| 1976UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FWC champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (5–0 FWC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1976 UC Davis Aggies football team represented theUniversity of California, Davis as a member of theFar Western Conference (FWC) during the1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coachJim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the sixth consecutive season. 1975 was the seventh consecutive winning season for the Aggies. With the 5–0 conference record, they stretched their conference winning streak to 18 games dating back to the1973 season. The team outscored its opponents 233 to 112 for the season. The Aggies played home games atToomey Field inDavis, California.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | UC Davis alumni* | W 17–13 | 1,700 | ||
| September 18 | Cal Poly Pomona* |
| W 28–7 | 5,300 | |
| September 25 | atCal State Northridge* | L 3–17 | 3,000–3,500 | [1][2] | |
| October 9 | atChico State |
| W 26–6 | 5,500–5,580 | [3] |
| October 16 | Cal State Hayward |
| W 25–14 | 5,700–7,050 | [4] |
| October 23 | atSacramento State | W 34–0 | 6,900 | ||
| October 30 | Humboldt State |
| W 35–7 | 6,400 | |
| November 6 | Santa Clara* |
| W 28–13 | 7,000 | |
| November 13 | atSan Francisco State | W 23–9 | 1,000 | ||
| November 20 | atCal Poly* | L 14–26 | 5,850 | [5] | |
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The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the1977 NFL draft.[8][9]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Rolf Benirschke | Kicker | 12 | 334 | Oakland Raiders |
