1959 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1959 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis[note 1] in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. UC Davis competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the “Cal Aggies” from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

1959 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1959 record1–8 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1959 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 17 San Francisco State $ 5 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Humboldt State 4 –1 –0  9 –1 –0
Nevada 3 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Sacramento State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from College Division poll

The Aggies were led by fourth-year head coach Will Lotter, in the first year of his third tenure as coach. They played home games at Aggie Field.[note 3] The Aggies finished the season with a record of one win and eight losses (1–8, 0–5 FWC). They were outscored by their opponents 64–197 for the 1959 season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19at Whittier*
L 0–21
September 26Pacific (CA)[note 4]*
W 14–7
October 3Occidental*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 8–13
October 10at Nevada
L 6–28
October 17vs. UC Santa Barbara[note 6]*
L 8–10
October 24at Humboldt State[note 7]
L 12–21
October 31at San Francisco State[note 8]
L 0–46
November 7Chico State[note 9]
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 10–30
November 14Sacramento State[note 10]
L 6–21
  • *Non-conference game

[1] [2]

NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1960 NFL Draft.[3][4]

Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. Toomey Field was known as Aggie Field from its opening in 1949 through 1961.
  4. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. The game against UC Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
  7. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1971.
  8. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  9. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  10. California State University, Sacramento was known as Sacramento State College from 1947 to 1971.

References
  1. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  3. "1960 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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