1986 UC Davis Aggies football team

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1986 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record10–1 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 10 1 0
Chico State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Cal State Hayward 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sonoma State 2 3 0 4 6 0
San Francisco State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Humboldt State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC for the 16th title consecutive season. 1986 was the team's 17th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 31 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked no lower than No. 4 in the NCAA Division II polls during the season. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fifth straight year, where they lost to South Dakota in the quarterfinals. The team outscored its opponents 361 to 213 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Cal Poly*No. 4W 32–218,700[1]
September 27at Santa ClaraNo. 4W 42–188,137
October 4at Pacific (CA)*No. 4W 45–4115,000[2]
October 11Chico StateNo. 3
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 33–309,578–9,600[3]
October 18at San Francisco StateNo. 3W 51–33,000
October 25at No. 20 Cal State HaywardNo. 3W 24–148,500
November 1Sonoma StateNo. 3
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 12–66,650
November 8at No. T–8
Northridge, CA
W 25–206,244[4]
November 15Sacramento StateNo. 2
W 29–610,300[5]
November 22at Humboldt StateNo. 2W 45–282,900
November 2912:30 p.m.No. 6 South Dakota*No. 2
L 23–269,000[6][7][8][9][10]

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UC Davis players in the NFL

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the

1987 NFL Draft.[13][14]

The following finished their college career in 1986, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.[15]

Player Position First NFL team
Chris Mandeville Defensive back 1987 Green Bay Packers

References

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  2. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  11. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  12. ^ "1987 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  13. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.