The 2020 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 3–2 with an identical mark in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.
| 2020 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| Record | 3–2 (3–2 Big Sky) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tim Plough (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Matt Coombs (1st season) |
| Captain | Connor Airey, Ulonzo Gilliam Jr., Kooper Richardson, Bryce Rodgers |
| Home stadium | UC Davis Health Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Weber State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Eastern Washington ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 UC Davis | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly‡ | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana† | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State† | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
editPolls
editOn July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | 135 (7) |
| 2 | Montana | 128 (3) |
| 3 | Montana State | 121 (1) |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 118 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 99 (1) |
| 6 | UC Davis | 83 |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 68 |
| 8 | Portland State | 67 |
| 9 | Idaho | 66 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 46 |
| 11 | Idaho State | 37 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 33 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 13 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Weber State | 546 (28) |
| 2 | Montana | 496 (8) |
| 3 | Montana State | 493 (6) |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 438 (1) |
| 5 | Sacramento State | 389 |
| 6 | UC Davis | 325 (1) |
| 7 | Portland State | 274 |
| 8 | Idaho | 273 |
| 9 | Northern Arizona | 238 |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 206 |
| 11 | Idaho State | 133 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 105 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 88 |
Schedule
editUC Davis's game scheduled against San Diego was canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| March 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Idaho | Pluto TV | W 27–17 | |||||
| March 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Weber State | No. 23 | KJZZ-TV/Pluto TV | L 13–18 | ||||
| March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 21 | CW31/Pluto TV | W 73–24 | ||||
| March 27 | Idaho State | No. 15 |
| CW31/Pluto TV | W 31–27 | ||||
| April 3 | No. 9 Eastern Washington | No. 11 |
| CW31/Pluto TV | L 22–32 | ||||
| April 10 | 1:00 p.m | at Cal Poly | No. 13 | Canceled[a] | |||||
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- ^ On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season, citing safety issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous injuries to players.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ "Cal Poly Opts Out of Remainder of 2020-21 Spring Football Season". Cal Poly. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics.
- ^ "2020 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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