2020 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2020 UC Davis Aggies football team will represent the University of California, Davis during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies will be led by fourth–year head coach Dan Hawkins and play their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2020 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Plough (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (1st season)
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
(Capacity: 10,743)
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Cal Poly         
Eastern Washington         
Idaho         
Idaho State         
Northern Arizona         
Southern Utah         
UC Davis         
Weber State         
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019 season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 135 (7)
2 Montana 128 (3)
3 Montana State 121 (1)
4 Eastern Washington 118 (1)
5 Sacramento State 99 (1)
6 UC Davis 83
7 Northern Arizona 68
8 Portland State 67
9 Idaho 66
10 Cal Poly 46
11 Idaho State 37
12 Southern Utah 33
13 Northern Colorado 13
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Weber State 546 (28)
2 Montana 496 (8)
3 Montana State 493 (6)
4 Eastern Washington 438 (1)
5 Sacramento State 389
6 UC Davis 325 (1)
7 Portland State 274
8 Idaho 273
9 Northern Arizona 238
10 Cal Poly 206
11 Idaho State 133
12 Southern Utah 105
13 Northern Colorado 88

Schedule

UC Davis's game scheduled against San Diego was canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 Cal Poly
March 6 at Idaho
March 13 at Weber State
March 27 Idaho State
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
April 3 Eastern Washington
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
April 10 at Cal Poly

[3]

References

  1. "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "2020 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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