2018 UC Davis Aggies football
Big Sky co-champion
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record10–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Plough (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Tucker (2nd season)
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
2018 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Weber State +^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 7 UC Davis +^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 17 Montana State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
Idaho State  5 –3   6 –5  
Montana  4 –4   6 –5  
Cal Poly  4 –4   5 –6  
Northern Arizona  3 –4   4 –6  
Portland State  3 –5   4 –7  
Idaho  3 –5   4 –7  
Northern Colorado  2 –6   2 –9  
Southern Utah  1 –7   1 –10  
Sacramento State  0 –7   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – 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 2018 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky titlewith Eastern Washington and Weber State. UC Davis received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Aggies were predicted to finish in ninth place in both the coaches and media poll.[1]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 134 (6)
2 Weber State 124 (3)
3 Northern Arizona 121 (3)
4 Idaho 101 (1)
5 Sacramento State 94
6 Southern Utah 91
7 Montana 82
8 Montana State 76
9 UC Davis 64
10 Cal Poly 40
11 Northern Colorado 30
12 Idaho State 29
13 Portland State 21
Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Eastern Washington 651 (27)
2 Weber State 636 (19)
3 Northern Arizona 535 (1)
4 Montana 496 (2)
5 Idaho 483 (3)
6 Southern Utah 449 (1)
7 Sacramento State 415
8 Montana State 391 (1)
9 UC Davis 331 (1)
10 Idaho State 170
11 Cal Poly 169
12 Northern Colorado 166
13 Portland State 103

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Aggies had two players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Keelan Doss – Sr. WR. Also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.

Wes Preece – Jr. TE

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[3] Keelan Doss WR SR
Jake Maier QB JR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at San Jose State*
W 44–3812,675
September 87:00 p.m.San Diego*
Pluto TV 245W 54–217,305
September 1511:00 a.m.at No. 9 (FBS) Stanford*No. 23
P12NL 10–3031,772
September 227:00 p.m.IdahoNo. 21
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ELVNW 44–218,179
October 611:00 a.m.at Northern ColoradoNo. 16
Pluto TV 241W 49–364,155
October 134:00 p.m.Idaho StateNo. 14
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
Pluto TV 245W 44–37 OT10,849
October 204:05 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 10
Pluto TV 244W 52–108,503
October 271:00 p.m.at MontanaNo. 6
SWXW 49–2124,141
November 31:00 p.m.Northern ArizonaNo. 6
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
Pluto TV 245W 42–207,890
November 101:05 p.m.at No. 5 Eastern WashingtonNo. 4
SWXL 20–598,789
November 171:00 p.m.vs. Sacramento StateNo. 9
ELVNW 56–132,482
December 14:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*No. 7
ESPN3W 23–168,306
December 81:00 p.m.at No. 4 Eastern Washington*No. 7
  • Roos Field
  • Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
ESPN3L 29–345,503
  1. ↑ The game against Sacramento State on November 17 was moved to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[4]

[5]

Game summaries

At San Jose State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 14 21 2 7 44
Spartans 14 7 10 7 38

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 21 0 21
Aggies 7 13 7 27 54

At Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Aggies 3 0 0 7 10
No. 9 (FBS) Cardinal 0 17 10 3 30

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 0 7 0 14 21
No. 21 Aggies 14 13 17 0 44

At Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Aggies 14 14 14 7 49
Bears 0 10 0 26 36

Idaho State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bengals 9 14 7 70 37
No. 14 Aggies 7 7 8 157 44

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Aggies 0 31 7 14 52
Mustangs 10 0 0 0 10

At Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Aggies 3 0 10 36 49
Grizzlies 7 14 0 0 21

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 6 0 14 20
No. 6 Aggies 21 0 7 14 42

At Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Aggies 10 7 3 0 20
No. 5 Eagles 7 14 14 24 59

Vs. Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 7 3 0 13
No. 9 Aggies 14 21 7 14 56

FCS Playoffs

Vs. Northern Iowa–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 6 0 7 3 16
No. 7 Aggies 10 6 7 0 23

At Eastern Washington–Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Aggies 0 14 7 8 29
No. 4 Eagles 7 7 0 20 34

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRV232119161410664977
Coaches—RVRV252221191613971178

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
  2. ↑ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
  3. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Causeway Classic relocated to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada". www.ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis Official Athletics Site. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
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