1972 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FWC champion
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Boardwalk Bowl, L 14-35 vs. UMass
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Conference | Far Western Conference |
1972 record | 6–2–2 (5–0 FWC) |
Head coach | Jim Sochor (3rd season) |
Home stadium |
Toomey Field (Capacity: 10,111) |
1972 Far Western Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Hayward | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1972 College Division football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC). The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Sochor in his 3rd year. They played home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the season as champion of the FWC for the 2nd consecutive season and it was their 3rd consecutive winning season. The Aggies finished the regular season with a record of six wins, one loss and two ties (6–1–2, 5–0 FWC).
At the end of the season, UC Davis was invited to play in one of the four College Division regional finals, the Boardwalk Bowl. The Aggies lost to UMass in the game, bringing their final record to six wins, two losses and two ties (6–2–2, 5–0 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 278–228 for the 1972 season.
No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft.