1976 UC Davis Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1976 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the sixth consecutive season. 1975 was the seventh consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 18 games dating back to the 1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 233 to 112 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
- Jim Sochor (7th season)
- Dave Bon
- Jim Speck
| 1976 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| UC Davis $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | UC Davis alumni* | W 17–13 | 1,700 | ||
| September 18 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 28–7 | 5,300 | |
| September 25 | at Cal State Northridge* | L 3–17 | 3,000–3,500 | [1][2] | |
| October 9 | at Chico State |
| W 26–6 | 5,500–5,580 | [3] |
| October 16 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 25–14 | 5,700–7,050 | [4] |
| October 23 | at Sacramento State | W 34–0 | 6,900 | ||
| October 30 | Humboldt State |
| W 35–7 | 6,400 | |
| November 6 | Santa Clara* |
| W 28–13 | 7,000 | |
| November 13 | at San Francisco State | W 23–9 | 1,000 | ||
| November 20 | at Cal Poly* | L 14–26 | 5,850 | [5] | |
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NFL draft
The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.[8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Rolf Benirschke | Kicker | 12 | 334 | Oakland Raiders |
