2018 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

2018 UC Davis Aggies football

Big Sky co-champion

NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 29–34 vs. Eastern Washington

Conference| Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS| No. 7
FCS Coaches| No. 8
Record| 10–3 (7–1 Big Sky)
Head coach|

* Dan Hawkins (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Tim Plough (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Robert Tucker (2nd season)
Home stadium| Aggie Stadium

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Big Sky Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 6 Weber State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 2 Eastern Washington +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 3  |
No. 7 UC Davis +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 17 Montana State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Idaho State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Montana |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Cal Poly |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Northern Arizona |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Portland State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Idaho |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Northern Colorado |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Southern Utah |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Sacramento State |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - 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 2018 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, sharing the Big Sky titlewith Eastern Washington and Weber State. UC Davis received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

## Preseason

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### Polls

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On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Aggies were predicted to finish in ninth place in both the coaches and media poll.[1]

Coaches poll  Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)

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1  | Eastern Washington  | 134 (6)
2  | Weber State  | 124 (3)
3  | Northern Arizona  | 121 (3)
4  | Idaho  | 101 (1)
5  | Sacramento State  | 94
6  | Southern Utah  | 91
7  | Montana  | 82
8  | Montana State  | 76
9  | UC Davis | 64
10  | Cal Poly  | 40
11  | Northern Colorado  | 30
12  | Idaho State  | 29
13  | Portland State  | 21
Media poll  Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)

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1  | Eastern Washington  | 651 (27)
2  | Weber State  | 636 (19)
3  | Northern Arizona  | 535 (1)
4  | Montana  | 496 (2)
5  | Idaho  | 483 (3)
6  | Southern Utah  | 449 (1)
7  | Sacramento State  | 415
8  | Montana State  | 391 (1)
9  | UC Davis | 331 (1)
10  | Idaho State  | 170
11  | Cal Poly  | 169
12  | Northern Colorado  | 166
13  | Portland State  | 103

### Preseason All-Conference Team

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The Aggies had two players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Keelan Doss – Sr. WR. Also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.

Wes Preece – Jr. TE

### Award watch lists

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Award  | Player  | Position  | Year

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Walter Payton Award[3] | Keelan Doss  | WR  | SR
Jake Maier | QB  | JR

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 30| 7:00 p.m.| at San Jose State*| |

* CEFCU Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| | W 44–38| 12,675
September 8| 7:00 p.m.| San Diego*| |

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| Pluto TV 245| W 54–21| 7,305
September 15| 11:00 a.m.| at No. 9 (FBS) Stanford*| No. 23|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, CA

| P12N| L 10–30| 31,772
September 22| 7:00 p.m.| Idaho| No. 21|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| ELVN| W 44–21| 8,179
October 6| 11:00 a.m.| at Northern Colorado| No. 16|

* Nottingham Field
* Greeley, CO

| Pluto TV 241| W 49–36| 4,155
October 13| 4:00 p.m.| Idaho State| No. 14|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| Pluto TV 245| W 44–37 OT| 10,849
October 20| 4:05 p.m.| at Cal Poly| No. 10|

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

| Pluto TV 244| W 52–10| 8,503
October 27| 1:00 p.m.| at Montana| No. 6|

* Washington–Grizzly Stadium
* Missoula, MT

| SWX| W 49–21| 24,141
November 3| 1:00 p.m.| Northern Arizona| No. 6|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA

| Pluto TV 245| W 42–20| 7,890
November 10| 1:05 p.m.| at No. 5 Eastern Washington| No. 4|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA

| SWX| L 20–59| 8,789
November 17| 1:00 p.m.| vs. Sacramento State| No. 9|

* Mackay Stadium[a]
* Reno, NV (Causeway Classic)

| ELVN| W 56–13| 2,482
December 1| 4:00 p.m.| Northern Iowa*| No. 7|

* Aggie Stadium
* Davis, CA (NCAA Division I Second Round)

| ESPN3| W 23–16| 8,306
December 8| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 4 Eastern Washington*| No. 7|

* Roos Field
* Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)

| ESPN3| L 29–34| 5,503

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Pacific time

1. ^ The game against Sacramento State on November 17 was moved to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.[4]

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## Game summaries

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### At San Jose State

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Aggies | 14  | 21  | 2  | 7 | 44
Spartans  | 14  | 7  | 10  | 7 | 38

See also: 2018 San Jose State Spartans football team

### San Diego

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Toreros  | 0  | 0  | 21  | 0 | 21
Aggies | 7  | 13  | 7  | 27 | 54

See also: 2018 San Diego Toreros football team

### At Stanford

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No. 23 Aggies  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 10
No. 9 (FBS) Cardinal | 0  | 17  | 10  | 3 | 30

See also: 2018 Stanford Cardinal football team

### Idaho

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Vandals  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 14 | 21
No. 21 Aggies | 14  | 13  | 17  | 0 | 44

See also: 2018 Idaho Vandals football team

### At Northern Colorado

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No. 16 Aggies | 14  | 14  | 14  | 7 | 49
Bears  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 26 | 36

See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team

### Idaho State

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Bengals  | 9  | 14  | 7  | 7| 0 | 37
No. 14 Aggies | 7  | 7  | 8  | 15| 7 | 44

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team

### At Cal Poly

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No. 10 Aggies | 0  | 31  | 7  | 14 | 52
Mustangs  | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0 | 10

See also: 2018 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

### At Montana

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No. 6 Aggies | 3  | 0  | 10  | 36 | 49
Grizzlies  | 7  | 14  | 0  | 0 | 21

See also: 2018 Montana Grizzlies football team

### Northern Arizona

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Lumberjacks  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 14 | 20
No. 6 Aggies | 21  | 0  | 7  | 14 | 42

See also: 2018 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

### At Eastern Washington

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No. 4 Aggies  | 10  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 20
No. 5 Eagles | 7  | 14  | 14  | 24 | 59

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

### Vs. Sacramento State

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Hornets  | 3  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 13
No. 9 Aggies | 14  | 21  | 7  | 14 | 56

See also: 2018 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

## FCS Playoffs

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### Vs. Northern Iowa–Second Round

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Panthers  | 6  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 16
No. 7 Aggies | 10  | 6  | 7  | 0 | 23

See also: 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

### At Eastern Washington–Quarterfinals

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No. 7 Aggies  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 8 | 29
No. 4 Eagles | 7  | 7  | 0  | 20 | 34

See also: 2018 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

## Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| Final
STATS FCS| RV| RV| 23| 21| 19| 16| 14| 10| 6| 6| 4| 9| 7| 7
Coaches| —| RV| RV| 25| 22| 21| 19| 16| 13| 9| 7| 11| 7| 8

## References

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1. ^ "Eastern Washington Picked to Win the Big Sky".
2. ^ "Doss, Buss Headline Big Sky Football Preseason All-Conference Team".
3. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
4. ^ "Causeway Classic relocated to Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada". www.ucdavisaggies.com. UC Davis Official Athletics Site. November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
5. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

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UC Davis Aggies football

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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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* Bowl games
* Cal Poly: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
* Sacramento State: Causeway Classic

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* Gunrock the Mustang
* UC Davis Marching Band
* Aggie Fight
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Big Sky Conference football champions

College Division / Division II|

* Idaho State (1963)
* Montana State (1964)
* Weber State & Idaho (1965)
* Montana State (1966)
* Montana State (1967)
* Idaho, Montana State, & Weber State (1968)
* Montana (1969)
* Montana (1970)
* Idaho (1971)
* Montana State (1972)
* Boise State (1973)
* Boise State (1974)
* Boise State (1975)
* Montana State (1976)
* Boise State (1977)

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* Northern Arizona (1978)
* Montana State (1979)
* Boise State (1980)
* Idaho State (1981)
* Montana, Idaho, & Montana State (1982)
* Nevada (1983)
* Montana State (1984)
* Idaho (1985)
* Nevada (1986)
* Idaho (1987)
* Idaho (1988)
* Idaho (1989)
* Nevada (1990)
* Nevada (1991)
* Idaho & Eastern Washington (1992)
* Montana (1993)
* Boise State (1994)
* Montana (1995)
* Montana (1996)
* Eastern Washington (1997)
* Montana (1998)
* Montana (1999)
* Montana (2000)
* Montana (2001)
* Montana, Montana State, & Idaho State (2002)
* Montana State, Montana, & Northern Arizona (2003)
* Montana & Eastern Washington (2004)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Montana (2005)
* Montana (2006)
* Montana (2007)
* Weber State & Montana (2008)
* Montana (2009)
* Montana State & Eastern Washington (2010)
* Montana State & Montana (2011)
* Eastern Washington, Montana State, & Cal Poly (2012)
* Eastern Washington (2013)
* Eastern Washington (2014)
* Southern Utah (2015)
* Eastern Washington & North Dakota (2016)
* Southern Utah & Weber State (2017)
* Eastern Washington, UC Davis, & Weber State (2018)
* Sacramento State & Weber State (2019)
* Weber State (2020)
* Sacramento State (2021)
* Montana State & Sacramento State (2022)
* Montana (2023)
* Montana State (2024)

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