1996 UC Davis Aggies football team

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The 1996 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–5. 1996 was the 27th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they upset top-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas in the first round. In the quarterfinals, the Aggies upset ninth-ranked Central Oklahoma at home. In the semifinals, they were defeated by sixth-ranked Carson–Newman in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The team outscored its opponents 369 to 240 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorMike Moroski (4th season)
Quick facts UC Davis Aggies football, NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 26–29 at Carson–Newman ...
1996 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Moroski (4th season)
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
 1995
1997 
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1996 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Saint Joseph's (IN)   92 
No. 17 UC Davis ^   85 
Albany   73 
New Haven   73 
Southern Connecticut State   74 
American International   64 
Pace   64 
Mercyhurst   45 
Mississippi College   46 
Western New Mexico   36 
Wayne State (NE)   37 
Kentucky Wesleyan   38 
Gannon   28 
Quincy   18 
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Cal State NorthridgeNo. 16L 31–564,264[1]
September 21Sacramento StateL 24–2711,140[2]
September 28at Chico State
W 20–66,325–7,130[3]
October 5at Humboldt StateNo. 20W 50–134,232–4,323[4]
October 12at Portland StateNo. 17L 27–327,738[5]
October 19Western New Mexico
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 29–37,738
October 26Saint Mary'sNo. 17
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 31–107,840
November 2at Cal PolyNo. 12L 13–178,216
November 9at Sonoma StateNo. 17
W 49–71,205
November 16Southern UtahNo. 17
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 26–192,250
November 2311:00 a.m.at No. 1 Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 17W 17–148,500[6][7][8][9]
November 301:00 p.m.No. 9 Central OklahomaNo. 17
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
W 26–77,339[10][11][12]
December 710:00 a.m.at No. 6 Carson–NewmanNo. 17
L 26–293,214[13][14][15][16]
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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.

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