2018 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by second–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Eastern Washington and Weber State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.
| 2018 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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Big Sky co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 29–34 vs. Eastern Washington | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 7 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
| 2018 record | 10–3 (7–1 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Robert Tucker (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Weber State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Eastern Washington +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 UC Davis +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Montana State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2017 season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.
Preseason
Polls
On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Aggies were predicted to finish in ninth place in both the coaches and media poll.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Eastern Washington | 134 (6) |
| 2 | Weber State | 124 (3) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 121 (3) |
| 4 | Idaho | 101 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 94 |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 91 |
| 7 | Montana | 82 |
| 8 | Montana State | 76 |
| 9 | UC Davis | 64 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Colorado | 30 |
| 12 | Idaho State | 29 |
| 13 | Portland State | 21 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 651 (27) |
| 2 | Weber State | 636 (19) |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 535 (1) |
| 4 | Montana | 496 (2) |
| 5 | Idaho | 483 (3) |
| 6 | Southern Utah | 449 (1) |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 415 |
| 8 | Montana State | 391 (1) |
| 9 | UC Davis | 331 (1) |
| 10 | Idaho State | 170 |
| 11 | Cal Poly | 169 |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | 166 |
| 13 | Portland State | 103 |
Preseason All-Conference Team
The Aggies had two players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]
Keelan Doss – Sr. WR. Also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.
Wes Preece – Jr. TE
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Walter Payton Award[3] | Keelan Doss | WR | SR |
| Jake Maier | QB | JR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at (FBS) San Jose State* | W 44–38 | 12,675 | |||
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | San Diego* | Pluto TV 245 | W 54–21 | 7,305 | ||
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 (FBS) Stanford* | No. 23 | P12N | L 10–30 | 31,772 | |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 21 |
| ELVN | W 44–21 | 8,179 |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at Northern Colorado | No. 16 | Pluto TV 241 | W 49–36 | 4,155 | |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Idaho State | No. 14 |
| Pluto TV 245 | W 44–37 OT | 10,849 |
| October 20 | 4:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 10 | Pluto TV 244 | W 52–10 | 8,503 | |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Montana | No. 6 | SWX | W 49–21 | 24,141 | |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 6 |
| Pluto TV 245 | W 42–20 | 7,890 |
| November 10 | 1:05 p.m. | at No. 5 Eastern Washington | No. 4 | SWX | L 20–59 | 8,789 | |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. Sacramento State | No. 9 | ELVN | W 56–13 | 2,482 | |
| December 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa* | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | W 23–16 | 8,306 |
| December 8 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Eastern Washington* | No. 7 |
| ESPN3 | L 29–34 | 5,503 |
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- The game against Sacramento State on November 17 was moved to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[4]
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at San Jose State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Aggies | 14 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 44 |
| Spartans | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Aggies | 7 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 54 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 21 Aggies | 14 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 44 |
at Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Aggies | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 36 |
Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
| No. 14 Aggies | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Aggies | 0 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 6 Aggies | 3 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 49 |
| Grizzlies | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| No. 6 Aggies | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Aggies | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 5 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 59 |
vs. Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 9 Aggies | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
FCS Playoffs
vs. Northern Iowa–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| No. 7 Aggies | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
at Eastern Washington–Quarterfinals
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Aggies | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| No. 4 Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| Coaches | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
References
- "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
- "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
- "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Causeway Classic relocated to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada". www.ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis Official Athletics Site. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
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