [2]
October 26 San Francisco StateNo. 3
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 65–127,750
November 2 Cal State Northridge*No. 2
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 41–227,250–7,850 [3] [4]
November 9at Sonoma StateNo. 2
W 38–92,362
November 16No. 16 Cal State HaywardNo. 1
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 34–68,675–8,800 [5]
November 23at No. 14 Sacramento State*No. 1
W 37–3012,100 [6]
November 3012:30 p.m.No. 7 North Dakota State*No. 1
 KCRA-TVL 12–318,100 [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

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NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1986 NFL Draft. [14] [15]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Mike Wise Defensive end 4 85 Los Angeles Raiders

Notes

  1. ^ Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

References

  1. ^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
  2. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  7. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (November 30, 1985). "Bison hope to put heat on UCD defense". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (November 30, 1985). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (December 1, 1985). "Aggies veer off-course in playoff loss". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C1. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (December 1, 1985). "UCD (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "UC Davis falls to ND State". The Chico Enterprise-Record. Associated Press. December 1, 1985. p. 3B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  13. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  15. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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