2023 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
Record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Cody (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (4th season)
CaptainTeddy Buchanan
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 24 UC Davis   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Aggies played their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by the coaches and fifth by the media.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 120 (10)
2 UC Davis 96 (1)
3 Sacramento State 94 (1)
4 Weber State 91
5 Idaho 89
6 Montana 84
7 Eastern Washington 52
8 Portland State 45
9 Northern Arizona 44
10 Northern Colorado 37
11 Cal Poly 25
12 Idaho State 15
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Montana State 447 (26)
2 Idaho 410 (8)
3 Montana 359 (2)
4 Sacramento State 334 (3)
5 UC Davis 330
6 Weber State 320
7 Eastern Washington 216
8 Northern Arizona 178
9 Portland State 167
10 Northern Colorado 109
11 Cal Poly 103
12 Idaho State 69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce*No. 16
ESPN+W 48–104,227
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 16 (FBS) Oregon State*No. 15
P12NL 7–5535,728
September 167:00 p.m.Southern Utah*No. 16
ESPN+W 23–217,942
September 237:00 p.m.Eastern WashingtonNo. 15
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 24–2714,724
September 305:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 21
ESPN+W 31–138,744
October 74:00 p.m.No. 17 MontanadaggerNo. 20
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 23–319,576
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 22 Weber State
ESPN+W 17–167,121
October 281:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaNo. 25
ESPN+L 21–386,931
November 44:00 p.m.Portland State
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 37–238,945
November 113:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+W 21–147,001
November 182:00 p.m.No. 8 Sacramento State
ESPN+W 31–2111,622
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

References

  1. ^ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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