2020 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record3–2 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Plough (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (1st season)
CaptainConnor Airey, Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., Kooper Richardson, Bryce Rodgers
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Weber State $^   5 – 0     5 – 1  
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^   5 – 1     5 – 2  
No. 14 UC Davis   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Northern Arizona   3 – 2     3 – 2  
Idaho State   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Idaho   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Southern Utah   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Cal Poly‡   0 – 3     0 – 3  
Montana†   –     2 – 0  
Portland State†   –     0 – 1  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Montana and Portland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games.
    ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 3–2 with an identical mark in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

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]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
March 6 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Idaho
Pluto TV W 27–17
March 13 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 Weber State No. 23
KJZZ-TV/Pluto TV L 13–18
March 20 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. 21
CW31/Pluto TV W 73–24
March 27 Idaho State No. 15
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
 CW31/Pluto TV W 31–27
April 3 No. 9 Eastern Washington No. 11
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
 CW31/Pluto TV L 22–32
April 10 1:00 p.m at Cal Poly No. 13
Canceled[a]

[4][5] [6]

  1. ^ On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season, citing safety issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous injuries to players.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cal Poly Opts Out of Remainder of 2020-21 Spring Football Season". Cal Poly. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics.
  6. ^ "2020 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.


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