1985 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1985 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 15th consecutive season. 1985 was the team's 16th consecutive winning season. With the 5–0 conference record, the team stretched their conference winning streak to 26 games dating back to the 1981 season. The Aggies were ranked No. 1 in the last three NCAA Division II polls. They advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fourth straight year, where they lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals. This was the third straight year that North Dakota State eliminated UC Davis in the playoffs. The team outscored its opponents 388 to 191 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

1985 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAC champion
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 12–31 at North Dakota State
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
Record	9–2 (5–0 NCAC)
Head coach	Jim Sochor (16th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Chico State	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Cal State Hayward	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
San Francisco State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Sonoma State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Humboldt State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14		at Boise State*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID		L 9–13	17,654	[1]
September 28		No. 12 Santa Clara*	No. 16	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 46–25	10,312
October 5		at Cal Poly*	No. T–7	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)		W 34–21	5,104
October 12		Humboldt State	No. 8	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 45–14	8,612–9,250	[2]
October 19		at Chico State	No. 6	University Stadium Chico, CA		W 27–8	8,312–8,352	[3]
October 26		San Francisco State	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 65–12	7,750
November 2		Cal State Northridge*	No. 2	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 41–22	7,250–7,850	[4][5]
November 9		at Sonoma State	No. 2	Cossacks Stadium[note 1] Rohnert Park, CA		W 38–9	2,362
November 16		No. 16 Cal State Hayward	No. 1	Toomey Field Davis, CA		W 34–6	8,675–8,800	[6]
November 23		at No. 14 Sacramento State*	No. 1	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)		W 37–30	12,100
November 30	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 North Dakota State*	No. 1	Toomey Field Davis, CA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	KCRA-TV	L 12–31	8,100	[7][8][9][10][11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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NFL draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1986 NFL draft.^[14][15]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Mike Wise	Defensive end	4	85	Los Angeles Raiders

Notes

1. Seawolf Stadium was known as Cossacks Stadium until 2002 when the University changed the mascot from Cossacks to Seawolves.