2016 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

2016 UC Davis Aggies football

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Ron Gould (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Kevin Daft (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Bert Watts (4th season)
Home stadium| Aggie Stadium

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings

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No. 4 Eastern Washington +^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 12 North Dakota +^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 25 Weber State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
No. 24 Cal Poly ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Southern Utah |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Northern Colorado |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Northern Arizona |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Montana |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Montana State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Portland State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
UC Davis |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Sacramento State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Idaho State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Ron Gould in his fourth and final season as head coach, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

Gould was fired on November 21.[1] He finished his tenure at UC Davis with an overall record of 12–33.

## Schedule

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September 3| 2:00 pm| at No. 24 (FBS) Oregon*|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR

| P12N| L 28–53| 53,817
September 10| 6:00 pm| Southern Oregon*|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| WBS| W 52–35| 5,433
September 17| 1:00 pm| at Wyoming*|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| CI| L 22–45| 18,781
September 24| 6:00 pm| Weber State|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| WBS| L 35–38| 8,426
October 1| 1:00 pm| at No. 4 Eastern Washington|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| RTNW| L 30–63| 10,741
October 8| 5:00 pm| at Southern Utah|

* Eccles Coliseum
* Cedar City, UT

| WBS| L 3–24| 8,107
October 15| 4:00 pm| Northern Colorado|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| WBS| W 34–21| 6,251
October 22| 6:05 pm| at No. T–17 Cal Poly|

* Alex G. Spanos Stadium
* San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)

| WBS| L 16–21| 11,075
November 5| 4:00 pm| Portland State|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| WBS| L 29–51| 5,665
November 12| 12:30 pm| at Montana State|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| RTNW| L 13–27| 15,767
November 19| 1:00 pm| Sacramento State|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)

| CSNCA| W 48–30| 6,156

* *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

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### At Oregon

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Aggies  | 7  | 0  | 14  | 7 | 28
#24 (FBS) Ducks | 8  | 17  | 14  | 14 | 53

See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team

Opening game vs. Oregon Ducks, September 3, 2016.

### Southern Oregon

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Raiders  | 14  | 7  | 0  | 14 | 35
Aggies | 21  | 14  | 10  | 7 | 52

See also: Southern Oregon Raiders football

### At Wyoming

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Aggies  | 3  | 6  | 6  | 7 | 22
Cowboys | 14  | 21  | 10  | 0 | 45

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

### Weber State

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Wildcats | 8  | 17  | 7  | 6 | 38
Aggies  | 10  | 3  | 0  | 22 | 35

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

### at Eastern Washington

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Aggies  | 0  | 23  | 7  | 0 | 30
#4 Eagles | 14  | 0  | 35  | 14 | 63

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

### At Southern Utah

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Aggies  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 3
Thunderbirds | 0  | 21  | 3  | 0 | 24

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

### Northern Colorado

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Bears  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 21
Aggies | 10  | 7  | 7  | 10 | 34

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

### At Cal Poly

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Aggies  | 6  | 3  | 0  | 7 | 16
#17–T Mustangs | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

### Portland State

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Vikings | 10  | 20  | 14  | 7 | 51
Aggies  | 6  | 10  | 0  | 13 | 29

See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

### At Montana State

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Aggies  | 7  | 6  | 0  | 0 | 13
Bobcats | 0  | 17  | 0  | 10 | 27

See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

### Sacramento State

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Hornets  | 7  | 10  | 10  | 3 | 30
Aggies | 14  | 20  | 7  | 7 | 48

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

## References

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1. ^ UC Davis fires football coach Ron Gould The Sacramento Bee November 21, 2016 Archived December 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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* Moreing Field (1925–1927)
* Sacramento Stadium (1928–1931)
* A Street Field (1932–1948)
* Toomey Field (1949–2006)
* UC Davis Health Stadium (2007–present)

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* Sacramento State: Causeway Classic

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