2021 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2021 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2021 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.
| 2021 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 24–56 vs. South Dakota State | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 17 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 16 |
| 2021 record | 8–4 (5–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Cody Hawkins (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Coombs (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | UC Davis Health Stadium (capacity: 10,743) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Sacramento State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Montana State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Eastern Washington ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Montana ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 UC Davis ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 3–2 in a tie for third place.
Preseason
Polls
On July 26, 2021, 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 | (7) |
| 2 | Montana | (3) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | (2) |
| 4 | Montana State | (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Cal Poly | |
| 13 | Northern Colorado |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | (14) |
| 2 | Montana | (4) |
| 3 | Eastern Washington' | (3) |
| 4 | Montana State | (3) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | |
| 6 | UC Davis | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | |
| 8 | Idaho | |
| 9 | Idaho State | |
| 10 | Portland State | |
| 11 | Southern Utah | |
| 12 | Northern Colorado | |
| 13 | Cal Poly |
Preseason All–Big Sky team
The Aggies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
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Offense Connor Pettek – C |
Defense Bryce Rodgers – DT |
Special Teams Daniel Whelan – K |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 4:30 p.m. | at Tulsa (FBS)* | No. 23 | ESPN+ | W 19–17 | 15,085 | |
| September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at San Diego* | No. 14 | W 53–7 | 1,712 | ||
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Dixie State* | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 60–27 | 9,865 | |
| September 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Weber State | No. 12 | ESPN+ | W 17–14 | 6,802 | |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 11,622 |
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | No. 7 | ESPN+ | L 17–27 | 5,206 | |
| October 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Northern Colorado | No. 13 |
| ESPN+ | W 32–3 | 10,963 |
| October 23 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 24–13 | 9,573 | |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | No. 8 | ESPN+ | W 40–24 | 6,088 | |
| November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 Eastern Washington | No. 6 |
| ESPN+ | L 20–38 | 7,344 |
| November 20 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 Sacramento State | No. 10 |
| ESPN+ | L 7–27 | 12,315 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 South Dakota State* | No. 14 | ESPN+ | L 24–56 | 3,681 | |
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Game summaries
at Tulsa
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Aggies | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Golden Hurricane | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 14 Aggies | 16 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 53 |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Dixie State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trailblazers | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| No. 14 Aggies | 15 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 60 |
at No. 14 Weber State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 12 Aggies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 14 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Idaho
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Vandals | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 8 Aggies | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
at Idaho State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Aggies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Bengals | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Northern Colorado
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 13 Aggies | 0 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 32 |
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 10 Aggies | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Aggies | 8 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 40 |
| Lumberjacks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
No. 7 Eastern Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Eagles | 0 | ||||
| No. 6 Aggies | 0 |
No. 11 Sacramento State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Hornets | 0 | ||||
| No. 10 Aggies | 0 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS | 23 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 |
| Coaches | 21 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
References
- "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- "UC Davis trio earns Preseason All-Big Sky". ucdavisaggies.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- "2021 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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