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2021 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 16
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCody Hawkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (2nd season)
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Sacramento State $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 2 Montana State ^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 6 Montana ^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 17 UC Davis ^   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Weber State   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Northern Arizona   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northern Colorado   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Idaho State   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Southern Utah   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Polls

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

The Aggies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:30 p.m.at Tulsa*No. 23
ESPN+W 19–1715,085
September 111:00 p.m.at San Diego*No. 14
W 53–71,712
September 187:00 p.m.Dixie State*No. 14
ESPN+W 60–279,865
September 255:00 p.m.at No. 14 Weber StateNo. 12
ESPN+W 17–146,802
October 27:00 p.m.IdahoNo. 8
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 27–2011,622
October 912:00 p.m.at Idaho StateNo. 7
ESPN+L 17–275,206
October 165:00 p.m.Northern ColoradodaggerNo. 13
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 32–310,963
October 235:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 10
ESPN+W 24–139,573
November 612:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaNo. 8
ESPN+W 40–246,088
November 135:00 p.m.No. 7 Eastern WashingtonNo. 6
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 20–387,344
November 206:00 p.m.No. 11 Sacramento StateNo. 10
ESPN+L 7–2712,315
November 2712:00 p.m.at No. 11 South Dakota State*No. 14
ESPN+L 24–563,681
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Aggies 7 3 3 6 19
Golden Hurricane 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

At San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Aggies 16 6 14 17 53
Toreros 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2021 San Diego Toreros football team

Dixie State

1 2 3 4 Total
Trailblazers 7 6 14 0 27
No. 14 Aggies 15 21 3 21 60
See also: 2021 Dixie State Trailblazers football team

At No. 14 Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Aggies 0 7 3 7 17
No. 14 Wildcats 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2021 Weber State Wildcats football team

Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Vandals 6 7 7 0 20
No. 8 Aggies 3 10 0 14 27
See also: 2021 Idaho Vandals football team

At Idaho State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Aggies 0 3 0 14 17
Bengals 14 10 0 3 27
See also: 2021 Idaho State Bengals football team

Northern Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 3 3
No. 13 Aggies 0 11 7 14 32
See also: 2021 Northern Colorado Bears football team

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Aggies 0 10 14 0 24
Mustangs 0 7 6 0 13
See also: 2021 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

At Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Aggies 8 12 17 3 40
Lumberjacks 14 3 0 7 24
See also: 2021 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

No. 7 Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Eagles 0 14 10 14 38
No. 6 Aggies 7 3 7 3 20
See also: 2021 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

No. 11 Sacramento State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Hornets 7 17 3 0 27
No. 10 Aggies 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS23141412871310986101417
Coaches21121210881210974111616

References

  1. ^ "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "UC Davis trio earns Preseason All-Big Sky". ucdavisaggies.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2022.


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