University of California - Davis
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Name History:
| University Farm School | 1909-22 |
| North Branch of College of Agriculture | 1922-38 |
| College of Agriculture at Davis | 1938-59 |
| University of California, Davis | 1959-date |
Baseball Team History
| Year | Record | Coach |
| 1938 | 7-7 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1939 | 9-16 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1940 | 5-9 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1941 | 3-7 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1942 | 5-8-1 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1943-45 No Team | ||
| 1946 | 1-14 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1947 | 12-12 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1948 | 7-14 | Vernard B. Hickey |
| 1949 | 6-19 | Carl Boyer |
| 1950 | 9-17 | Carl Boyer |
| 1951 | 10-10 | Carl Boyer |
| 1952 | 2-16 | Carl Boyer |
| 1953 | 7-14 | Willard S. Lotter |
| 1954 | 8-18 | Willard S. Lotter |
| 1955 | 9-16 | Willard S. Lotter |
| 1956 | 4-18 | Willard S. Lotter |
| 1957 | 11-18 | Willard S. Lotter |
| 1958 | 6-14 | Willard S. Lotter |
| 1959 | 7-12 | George A. Stromgren |
| 1960 | 3-16 | Jim Sells |
| 1961 | 7-12 | William L. Lakie |
| 1962 | 5-20 | William L. Lakie |
| 1963 | 12-12 | William L. Lakie |
| 1964 | 12-16 | William L. Lakie |
| 1965 | 6-20 | William L. Lakie |
| 1966 | 7-26 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1967 | 18-15 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1968 | 14-20 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1969 | 18-18 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1970 | 16-25 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1971 | 21-22 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1972 | 32-19-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1973 | 22-20-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1974 | 25-21 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1975 | 25-23-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1976 | 27-25-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1977 | 22-26 | Fred Zimmerman/Ray O’Neill |
| 1978 | 26-23-2 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1979 | 29-21 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1980 | 19-26-2 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1981 | 18-27 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1982 | 20-21-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1983 | 19-19 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1984 | 24-24 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1985 | 30-19 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1986 | 26-22 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1987 | 16-34 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1988 | 22-29-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1989 | 23-29-2 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1990 | 29-25-2 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1991 | 26-26 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1992 | 27-18 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1993 | 43-14 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1994 | 37-12 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1995 | 31-32 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1996 | 34-22 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1997 | 29-27 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1998 | 22-22-1 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 1999 | 32-25 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 2000 | 26-27 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 2001 | 26-28 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 2002 | 33-26 | Phillip S. Swimley |
| 2003 | 36-24 | Rex W. Peters |
| 2004 | 37-15-1 | Rex W. Peters |
| 2005 | 27-29 | Rex W. Peters |
| 2006 | 18-34 | Rex W. Peters |
Major League Players
| Name | Birthplace | Dates Played at College | Major League Debut |
| Steven E. Brown | San Francisco, CA | 1975-78 | 8/1/1983 |
| bold | member of UC Davis Hall of Fame |
Conference Affiliations:
| Far Western Conference | 1947-81 |
| Northern California Athletic Conference | 1982-98 |
| California Collegiate Athletic Association | 1999-date |
Highlights:
Far Western Conference champion 1973, 1976, 1979... Northern California Athletic Conference champion 1984-85, 1990, 1993-94
Division II World Series participant 1995, 2003
Division II All-America selections (First-Team)
| 1971 | Sam Vindy (ABCA) |
| 1973 | John Repetto (ABCA) |
