1997 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1997 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 1997 NCAA Division II football season. They played as a Division II independent in 1997. They would stay an independent until 2004 when they became a charter member of the Great West Conference (GWC).

1997 UC Davis Aggies football
Division II 1st Round, W 37–34 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville
Division II Quarterfinal, W 50–33 vs. Angelo State
Division II Semifinal, L 25–27 vs. New Haven
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 14 (Div. II Football Committee)
1997 record9–5
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
1997 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 New Haven ^   –     12 –2  
Mercyhurst   –     6 –3  
No. 14 UC Davis ^   –     9 –5  
Elon   –     7 –4  
Saint Joseph's (IN)   –     5 –6  
Quincy   –     0 –10  
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1997 Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the regular season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4). This was the 28th consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record.

At the end of the season the Aggies were ranked #14 and were invited to the Division II playoffs for the second year in a row. In the first round they upset 4th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. In the second round (quarterfinal), they upset 6th-ranked Angelo State in San Angelo, Texas. In the semi-final game they were defeated by 2nd-ranked New Haven in West Haven, Connecticut. This was the second straight year the Aggies lost in the Division II semifinals. That brought the Aggies final record to nine wins and five losses (9–5). The Aggies outscored their opponents 378–325 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 6Cal Poly[note 1]No. 7
L 19–20
September 13South Dakota StateNo. 15
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 7–17
September 20at Sacramento State[note 2]
W 36–2815,650[1]
September 27at Clarion
W 35–28 OT
October 4Central Washington
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 32–6
October 11at IdahoNo. 19
L 14–44
October 18Western Washington
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 16–7
October 25at Saint Mary’sNo. 16
W 19–9
November 1at Southern UtahNo. 16
L 27–37
November 8No. 15 Grand Valley StateNo. 20
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 21–19
November 15Western OregonNo. 15
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 40–16
November 22at No. 4 Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 14
W 37–34
November 29at No. 6 Angelo StateNo. 14
W 50–33
December 6at No. 2 New HavenNo. 14
L 25–27

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NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1998 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
  2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. "California - Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "1998 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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