2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

2019 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Tucker (3rd season)
Home stadium	UC Davis Health Stadium

2019 Big Sky Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Weber State +^		7	–	1					11	–	4
No. 9 Sacramento State +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 4 Montana State ^		6	–	2					11	–	4
No. 6 Montana ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	5
Idaho		3	–	5					5	–	7
Portland State		3	–	5					5	–	7
UC Davis		3	–	5					5	–	7
Northern Arizona		2	–	6					4	–	8
Cal Poly		2	–	6					3	–	8
Idaho State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Utah		2	–	6					3	–	9
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – 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 2019 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

Preseason

Big Sky preseason poll

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Aggies were picked to finish in second place in both polls.^[1]

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	536 (25)
2	UC Davis	510 (13)
3	Weber State	472 (4)
4	Montana State	417
5	Montana	396 (1)
6	Northern Arizona	302
7	Idaho State	285
8	Idaho	248
9	Cal Poly	196
10	Portland State	178
11	Southern Utah	160
12	Sacramento State	125
13	Northern Colorado	90

Coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Eastern Washington	140 (10)
2	UC Davis	127 (2)
3	Weber State	124
4	Montana	104 (1)
5	Montana State	100
6	Northern Arizona	88
7	Idaho State	72
8	Idaho	65
9	Cal Poly	56
10	Portland State	42
11	Sacramento State	40
12	Southern Utah	38
13	Northern Colorado	19

Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Aggies had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense Jake Maier – QB Jared Harrell – WR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at California*	No. 5	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 13–27	44,168
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at San Diego*	No. 5	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	WCC Network via Stadium	W 38–35	2,427
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	No. 5	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	W 41–13	9,908
September 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 16–27	18,425
September 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Montana	No. 4	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	RTNW	L 20–45	10,011
October 5	11:00 a.m.	at North Dakota	No. 12	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV	L 36–38	8,987
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	No. 24	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	Eleven	W 48–24	11,194
October 19	5:05 p.m.	at Southern Utah	No. 23	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 33–25	3,156
October 26	4:00 p.m.	No. 4 Weber State	No. 22	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Eleven	L 20–36	8,105
November 9	2:05 p.m.	at Portland State		Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV	W 45–28	3,378
November 16	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 Montana State		UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Eleven	L 17–27	8,284
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	Pluto TV	L 17–27	19,882
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

At California

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	10	0	3	0	13
Golden Bears	0	13	7	7	27

See also: 2019 California Golden Bears football team

At San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	14	7	7	10	38
Toreros	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	13	13
No. 5 Aggies	14	7	13	7	41

See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Aggies	7	6	3	0	16
No. 1 Bison	7	10	3	7	27

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Grizzlies	7	10	21	7	45
No. 4 Aggies	0	7	7	6	20

See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Aggies	0	14	14	8	36
Fighting Hawks	14	14	7	3	38

See also: 2019 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 24 Aggies	24	10	0	14	48

See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Aggies	12	14	7	0	33
Thunderbirds	0	7	0	18	25

See also: 2019 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Wildcats	7	9	10	10	36
No. 22 Aggies	7	0	7	6	20

See also: 2019 Weber State Wildcats football team

At Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	7	21	45
Vikings	0	14	7	7	28

See also: 2019 Portland State Vikings football team

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Bobcats	7	7	0	13	27
Aggies	0	10	7	0	17

See also: 2019 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	0	0	17
No. 4 Hornets	3	7	3	14	27

See also: 2019 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	5	5	5	4	4	12	24	23	22	RV
Coaches	5	4	4	4	5	12	21	22	22	RV

References

1. "Scoreboard: Big Sky Conference preseason football polls". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
2. "Big Sky Conference announces preseason all-conference teams". MTSPX. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
3. "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
4. "2019 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics.