The 1972 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(FWC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach

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, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title for the second consecutive season. 1972 was the third consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was invited to play in one of the four

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regional finals, the

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, in the

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, where the Aggies lost to UMass. The team outscored its opponents 278 to 228 for the season. The Aggies played home games at

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was selected by the

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as the first-team quarterback on the 1972 Little All-America college football team.

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