1996 UC Davis Aggies football team

1996 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Moroski (4th season)
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Saint Joseph's (IN)       9 2  
No. 17 UC Davis ^       8 5  
Albany       7 3  
New Haven       7 3  
Southern Connecticut State       7 4  
American International       6 4  
Pace       6 4  
Mercyhurst       4 5  
Mississippi College       4 6  
Western New Mexico       3 6  
Wayne State (NE)       3 7  
Quincy       1 8  
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1996 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 8–5. 1996 was the 27th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 17 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they upset top-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas in the first round. In the quarterfinals, the Aggies upset ninth-ranked Central Oklahoma at home. In the semifinals, they were defeated by sixth-ranked Carson–Newman in Jefferson City, Tennessee. The team outscored its opponents 369 to 240 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.