2020 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2020 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by fourth–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| 2020 record | 3–2 (3–2 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Coombs (1st season) |
| Captain | Connor Airey, Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., Kooper Richardson, Bryce Rodgers |
| Home stadium | UC Davis Health Stadium (capacity: 10,743) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2019 season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.
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]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 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]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| 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 |
| CW31/Pluto TV | W 31–27 | ||||
| April 3 | No. 9 Eastern Washington | No. 11 |
| CW31/Pluto TV | L 22–32 | ||||
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m | at Cal Poly | No. 13 | Canceled[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
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- 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
- "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "Cal Poly Opts Out of Remainder of 2020-21 Spring Football Season". Cal Poly. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- "2020 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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