1980 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1980 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the tenth consecutive season. 1980 was the 11th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 38 games dating back to the 1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 267 to 178 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

1980 UC Davis Aggies football
FWC champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	7–2–1 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (11th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Davis $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Chico State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sacramento State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	T 13–13	9,897	[1]
September 20	at Cal State Northridge*	North Campus Stadium Northridge, CA	W 27–7	1,000–2,200	[2]
September 27	Cal Poly*	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivlary)	L 25–28	8,900–9,000	[3]
October 4	at Sacramento State	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (rivalry)	W 16–6	5,683–7,200	[4][5]
October 11	Humboldt State	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 20–17	8,100
October 18	Cal Poly Pomona*	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 35–21	7,600	[6]
October 25	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 48–32	3,414–3,416	[7]
November 1	No. 9 Santa Clara*	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 27–34	9,700
November 8	at Chico State	University Stadium Chico, CA	W 35–4	4,542
November 15	Cal State Hayward	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 21–16	6,500–6,880	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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