American college football season
The 2023 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by seventh-year head coach Dan Hawkins , the Aggies played their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California .
Preseason [ edit ] On July 23, 2023, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish second in the Big Sky by the coaches and fifth by the media.[1]
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Montana State 120 (10) 2 UC Davis 96 (1) 3 Sacramento State 94 (1) 4 Weber State 91 5 Idaho 89 6 Montana 84 7 Eastern Washington 52 8 Portland State 45 9 Northern Arizona 44 10 Northern Colorado 37 11 Cal Poly 25 12 Idaho State 15
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Montana State 447 (26) 2 Idaho 410 (8) 3 Montana 359 (2) 4 Sacramento State 334 (3) 5 UC Davis 330 6 Weber State 320 7 Eastern Washington 216 8 Northern Arizona 178 9 Portland State 167 10 Northern Colorado 109 11 Cal Poly 103 12 Idaho State 69
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 5:00 p.m. at Texas A&M–Commerce * No. 16 ESPN+ W 48–104,227 September 9 6:00 p.m. at No. 16 (FBS ) Oregon State * No. 15 P12N L 7–5535,728 September 16 7:00 p.m. Southern Utah * No. 16 ESPN+ W 23–217,942 September 23 7:00 p.m. Eastern Washington No. 15 UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA ESPN+ L 24–2714,724 September 30 5:00 p.m. at Cal Poly No. 21 ESPN+ W 31–138,744 October 7 4:00 p.m. No. 17 Montana No. 20 UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA ESPN+ L 23–319,576 October 14 5:00 p.m. at No. 22 Weber State ESPN+ W 17–167,121 October 28 1:00 p.m. at Northern Arizona No. 25 ESPN+ L 21–386,931 November 4 4:00 p.m. Portland State UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA ESPN+ W 37–238,945 November 11 3:00 p.m. at Idaho State ESPN+ W 21–147,001 November 18 2:00 p.m. No. 8 Sacramento State ESPN+ W 31–2111,622 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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