2017 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by first–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.
| 2017 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 2017 record | 5–6 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Robert Tucker (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Southern Utah +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Eastern Washington | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place.
On November 21, 2016, head coach Ron Gould was fired.[2][3] He finished at UC Davis with a four-year record of 12–33. On November 30, the school hired Dan Hawkins as head coach.[4][5][6]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at (FBS) San Diego State* | Stadium | L 17–38 | 46,132 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego* | Pluto TV | W 35–7 | 6,588 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Portland State* | ELVN | W 37–14 | 4,442 | |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Weber State | Pluto TV | L 3–41 | 9,450 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | North Dakota |
| ELVN | W 48–24 | 9,508 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 Eastern Washington |
| Pluto TV | L 38–41 | 8,158 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | Pluto TV | L 31–45 | 5,093 | |
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly |
| Pluto TV | W 31–28 | 10,503 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | Pluto TV | W 56–17 | 5,762 | |
| November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Southern Utah |
| Pluto TV | L 27–47 | 6,715 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | Pluto TV | L 47–52 | 11,828 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Portland State on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.
Game summaries
at San Diego State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Aztecs | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Portland State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 23 Wildcats | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Hawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Aggies | 21 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 48 |
Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Eagles | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Aggies | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 21 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 56 |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Thunderbirds | 14 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 47 |
| Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 47 |
| Hornets | 17 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
References
- "UC Davis announces 2017 football schedule". UCDAVISAGGIES.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- Paterson, Bill (2016-11-21). "UC Davis fires football coach Ron Gould". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Gould is out as UC Davis football coach". Davis Enterprise. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- Paterson, Bill (2016-11-29). "Dan Hawkins comes home to 're-energize' UC Davis football program". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "UC Davis hires Dan Hawkins as football coach". AP News. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Former Boise State football coach Dan Hawkins hired at UC Davis". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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