2023 UC Davis Aggies football team

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2023 UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Aggies logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
Record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Cody (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (4th season)
CaptainTeddy Buchanan
Home stadium UC Davis Health Stadium
Seasons
←  2022
2024 →
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Montana $^  7 –1   12 –1  
No. 4 Idaho ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 5 Montana State ^  6 –2   8 –4  
Northern Arizona  5 –3   5 –6  
No. 25 UC Davis  5 –3   7 –4  
No. 15 Sacramento State ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Portland State  4 –4   5 –6  
Weber State  4 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Washington  3 –5   4 –7  
Idaho State  3 –5   3 –8  
Cal Poly  1 –7   3 –8  
Northern Colorado  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 UC Davis football team 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.

Contents

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana State120 (10)
2UC Davis96 (1)
3Sacramento State94 (1)
4Weber State91
5Idaho89
6Montana84
7Eastern Washington52
8Portland State45
9Northern Arizona44
10Northern Colorado37
11Cal Poly25
12Idaho State15
Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Montana State447 (26)
2Idaho410 (8)
3Montana359 (2)
4Sacramento State334 (3)
5UC Davis330
6Weber State320
7Eastern Washington216
8Northern Arizona178
9Portland State167
10Northern Colorado109
11Cal Poly103
12Idaho State69

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce *No. 16
 ESPN+ W 48–104,227
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 16 (FBS) Oregon State *No. 15
 P12N L 7–5535,728
September 167:00 p.m. Southern Utah *No. 16
ESPN+W 23–217,942
September 237:00 p.m. Eastern Washington No. 15
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 24–2714,724
September 305:00 p.m.at Cal Poly No. 21
ESPN+W 31–138,744
October 74:00 p.m.No. 17 Montana Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 23–319,576
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 22 Weber State
ESPN+W 17–167,121
October 281:00 p.m.at Northern Arizona No. 25
ESPN+L 21–386,931
November 44:00 p.m. Portland State
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 37–238,945
November 113:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+W 21–147,001
November 182:00 p.m.No. 8 Sacramento State
ESPN+W 31–2111,622
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2023 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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