1983 UC Davis Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1983 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 13th consecutive season. 1983 was the team's 14th consecutive winning season. With the 6–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 15 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 1 in the NCAA Division II polls for the last three weeks of the regular season. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the second straight year, where they beat Butler in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual national champion North Dakota State in the semifinals. The team outscored its opponents 380 to 94 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
- Jim Sochor (14th season)
| 1983 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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NCAC champion | |
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 17–26 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (6–0 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 UC Davis $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoma State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Cal Lutheran* | W 24–6 | 7,400 | [1] | ||||
| September 24 | Humboldt State | No. 10 |
| W 34–0 | 7,100–7,200 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | at Cal State Northridge* | No. 9 | W 31–3 | 3,144 | [3] | |||
| October 8 | at No. T–10 Cal Poly* | No. 4 | W 24–14 | 4,933 | [4] | |||
| October 15 | at Santa Clara* | No. 4 | W 24–6 | 8,478 | ||||
| October 22 | at Chico State | No. 3 |
| W 24–7 | 7,342 | |||
| October 29 | San Francisco State | No. 2 |
| W 41–9 | 7,500–7,800 | [5] | ||
| November 5 | Cal State Hayward | No. T–1 |
| W 42–3 | 6,800–10,000 | [6] | ||
| November 12 | at Sacramento State | No. T–1 | W 52–14 | 7,650 | [7] | |||
| November 19 | Sonoma State | No. 1 |
| W 42–0 | 1,246–3,800 | [8] | ||
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 Butler* | No. 1 |
| KCRA-TV | W 25–6 | 8,900 | [9][10][11][12][13] |
| December 3 | No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 5 |
| L 17–26 | 9,100 | [14][15] | ||
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NFL draft
The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1984 NFL draft.[18][19]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Bo Eason | Defensive back | 2 | 54 | Houston Oilers |
