1988 UC Davis Aggies football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1988
| team = UC Davis Aggies
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Northern California Athletic Conference
| short_conf = NCAC
| record = 7–3–1
| conf_record = 5–0
| head_coach = Jim Sochor
| hc_year = 19th
| captain =
| stadium = Toomey Field
| champion = NCAC champion
| bowl = NCAA Division II First Round
| bowl_result = L 14–35 vs. Sacramento State
}}
{{1988 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings}}
The 1988 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Jim Sochor in his 19th and final season, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC for the 18th title consecutive season. 1988 was the team's 19th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 41 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 13 in the final NCAA Division II poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost to Sacramento State in the first round. The team outscored its opponents 300 to 180 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
Sochor's career at UC Davis was remarkable in its success. His teams won the conference championship in 18 of his 19 years, including 18 straight from 1971 to 1988, and reached the postseason in nine seasons. His teams had a winning record in all 19 seasons, compiling an overall record of 156–41–5, for a .785 winning percentage. In conference play under Sochor, UC Davis was 92–6, for a .939 winning percentage. Sochor was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999.{{cite web|url={{College Football HoF/url|id=2047}}|title=Jim Sochor|work=National Football Foundation Hall of Fame – Inductee Detail|access-date=January 14, 2018}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1988
| rankdivision = NCAA Division II
| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Santa Clara
| site_stadium = Buck Shaw Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Clara, CA
| score = 21–10
| attend = 6,823
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank = T–18 (I-AA)
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 16–28
| attend = 8,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-unr-sputters-but-r/161226788/|work=Reno Gazette-Journal|title=UNR sputters, but recovers to defeat Davis|date=September 18, 1988|accessdate=December 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Sacramento State
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = Causeway Classic
| score = 28–31
| attend = 10,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = San Francisco State
| site_stadium = Cox Stadium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| score = 35–0
| attend = 300–500
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/628/stats/12718 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 9, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Hayward
| site_stadium = Pioneer Stadium
| site_cityst = Hayward, CA
| score = 30–14
| attend = 1,300
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sonoma State
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 42–13
| attend = 4,700
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = North Campus Stadium
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| score = 31–13
| attend = 4,015
| source = {{cite news|title=Good Teams Bring Bad News to CSUN|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|edition=Valley|author=Mike Hiserman|date=October 23, 1988|page=III-22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10222961/good_teams_bring_bad_news_to_csun/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 12, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| rank = 17
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–21
| attend = 8,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 15
| opponent = Humboldt State
| site_stadium = Redwood Bowl
| site_cityst = Arcata, CA
| score = 26–2
| attend = 800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| rank = 13
| opponent = Chico State
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| score = 36–13
| attend = 7,400
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| rank = 13
| opponent = Scaramento State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Toomey Field
| site_cityst = Davis, CA
| gamename = NCAA Division II First Round
| score = 14–35
| attend = 10,700
| source = {{cite news |last=Van Vliet |first=Jim |title=Causeway II: More than pride is at stake |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101754161/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 19, 1988 |page=C1 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Van Vliet |first=Jim |title=Hornets (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101754324/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 19, 1988 |page=C3 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Van Vliet |first=Jim |title=Hornets do it again, whip Aggies 35-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101754421/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 20, 1988 |page=C1 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Van Vliet |first=Jim |title=Hornets (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101754482/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 20, 1988 |page=C8 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Sacramento St. 35, UC Davis 14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101754575/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, California |date=November 20, 1988 |page=C16 |access-date=May 12, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1988 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/12718 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 12, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=47|title=UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide|access-date=April 22, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308182711/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/15FBGuide.pdf#page=47|url-status=dead}}
References
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