1969 UC Davis Aggies football team

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.

1969 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record3–7 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainJerry DeLoach, John Kohmoos
Home stadiumToomey Field
(capacity: 10,111)
1969 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 UPI Cal State Hayward $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 AP Sacramento State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Chico State 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Humboldt State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
San Francisco State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

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 20Santa Clara*
L 10–395,400
September 27Whittier*
  • 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 18Cal Poly Pomona*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 45–133,200[1]
October 25San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 16–215,500
November 1at Nevada*
L 12–302,000
November 8Chico 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

[4][5]

NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Tom WilliamsDefensive tackle, defensive end242San Diego Chargers
Howard GravelleTight end12302San Diego Chargers
Gary DeloachGuard12310Oakland 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
  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
  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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