2008 UC Davis Aggies football team
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| Conference | Great West Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (2–1 GWC) |
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| Home stadium | Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Cal Poly $^ | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They competed in the Great West Conference (GWC). The conference had previously been only football, but converted to all sports for the 2008–2009 school year.
The 2008 Aggies were led by head coach Bob Biggs in his sixteenth year and played home games at Aggie Stadium. UC Davis finished the season with a record of five wins and seven losses (5–7, 2–1 GWC). This was the second straight losing season after 37 consecutive winning years. The Aggies outscored their opponents 342–326 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | at San Jose State* | L 10–13 | 18,730 | |
| September 6 | at No. 22 Central Arkansas* | L 21–24 | ||
| September 13 | Portland State* | W 38–24 | 8,107 | |
| September 20 | at No. 4 Montana* | L 24–29 | 25,209 | |
| September 27 | at Northeastern* | L 10–27 | ||
| October 4 | Northern Colorado* |
| W 34–30 | |
| October 11 | Southern Utah |
| W 49–26 | |
| October 18 | Iona* |
| W 55–24 | |
| October 25 | North Dakota |
| W 34–21 | |
| November 8 | Sacramento State[note 1]* |
| L 19–29 | 10,317[1] |
| November 15 | at No. 3 Cal Poly[note 2] | L 28–51 | ||
| November 22 | at San Diego* | L 20–28 | ||
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UC Davis players in the NFL
No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
The following finished their UC Davis career in 2008, were not drafted, but played in the NFL:
| Player | Position | First NFL team |
| Jonathan Compas | Guard | 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Notes
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
- ^ The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
References
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "California - Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "2009 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.