2023 UC Davis Aggies football team
The 2023 UC Davis football team will represent 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 play their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
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STATS | No. 25 |
FCS Coaches | No. 25 |
Record | 4–3 (2–2 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Cody (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Matt Coombs (4th season) |
Home stadium | UC Davis Health Stadium (capacity: 10,743) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Montana State | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Montana | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Idaho | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Sacramento State | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 UC Davis | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce* | No. 16 | ESPN+ | W 48–10 | 4,227 | |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 (FBS) Oregon State* | No. 15 | P12N | L 7–55 | 35,728 | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 16 | ESPN+ | W 23–21 | 7,942 | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | No. 15 |
| ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 14,724 |
September 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Cal Poly | No. 21 | ESPN+ | W 31–13 | 8,744 | |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 17 Montana![]() | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | L 23–31 | 9,576 |
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Weber State | ESPN+ | W 17–16 | 7,121 | ||
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | No. 25 | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Portland State |
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November 11 | 3:00 p.m. | at Idaho State | ESPN+ | ||||
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Sacramento State |
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Conference opponents not scheduled this season: Idaho, Montana State, Northern Colorado
References
- "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- "2023 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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