American college football season
The 2019 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.
Preseason[edit]
Big Sky preseason poll[edit]
The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Aggies were picked to finish in second place in both polls.[1]
Media poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
4 | Montana State | 417 |
5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
7 | Idaho State | 285 |
8 | Idaho | 248 |
9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
10 | Portland State | 178 |
11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Coaches poll Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
3 | Weber State | 124 |
4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
5 | Montana State | 100 |
6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
7 | Idaho State | 72 |
8 | Idaho | 65 |
9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
10 | Portland State | 42 |
11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |
Preseason All–Big Sky team[edit]
The Aggies had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at California* | No. 5 | | P12N | L 13–27 | 44,168 |
September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at San Diego* | No. 5 | | WCC Network via Stadium | W 38–35 | 2,427 |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Lehigh* | No. 5 | | Pluto TV | W 41–13 | 9,908 |
September 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 4 | | ESPN+ | L 16–27 | 18,425 |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Montana | No. 4 | - UC Davis Health Stadium
- Davis, CA
| RTNW | L 20–45 | 10,011 |
October 5 | 11:00 a.m. | at North Dakota | No. 12 | | Pluto TV | L 36–38 | 8,987 |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 24 | | Eleven | W 48–24 | 11,194 |
October 19 | 5:05 p.m. | at Southern Utah | No. 23 | | Pluto TV | W 33–25 | 3,156 |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 4 Weber State | No. 22 | - UC Davis Health Stadium
- Davis, CA
| Eleven | L 20–36 | 8,105 |
November 9 | 2:05 p.m. | at Portland State | | | Pluto TV | W 45–28 | 3,378 |
November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 Montana State | | - UC Davis Health Stadium
- Davis, CA
| Eleven | L 17–27 | 8,284 |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Sacramento State | | | Pluto TV | L 17–27 | 19,882 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries[edit]
At California[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Aggies | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Golden Bears | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
At San Diego[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 5 Aggies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Toreros | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountain Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
No. 5 Aggies | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
At North Dakota State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Aggies | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
No. 1 Bison | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Montana[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Grizzlies | 7 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
No. 4 Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
At North Dakota[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Aggies | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 36 |
Fighting Hawks | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
Cal Poly[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
No. 24 Aggies | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
At Southern Utah[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Aggies | 12 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
Thunderbirds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 25 |
Weber State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Wildcats | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
No. 22 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
At Portland State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
Vikings | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Montana State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Aggies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
At Sacramento State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Aggies | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 4 Hornets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | | | | |
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Coaches | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 22 | RV | | | | |
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