1991 UC Davis Aggies football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1991

| team = UC Davis Aggies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Northern California Athletic Conference

| short_conf = NCAC

| record = 7–3

| conf_record = 3–2

| head_coach = Bob Foster

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Toomey Field

| champion = NCAC champion

}}

{{1991 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1991 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bob Foster, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing second in the NCAC. 1991 was the 22nd consecutive winning season for the Aggies, but the first time in 21 years the Aggies did not the conference championship. They had won or shared the championship every year from 1971 to 1990. UC Davis' loss to Chico State on October 29 broke a streak of 52 consecutive conference wins that started in the 1981 season. And it ended a remarkable string of 90 conference wins in 91 games stretching back to the 1981 season. UC Davis outscored its opponents 238 to 215 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1991

| rankdivision = NCAA Division II

| poll = NCAA Division II Football Committee

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Cal Poly

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Mustang Stadium

| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 31–28

| attend = 3,263

| source = {{cite news|title=College Football|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 16, 1991|page=C20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10433195/19910916_college_football/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Santa Clara

| site_stadium = Toomey Field

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 31–21

| attend = 6,300

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1991|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}

| site_stadium = Saint Mary's Stadium

| site_cityst = Moraga, CA

| score = 13–12

| attend = 2,900

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 16

| opponent = Sacramento State

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Charles C. Hughes Stadium

| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA

| gamename = Causeway Classic

| score = 18–50

| attend = 18,500–19,000

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/102/stats/13640 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 26, 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/fball/1991-92/stats/UCDFBBox91.pdf|title=Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)|access-date = April 20, 2017}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Cal State Northridge

| site_stadium = Toomey Field

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 29–17

| attend = 4,200

| source = {{cite news|title=CSUN Squanders Chances in 29-17 Loss to Davis|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|edition=Valley|author=Theresa Munoz|date=October 13, 1991|page=C16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10434042/19911013_csun_squanders_chances_in_loss/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{Open access}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Humboldt State

| site_stadium = Toomey Field

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 44–6

| attend = 5,400

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Chico State

| site_stadium = University Stadium

| site_cityst = Chico, CA

| score = 20–24

| attend = 3,012

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = San Francisco State

| site_stadium = Toomey Field

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 34–21

| attend = 4,400

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = w

| opponent = Cal State Hayward

| site_stadium = Toomey Field

| site_cityst = Davis, CA

| score = 16–13

| attend = 3,800–4,200

| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/98/stats/13640 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 16, 2022 }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Sonoma State

| site_stadium = Seawolf Stadium

| site_cityst = Rohnert Park, CA

| score = 12–23

| attend = 3,481

}}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1991 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/108/stats/13640 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=May 14, 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}}

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