| 1982 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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NCAC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game—Palm Bowl, L 17–26 vs. Southwest Texas State | |
| Conference | Northern California Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–1 (5–0 NCAC) |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| No.3UC Davis $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Hayward | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Jim Sochor, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 12–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the NCAC title for the 12th consecutive season. 1982 was the team's 13th consecutive winning season. The Aggies advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they beat Northern Michigan in the quarterfinals and North Dakota State in the semifinals before losing to Southwest Texas State in the Palm Bowl, the NCAA Division II title game. The team outscored its opponents 405 to 164 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey FieldinDavis, California.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | atPacific (CA)* |
| W 23–22 | 16,988 | [1] | |
| September 25 | atCal Poly Pomona* |
| W 37–7 | 2,362 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Cal State Northridge* |
| W 30–20 | 8,200 | [3] | |
| October 9 | Cal Poly* |
| W 24–0 | 9,500–9,750 | [4][5] | |
| October 16 | No. 3Santa Clara* | No. 9 |
| W 28–7 | 10,000 | |
| October 23 | Chico State | No. 4 |
| W 28–13 | 9,600 | |
| October 30 | atSan Francisco State | No. 3 |
| W 42–6 | 3,251 | |
| November 6 | atCal State Hayward | No. 3 |
| W 41–6 | 4,100 | |
| November 13 | Sacramento State | No. 3 |
| W 51–6 | 12,700 | [6] |
| November 20 | atHumboldt State | No. 3 |
| W 31–8 | 2,500 | |
| November 27 | No. 6Northern Michigan* | No. 3 |
| W 42–21 | ||
| December 4 | No. 2North Dakota State* | No. 3 |
| W 19–14 | [7] | |
| December 11 | vs. No. 1Southwest Texas State* | No. 3 |
| L 9–34 | ||
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Quarterback Ken O'Brien was selected by the New York Jets with the 24th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft.[10][11]
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