American college football season

1959 UC Davis Aggies football

Conference| Far Western Conference
Record| 1–8 (0–5 FWC)
Head coach|

* Will Lotter (4th season)

Captain| Mack Smith
Home stadium| Aggie Field
(capacity: 10,111)

Seasons

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1960 ->

1959 Far Western Conference football standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 17 San Francisco State $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Humboldt State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Nevada | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Chico State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Sacramento State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
UC Davis | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from UPI College Division poll

The 1959 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Will Lotter—who returned for his third stint after leading the team in 1954, 1956, and 1957—the Aggies compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 197 to 64 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[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 19| at Whittier*|

* Hadley Field
* Whittier, CA

| L 0–21| 2,500|
September 26| Pacific (OR)*|

* Aggie Field
* Davis, CA

| W 14–7| 3,000|
October 3| Occidental*|

* Aggie Field
* Davis, CA

| L 8–13| 2,400|
October 10| at Nevada|

* Mackay Stadium[note 1]
* Reno, NV

| L 6–28| 3,500–4,000| [2]
October 17| vs. UC Santa Barbara[note 2]*|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| L 8–10| 38,000|
October 24| at Humboldt State|

* Redwood Bowl
* Arcata, CA

| L 12–21| |
October 31| at San Francisco State|

* Cox Stadium
* San Francisco, CA

| L 0–46| |
November 7| Chico State|

* Aggie Field
* Davis, CA

| L 10–30| |
November 14| Sacramento State|

* Aggie Field
* Davis, CA (rivalry)

| L 6–21| |

* *Non-conference game

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## Notes[edit]

1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
2. ^ 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[edit]

1. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
4. ^ "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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UC Davis Aggies football

Venues|

* Sacramento Stadium (1928–1931)
* A Street Field (1932–1948)
* Toomey Field (1949–2006)
* UC Davis Health Stadium (2007–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Cal Poly SLO (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)
* Sacramento State (Causeway Classic)

Culture & lore|

* Gunrock the Mustang
* UC Davis Marching Band
* Aggie Fight
* KHTK

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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