Jim Sochor
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 11, 1938 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Died | November 23, 2015 (aged 77) |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1959 | San Francisco State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1965 | San Francisco State (assistant) |
| 1967–1969 | UC Davis (assistant) |
| 1970–1988 | UC Davis |
| 1996–1998 | Scottish Claymores (OC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1989–1991 | UC Davis |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 156–41–5 |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | 4–8 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 18 Far Western / NCAC (1971–1988) | |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1999 (profile) |
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Jim Sochor (February 11, 1938 – November 23, 2015) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of California, Davis from 1970 to 1988 during which time compiling a record of 156–41–5 and won 18 consecutive conference championships, then a college football record. Sochor also served as the athletic director at UC Davis from 1989 to 1991. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.
Sochor was born February 11, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Coach Sochor grew up in San Francisco, California.
Sochor was a quarterback for San Francisco State from 1957 to 1959 and led them to three league championships. Jim Sochor played quarterback at George Washington HS in San Francisco. He also played on the basketball team.
Sochor started his coaching career as an assistant at San Francisco State from 1960 to 1965. He then served as an assistant at the University of California, Davis from 1967 to 1969.
Sochor became the head coach at UC Davis in 1970. Following his first year there, he had a streak of 18 consecutive conference championships, from 1971 to 1988. The only other college football program in NCAA history on any division level for this remarkable streak has been Mount Union College. His overall record between 1970 and 1988 was 156–41–5, a winning percentage of .785. In conference games under Sochor, the Aggies were 92–5. He had winning streaks of 41 and 38 in conference games. His Aggies were the final poll leaders at the end of the regular season in 1983 and 1985.
He was named national coach of the year in NCAA Division II in 1983. He was the coach of future NFL quarterbacks Mike Moroski and Ken O'Brien and kicker Rolf Benirschke. He was also a mentor to several future head coaches including Dan Hawkins, Paul Hackett, Mike Bellotti, Chris Petersen, Gary Patterson, and Bob Biggs.
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