2025 UC Davis Aggies football team

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2025 UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Aggies logo.svg
Conference Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record5–1 (3–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Shelton (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (6th season)
Home stadium UC Davis Health Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Montana  3 0   6 0  
No. 5 Montana State  3 0   5 2  
No. 6 UC Davis  3 0   5 1  
Northern Colorado  1 1   3 3  
Sacramento State  1 1   3 3  
Eastern Washington  1 1   2 4  
Idaho State  1 2   2 5  
No. 19 Northern Arizona  1 2   4 3  
Cal Poly  1 2   3 4  
No. 24 Idaho  0 2   2 4  
Weber State  0 2   2 4  
Portland State  0 2   0 6  
As of October 13, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 UC Davis Aggies football team represent the University of California, Davis during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They are led by second-year head coach Tim Plough and play their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California. It is the Aggie's 106th season overall, and 14th in the Big Sky.

Contents

Preseason

Polls

On July 17, 2025, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by the coaches and third by the media. [1]

Transfers

Outgoing

PlayerPositionDestination
Robbie MascheroniWR Idaho State
Josh GaleTE Montana
Kavir Bains-MarquezS Pittsburgh
Blake CottonDB Utah

Incoming

PlayerPositionPrevious school
Cole BatsonS Boston College
Nate RutchenaTE California
Derrell PorterDL Dartmouth
Jacob PsykDL Harvard
Marquis BellDB Liberty
Khalani RiddickDB Southeast Missouri State
Ty RichardsonDB Tufts
Teeg SloneS Utah State
Josiah AllenDB UTEP
AJ HassonOL Wake Forest
Dylan MauroP Washington State
Roice CleelandOL Washington

[2] [3] [4] [5]

Players Signed into the NFL and CFL

RoundPlayer NumberNFL teamPlayerPosition
Undrafted3 New England Patriots Lan Larison RB
Undrafted7 Ottawa Redblacks Miles Hastings QB
Undrafted1 Edmonton Elks CJ Hutton WR

[6]

Schedule

On August 23, UC Davis was set to play in the FCS Kickoff in their first of three nationally televised games this season. With just 7:46 left in the fourth quarter, and Mercer having the ball with a 1st-and-10 at the UC Davis 48-yard line, the game was suspended due to lightning. [7] In the early morning hours of August 24, it was announced that the game would not resume, and that both teams had agreed to declare it a no contest despite the Aggies leading 23–17. [8]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 234:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 Mercer *No. 8 ESPN No Contest
August 307:00 p.m.at Utah Tech *No. 8 ESPN+ W 31–244,629
September 68:00 p.m.at Washington *No. 8 BTN L 10–7065,421
September 207:00 p.m. Southern Utah *No. 9ESPN+W 50–3417,217
September 277:00 p.m. Weber State No. 9
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 34–1212,238
October 45:00 p.m.at Cal Poly No. 7ESPN+W 34–2710,006
October 114:00 p.m.No. 14 Northern Arizona Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 45–249,937
October 2512:00 p.m.at Northern Colorado ESPN+
November 11:00 p.m. Idaho State
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+
November 84:00 p.m.at Idaho ESPN+
November 157:15 p.m.at Montana State ESPN2
November 221:00 p.m. Sacramento State
ESPN+

Game summaries

vs. No. 11 Mercer (FCS Kickoff)

No. 8 UC Davis Aggies (0-0) vs. No. 11 Mercer Bears (0-0) – Game summary – NO CONTEST
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 Aggies----0
No. 11 Bears----0

at Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL

  • Date: August 23
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
StatisticsUCDMER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
MercerPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Utah Tech

No. 8 UC Davis Aggies (0-0) at Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 Aggies70141031
Trailblazers3714024

at Greater Zion StadiumSt. George, UT

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 pm
  • Game attendance: 4,629
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • UTU – Ilya Uvaydov 33-yard field goal, 9:06. Trailblazers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:53.
  • UCD – Jordan Fisher 66-yard run (Hunter Ridley kick), 8:32. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34.
Second quarter
  • UTU – Eric Olsen 1-yard pass from Reggie Graf (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 0:31. Trailblazers 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:36.
Third quarter
  • UTU – Tru Tanner 45-yard pass from Reggie Graf (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 14:06. Trailblazers 17–7. Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:07.
  • UTU – Chris Street 1-yard run (Ilya Uvaydov kick), 8:01. Trailblazers 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:32.
  • UCD – Zach Jones 14-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 5:04. Trailblazers 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:57.
  • UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 20-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 2:02. Trailblazers 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:11.
Fourth quarter
  • UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 12:42. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 2:45.
  • UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 60-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 6:17. Aggies 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:52.
StatisticsUCDUTU
First downs2118
Total yards425360
Rushes–yards43–16430–81
Passing yards253272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21-31-128–44–2
Turnovers24
Time of possession27:4532:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassingCaden Pinnick21/31, 253 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingJordan Fisher16 carries, 105 yards, TD
ReceivingSamuel Gbatu Jr.4 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Utah TechPassingBronson Barben24/39, 222 yards, 2 INT
RushingBronson Barben9 carries, 28 yards
ReceivingKaden Eggett3 receptions, 58 yards

at Washington (FBS)

No. 8 UC Davis Aggies (1–0) at Washington Huskies (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 Aggies370010
Huskies (FBS)1428141470

at Husky StadiumSeattle, Washington

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 65,421
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (BTN): A.J. Kanell (play-by-play), Marcel Reece (analyst), and Alyssa Charlston (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • WASH – Jonah Coleman 15-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 12:17. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:20.
  • WASH – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 8:28. Huskies 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:55.
  • UCD – Hunter Ridley 45-yard field goal, 5:35. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:53.
Second quarter
  • WASH – Demond Williams Jr. 8-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 14:51. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:39.
  • WASH – Jonah Coleman 9-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 10:27. Huskies 28–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:12.
  • UCD – Matteo Perez 1-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley kick), 5:28. Huskies 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:59.
  • WASH – Jonah Coleman 7-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 2:36. Huskies 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:52.
  • WASH – Denzel Boston 78-yard punt return (Grady Gross kick), 1:43. Huskies 42–10.
Third quarter
  • WASH – Jonah Coleman 5-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 11:31. Huskies 49–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:18.
  • WASH – Dezmen Roebuck 47-yard pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross kick), 4:33. Huskies 56–10. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
  • WASH – Kai Horton 10-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 13:52. Huskies 63–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:03.
  • WASH – Adam Mohammed 4-yard run (Grady Gross kick), 3:02. Huskies 70–10. Drive: 13 plays, 93 yards, 7:52.
StatisticsUCDWASH
First downs1334
Total yards218628
Rushes–yards24–7646–324
Passing yards142304
Passing: compattint14–28–119–30–0
Turnovers10
Time of possession24:5235:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassingCaden Pinnick8/16, 50 yards, TD, INT
RushingCarter Vargas5 carries, 43 yards
ReceivingMitchell Dixon2 receptions, 44 yards
WashingtonPassing Demond Williams Jr. 16/25, 254 yards, TD
Rushing Jonah Coleman 15 carries, 111 yards, 5 TD
ReceivingDezmen Roebuck4 receptions, 77 yards, TD

Southern Utah

Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-2) at No. 9 UC Davis Aggies (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Thunderbirds7137734
No. 9 Aggies14821750

at UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 17,217
  • Referee: Jeff Rink
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Marsh (play-by-play) and Scott Gordon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:53) UCD – Zach Jones 11-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:36; UC Davis 7–0)
  • (7:39) UCD – Winston Williams 10-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:25; UC Davis 14–0)
  • (2:02) SUU – Gabe Nunez 28-yard pass from Bronson Barron, Jayden Rogers kick (Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:46; UC Davis 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (7:01) SUU – Braedon Wissler 15-yard pass from Bronson Barron, Jayden Rogers kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 8:02; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:57) UCD – Jordan Fisher 6-yard run, Dylan Mauro rush (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:55; UC Davis 22–14)
  • (1:15) SUU – Joshua Dye 8-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:34; UC Davis 22–20)
Third Quarter
  • (14:48) UCD – Jordan Fisher 75-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; UC Davis 29–20)
  • (11:10) SUU – Will Burns 1-yard run, Jayden Rogers kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:31; UC Davis 29–27)
  • (7:55) UCD – Mitchell Dixon 8-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:08; UC Davis 36–27)
  • (0:55) UCD – Carter Vargas 23-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:33; UC Davis 43–27)
Fourth Quarter
  • (9:29) UCD – Carter Vargas 47-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:46; UC Davis 50–27)
  • (1:15) SUU – Braedon Wissler 1-yard run, Jayden Rogers kick (Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 3:32; UC Davis 50–34)
StatisticsSUUUCD
First downs2818
Total yards549519
Rushing yards233357
Passing yards316162
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–43–113–21–0
Time of possession36:5923:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southern UtahPassingBronson Barron23/43, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJoshua Dye20 carries, 155 yards, TD
ReceivingGabe Nunez8 receptions, 106 yards, TD
UC DavisPassingCaden Pinnick13/21, 162 yards, 2 TD
RushingJordan Fisher12 carries, 170 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSamuel Gbatu Jr.3 receptions, 45 yards

Weber State

Weber State Wildcats (2-2) vs. No. 9 UC Davis Aggies (2-1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Wildcats033612
No. 9 Aggies01731434

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,238
  • Referee: Mike Bezner
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Marsh (play-by-play) and Scott Gordon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (12:13) WEB – Sloan Calder 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 6:00; Weber State 3–0)
  • (7:07) UCD – Caden Pinnick 2-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:06; UC Davis 7–3)
  • (3:47) UCD – Carter Vargas 57-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:27; UC Davis 14–3)
  • (0:00) UCD – Hunter Ridley 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 1:13; UC Davis 17–3)
Third Quarter
  • (7:44) UCD – Hunter Ridley 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:31; UC Davis 20–3)
  • (3:11) WEB – Sloan Calder 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:26; UC Davis 20–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:37) UCD – Rex Connors 2-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; UC Davis 27–6)
  • (8:59) UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 85-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 87 yards, 0:42; UC Davis 34–6)
  • (3:03) WEB – Marcus Chretien 11-yard pass from Dijon Jennings (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:51; UC Davis 34–12)
StatisticsWEBUCD
First downs1721
Total yards313469
Rushing yards138175
Passing yards175294
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–24–017–29–0
Time of possession34:2725:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Weber StatePassingJackson Gilkey14/22, 138 yards
RushingDavion Godley19 carries, 60 yards
ReceivingMarvin Session3 receptions, 44 yards
UC DavisPassingCaden Pinnick16/27, 288 yards, 2 TD
RushingCarter Vargas8 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingSamuel Gbatu Jr.4 receptions, 112 yards, TD

at Cal Poly (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)

No. 7 UC Davis Aggies (3-1) vs. Cal Poly Mustangs (3-2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 7 Aggies01371434
Mustangs7310727

at Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 5:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,006
  • Referee: Robert Quello
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chris Sylvester (play-by-play) and John Kane (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:27) CP – Logan Booher 23-yard pass from Bo Kelly, Noah Serna kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:26; Cal Poly 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:25) UCD – Zach Jones 36-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:50; Tied 7–7)
  • (7:24) CP – Gianluca Dimauro 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:01; Cal Poly 10–7)
  • (1:54) UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 6-yard pass from Caden Pinnick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:23; UC Davis 13–10)
Third Quarter
  • (7:42) CP – Noah Serna 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17; Tied 13–13)
  • (4:03) UCD – Zach Jones 6-yard pass from Caden Pinnick, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; UC Davis 20–13)
  • (1:04) CP – Logan Booher 24-yard pass from Bo Kelly, Noah Serna kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:53; Tied 20–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:20) UCD – Carter Vargas 9-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:44; UC Davis 27–20)
  • (6:05) UCD – Caden Pinnick 7-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 3:35; UC Davis 34–20)
  • (1:55) CP – Bo Kelly 1-yard pass from Michael Briscoe, Noah Serna kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:34; UC Davis 34–27)
StatisticsUCDCP
First downs2321
Total yards449342
Rushing yards13671
Passing yards313271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–26–022–39–0
Time of possession30:0929:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassingCaden Pinnick21/26, 313 yards, 3 TD
RushingCaden Pinnick11 carries, 60 yards, TD
ReceivingStacy Dobbins3 receptions, 89 yards
Cal PolyPassingBo Kelly20/37, 251 yards, 2 TD
RushingTrey Wilson11 carries, 33 yards
ReceivingLogan Booher6 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD

No. 14 Northern Arizona

No. 14 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (4-2) vs. No. 6 UC Davis Aggies (4-1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 14 Lumberjacks7010724
No. 6 Aggies37142145

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
StatisticsNAUUCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Northern ArizonaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northern Colorado

UC Davis Aggies (5-1) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aggies----0
Bears----0

at Nottingham FieldGreeley, CO

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
StatisticsUCDUNCO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern ColoradoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Idaho State

Idaho State Bengals (0-0) vs. UC Davis Aggies (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals----0
Aggies----0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
StatisticsIDSTUCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Idaho StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Idaho

UC Davis Aggies (0-0) vs. Idaho Vandals (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aggies----0
Vandals----0

at Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
StatisticsUCDIDHO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
IdahoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Montana State

UC Davis Aggies (0-0) vs. Montana State Bobcats (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Aggies----0
Bobcats----0

at Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN2
StatisticsUCDMTST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Montana StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Sacramento State (Causeway Classic)

Sacramento State Hornets (0-0) vs. UC Davis Aggies (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Hornets----0
Aggies----0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
  • TV: ESPN+
StatisticsSACUCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Sacramento StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UC DavisPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS 88999766
Coaches 75998766

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  4. "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
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