| 1961 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–2 FWC) |
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| Captain | Carl Ehret |
| Home stadium | Aggie Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13/16 Humboldt State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Will Lotter, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 173 to 111 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.
The UC Davis sports teams were commonly called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | Santa Clara* | W 21–14 | |||
| September 30 | at Whittier* |
| L 8–20 | ||
| October 7 | UC Riverside* |
| W 40–12 | ||
| October 14 | at Nevada | W 36–12 | 4,500 | [2] | |
| October 21 | at Humboldt State | L 18–20 | 5,500 | [3] | |
| October 28 | at San Francisco State | L 8–13 | 4,500 | [4] | |
| November 4 | vs. UC Santa Barbara[note 2]* | L 0–13 | |||
| November 10 | Chico State |
| W 28–7 | 4,000 | [5] |
| November 17 | Sacramento State |
| W 14–0 | ||
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Notes
- ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
- ^ The game against UC Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.
References
- ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ Don Terbush (October 23, 1961). "Humboldt State Nips Cal Aggies In FWC Thriller". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California. p. 17. Retrieved April 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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