2008 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record5–7 (2–1 GWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Moroski (16th season)
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Great West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Cal Poly $^   3 – 0     8 – 3  
UC Davis   2 – 1     5 – 7  
North Dakota   1 – 2     6 – 4  
South Dakota   1 – 2     6 – 5  
Southern Utah   1 – 3     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Great West Conference (GWC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the GWC. The team outscored its opponents 342 to 326 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

The GWC had previously been a football-only conference, but began sports other sports in the 2008–09 school year.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at San Jose State*
L 10–1318,730
September 6at No. 22 Central Arkansas*
L 21–2410,188
September 13Portland State*
W 38–248,107
September 20at No. 4 Montana*
L 24–2925,209
September 27at Northeastern*
L 10–271,137
October 4Northern Colorado*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 34–309,675
October 11Southern Utah
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 49–2610,849
October 18Iona*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 55–246,271
October 25North Dakota
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 34–218,876
November 8Sacramento State*
L 19–2910,317[1]
November 15at No. 3 Cal Poly
L 28–5111,075
November 22at San Diego*
L 20–284,503

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UC Davis players in the NFL

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

The following finished their UC Davis career in 2008, were not drafted, but played in the NFL:

Player Position First NFL team
Jonathan Compas Guard 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "California - Davis Yearly Results". Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "2009 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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