1971 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1971 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with Chico State. This started a remarkable run in which the Aggies won or shared the conference crown for 20 consecutive seasons. The team outscored its opponents 305 to 184 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

1971 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC co-champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record9–1 (5–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDave Clerici, Jim Fiack, George Mock
Home stadiumToomey Field
(capacity: 10,111)
1971 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 UPI Chico State + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
UC Davis + 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
Cal State Hayward 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Humboldt State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
San Francisco State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Sonoma State 0 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Occidental*
W 48–93,800
September 25at San Francisco*
W 23–171,200
October 2UC Riverside*
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 41–76,500
October 9at Sonoma State
W 48–161,100
October 16San Francisco State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 28–205,400–6,000[1]
October 23at Nevada*
W 14–135,400–7,000[2]
October 30Chico State
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 20–387,000
November 6at Cal State Hayward
W 30–296,000
November 13Sacramento State
W 24–177,500
November 20at Humboldt State
W 29–285,500
  • *Non-conference game

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

References
  1. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  2. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  3. "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  4. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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