2002 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2002 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. They played as a Division II independent in 2002. They would stay an independent until 2004 when they became a charter member of the Great West Conference (GWC).

2002 UC Davis Aggies football
Division II 1st Round, W 24–6 vs. Central Washington
Division II Quarterfinal, L 20–27 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
AFCANo. 14
2002 record9–3
Head coach
Home stadiumToomey Field
(Capacity: 10,111)
2002 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 UC Davis ^   –     9 –3  
New Haven   –     4 –6  
Quincy   –     4 –7  
Saint Joseph's (IN)   –     4 –7  
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2002 Aggies were led by tenth-year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the regular season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2). This was the 33rd consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record.

At the end of the season the Aggies were ranked #14 and were invited to the Division II playoffs for the seventh year in a row. In the first round they upset previously unbeaten and 5th-ranked Central Washington in Ellensburg, Washington. In the second round (quarterfinal) they were upset by 20th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. This was the fifth time in seven years the Aggies faced the Javelinas in the Division II playoffs. The loss brought the Aggies final record to nine wins and three losses (9–3). The Aggies outscored their opponents 368–223 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 7at No. 1 Grand Valley StateNo. 6
L 17–24
September 14Abilene ChristianNo. 11
W 34–17
September 21North Dakota StateNo. 10
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 35–7
September 28at Western OregonNo. 10
W 64–20
October 5at Sacramento State[note 1]No. 9
W 38–2115,892[1]
October 19Humboldt StateNo. 6
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 49–14
October 26at Cal Poly[note 2]No. 5
W 28–14
November 2Saint Mary'sNo. 5
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 31–28
November 9at No. 6 Central WashingtonNo. 5
L 14–38
November 16at Western WashingtonNo. 14
W 14–7
November 23at No. 5 Central WashingtonNo. 14
W 24–6
November 30at No. 20 Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 14
L 20–27

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NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes
  1. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. "2003 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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