1985 UC Davis Aggies football team

1985 UC Davis Aggies football
1985 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 12–31 at North Dakota State
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (16th season);
Home stadium	Toomey Field
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 9–13	17,654	^[1]
September 28		No. 12 Santa Clara*	No. 16	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 46–25	10,312
October 5		at Cal Poly*	No. T–7	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)		W 34–21	5,104
October 12		Humboldt State	No. 8	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 45–14	8,612–9,250	^[2]
October 19		at Chico State	No. 6	University Stadium Chico, CA		W 27–8	8,312–8,352	^[3]
October 26		San Francisco State	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 65–12	7,750
November 2		Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 41–22	7,250–7,850	^[4]^[5]
November 9		at Sonoma State	No. 2	Cossacks Stadium^{[note 1]} Rohnert Park, CA		W 38–9	2,362
November 16		No. 16 Cal State Hayward	No. 1	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 34–6	8,675–8,800	^[6]
November 23		at No. 14 Sacramento State*	No. 1	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)		W 37–30	12,100
November 30	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 North Dakota State*	No. 1	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	KCRA-TV	L 12–31	8,100	^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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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

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

References

^ "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.
^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
^ "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
^ 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 .
^ Van Vliet, Jim (November 30, 1985). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ Van Vliet, Jim (December 1, 1985). "UCD (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UC Davis falls to ND State". The Chico Enterprise-Record. Associated Press. December 1, 1985. p. 3B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
^ "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[6] Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.

[bsumedgui-1] "Football media guide". Boise State University Athletics. 2015. p. 158.

[2] "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[3] "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Chico State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.

[4] "Saturday's Late Summaries". The Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1985. p. III-20. Retrieved April 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Final 1985 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Northridge)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2022.

[7] "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Hayward)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.

[8] 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 .

[9] Van Vliet, Jim (November 30, 1985). "Aggies (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. D2. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[10] 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 .

[11] Van Vliet, Jim (December 1, 1985). "UCD (continued)". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. C6. Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] "UC Davis falls to ND State". The Chico Enterprise-Record. Associated Press. December 1, 1985. p. 3B. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (UC Davis)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[14] "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

[15] "1986 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[16] "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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Far Western Conference (pre-WWII)	Saint Mary's (1925) Saint Mary's (1926) Saint Mary's (1927) Saint Mary's (1928) Cal Aggies (1929) Fresno State (1930) No champion (1931) Nevada & San Jose State (1932) Nevada (1933) Fresno State & San Jose State (1934) Fresno State (1935) Pacific (CA) (1936) Fresno State (1937) Pacific (CA) (1938) Nevada (1939) Pacific (CA) (1940) Pacific (CA) (1941) Pacific (CA) (1942)
Far Western Conference (post-WWII)	No champion (1946) Cal Aggies & Southern Oregon (1947) Southern Oregon & Chico State (1948) Cal Aggies (1949) San Francisco State (1950) Cal Aggies (1951) Humboldt State (1952) Chico State (1953) San Francisco State (1954) No champion (1955) Cal Aggies, San Francisco State, & Humboldt State (1956) San Francisco State (1957) San Francisco State (1958) San Francisco State (1959) Humboldt State (1960) Humboldt State & San Francisco State (1961) San Francisco State (1962) UC Davis, Humboldt State, & San Francisco State (1963) Sacramento State (1964) San Francisco State (1965) Sacramento State (1966) San Francisco State (1967) Humboldt State (1968) Cal State Hayward (1969) Cal State Hayward & Chico State (1970) UC Davis & Chico State (1971) UC Davis (1972) UC Davis & Chico State (1973) UC Davis (1974) UC Davis (1975) UC Davis (1976) UC Davis (1977) UC Davis (1978) UC Davis (1979) UC Davis (1980) Cal State Hayward & UC Davis (1981)
Northern California Athletic Conference	UC Davis (1982) UC Davis (1983) UC Davis (1984) UC Davis (1985) UC Davis (1986) UC Davis (1987) UC Davis (1988) UC Davis (1989) UC Davis (1990) Sonoma State (1991) UC Davis (1992) Chico State (1993) Chico State, Humboldt State, & Sonoma State (1994) Humboldt State (1995) Chico State (1996)