2019 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Plough (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Tucker (3rd season)
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Weber State +^  7 1   11 4  
No. 9 Sacramento State +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 4 Montana State ^  6 2   11 4  
No. 6 Montana ^  6 2   10 4  
Eastern Washington  6 2   7 5  
Idaho  3 5   5 7  
Portland State  3 5   5 7  
UC Davis  3 5   5 7  
Northern Arizona  2 6   4 8  
Cal Poly  2 6   3 8  
Idaho State  2 6   3 9  
Southern Utah  2 6   3 9  
Northern Colorado  2 6   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Big Sky preseason poll

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)
1Eastern Washington536 (25)
2UC Davis510 (13)
3Weber State472 (4)
4Montana State417
5Montana396 (1)
6Northern Arizona302
7Idaho State285
8Idaho248
9Cal Poly196
10Portland State178
11Southern Utah160
12Sacramento State125
13Northern Colorado90
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Eastern Washington140 (10)
2UC Davis127 (2)
3Weber State124
4Montana104 (1)
5Montana State100
6Northern Arizona88
7Idaho State72
8Idaho65
9Cal Poly56
10Portland State42
11Sacramento State40
12Southern Utah38
13Northern Colorado19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Aggies had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.at California*No. 5P12NL 13–2744,168
September 72:00 p.m.at San Diego*No. 5WCC Network via StadiumW 38–352,427
September 147:00 p.m.Lehigh*No. 5Pluto TVW 41–139,908
September 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 4ESPN+L 16–2718,425
September 281:00 p.m.No. 18 MontanaNo. 4
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
RTNWL 20–4510,011
October 511:00 a.m.at North DakotaNo. 12Pluto TVL 36–388,987
October 124:00 p.m.Cal PolydaggerNo. 24
ElevenW 48–2411,194
October 195:05 p.m.at Southern UtahNo. 23Pluto TVW 33–253,156
October 264:00 p.m.No. 4 Weber StateNo. 22
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ElevenL 20–368,105
November 92:05 p.m.at Portland StatePluto TVW 45–283,378
November 164:00 p.m.No. 10 Montana State
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ElevenL 17–278,284
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 4 Sacramento StatePluto TVL 17–2719,882
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At California

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Aggies 10 0 3 0 13
Golden Bears 0 13 7 7 27

At San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Aggies 14 7 7 10 38
Toreros 7 7 14 7 35

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 0 0 13 13
No. 5 Aggies 14 7 13 7 41

At North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Aggies 7 6 3 0 16
No. 1 Bison 7 10 3 7 27

Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Grizzlies 7 10 21 7 45
No. 4 Aggies 0 7 7 6 20

At North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Aggies 0 14 14 8 36
Fighting Hawks 14 14 7 3 38

Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 10 7 7 24
No. 24 Aggies 24 10 0 14 48

At Southern Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Aggies 12 14 7 0 33
Thunderbirds 0 7 0 18 25

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Wildcats 7 9 10 10 36
No. 22 Aggies 7 0 7 6 20

At Portland State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 7 21 45
Vikings 0 14 7 7 28

Montana State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Bobcats 7 7 0 13 27
Aggies 0 10 7 0 17

At Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 10 0 0 17
No. 4 Hornets 3 7 3 14 27

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS5554412242322RV
Coaches5444512212222RV

References

  1. "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics.
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