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
Seasons
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2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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)
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

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.at California*No. 5
P12NL 13–2744,168
September 72:00 p.m.at San Diego*No. 5
WCC Network via StadiumW 38–352,427
September 147:00 p.m.Lehigh*No. 5
Pluto TVW 41–139,908
September 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*No. 4
ESPN+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. 12
Pluto TVL 36–388,987
October 124:00 p.m.Cal PolydaggerNo. 24
ElevenW 48–2411,194
October 195:05 p.m.at Southern UtahNo. 23
Pluto 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 State
Pluto 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 State
Pluto 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

See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team

At San Diego

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

See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

Lehigh

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

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

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

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Montana

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

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

At North Dakota

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

See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Cal Poly

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

See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At Southern Utah

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

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Weber State

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

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

At Portland State

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

See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team

Montana State

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

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Sacramento State

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

See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

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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