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American college football season
The 2021 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The season Led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins , the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. UC Davis received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff, where they lost to South Dakota State in the first round. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California .
Preseason [ edit ]
On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(7)
2
Montana
(3)
3
Eastern Washington
(2)
4
Montana State
(1)
5
Sacramento State
(1)
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Cal Poly
13
Northern Colorado
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Weber State
(14)
2
Montana
(4)
3
Eastern Washington'
(3)
4
Montana State
(3)
5
Sacramento State
6
UC Davis
7
Northern Arizona
8
Idaho
9
Idaho State
10
Portland State
11
Southern Utah
12
Northern Colorado
13
Cal Poly
Preseason All–Big Sky team [ edit ]
The Aggies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]
Offense
Connor Pettek – C
Defense
Bryce Rodgers – DT
Special teams
Daniel Whelan – K
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 4:30 p.m. at Tulsa * No. 23 ESPN+ W 19–1715,085
September 11 1:00 p.m. at San Diego * No. 14 W 53–71,712
September 18 7:00 p.m. Dixie State * No. 14 ESPN+ W 60–279,865
September 25 5:00 p.m. at No. 14 Weber State No. 12 ESPN+ W 17–146,802
October 2 7:00 p.m. Idaho No. 8 UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA ESPN+ W 27–2011,622
October 9 12:00 p.m. at Idaho State No. 7 ESPN+ L 17–275,206
October 16 5:00 p.m. Northern Colorado No. 13 UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA ESPN+ W 32–310,963
October 23 5:00 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 10 ESPN+ W 24–139,573
November 6 12:00 p.m. at Northern Arizona No. 8 ESPN+ W 40–246,088
November 13 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Eastern Washington No. 6 UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA ESPN+ L 20–387,344
November 20 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Sacramento State No. 10 ESPN+ L 7–2712,315
November 27 12:00 p.m. at No. 11 South Dakota State * No. 14 ESPN+ L 24–563,681
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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Game summaries [ edit ]
At Tulsa [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 23 Aggies
7
3
3
6
19
Golden Hurricane
3
7
7
0
17
At San Diego [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Aggies
16
6
14
17
53
Toreros
0
0
7
0
7
Dixie State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Trailblazers
7
6
14
0
27
No. 14 Aggies
15
21
3
21
60
At No. 14 Weber State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Aggies
0
7
3
7
17
No. 14 Wildcats
0
7
7
0
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Vandals
6
7
7
0
20
No. 8 Aggies
3
10
0
14
27
At Idaho State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Aggies
0
3
0
14
17
Bengals
14
10
0
3
27
Northern Colorado [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
3
3
No. 13 Aggies
0
11
7
14
32
At Cal Poly [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 10 Aggies
0
10
14
0
24
Mustangs
0
7
6
0
13
At Northern Arizona [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Aggies
8
12
17
3
40
Lumberjacks
14
3
0
7
24
No. 7 Eastern Washington [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Eagles
0
14
10
14
38
No. 6 Aggies
7
3
7
3
20
No. 11 Sacramento State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Hornets
7
17
3
0
27
No. 10 Aggies
0
0
0
7
7
Ranking movements [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS 23 14 14 12 8 7 13 10 9 8 6 10 14 17 Coaches 21 12 12 10 8 8 12 10 9 7 4 11 16 16
References [ edit ]
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