Week 7: Northern Arizona (2-4) @ UC Davis (1-4) https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/bob-dunning-uc-davis-spirits-good-in-welcoming-northern-arizona/?fbclid=IwAR0ecco_06vNyL1uFxVJUZdg5_smeRNpoz1Gpd8DdL2nY81tLyNlBqfdG2c
“ Hawkins is fond of reminding his charges of 1981, his junior year as an Aggie fullback, when UC Davis opened the season with — you guessed it — a 1-4 record in what back then was just a 10-game season.
Even more discouraging, the fourth loss was an overwhelming 30-0 setback to arch-rival Cal Poly, after which UCD head coach Jim Sochor had a long discussion at midfield with starting quarterback Ken O’Brien, who went on to be a first-round selection in the NFL draft.
What Hawkins pointed out was that after that 1-4 start 41 years ago, the Aggies won their last five games — four of them by single digits — and claimed their 11th straight conference title in a streak that would reach 20 consecutive championships.“