2001 UC Davis Aggies football team
| 2001 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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Division II 1st Round, W 37–32 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville Division II Quarterfinal, W 42–25 vs. Tarleton State Division II Semifinal, L 2–14 vs. North Dakota | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 12 |
| Record | 10–3 |
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| Home stadium | Toomey Field (Capacity: 10,111) |
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| No. 12 UC Davis ^ | – | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy | – | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | – | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. They played as a Division II independent in 2001. They would stay an independent until 2004 when they became a charter member of the Great West Conference (GWC).
The 2001 Aggies were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the regular season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2). This was the 32nd consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record.
At the end of the season the Aggies were ranked #12 and were invited to the Division II playoffs for the sixth year in a row. In the first round they defeated 11th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. In the second round (quarterfinal) they played in their home stadium, and defeated 17th-ranked Tarleton State. In the semifinal round (quarterfinal) they played in Grand Forks, North Dakota and were defeated by 4th-ranked North Dakota. That brought the Aggies final record to ten wins and three losses (10–3). The Aggies outscored their opponents 490–286 for the season.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | at New Mexico Highlands | No. 3 |
| W 51–6 | |
| September 8 | at Abilene Christian | No. 3 | W 41–28 | ||
| September 22 | Western Oregon | No. 3 | W 43–32 | ||
| September 29 | at Humboldt State | No. 3 | W 56–14 | ||
| October 6 | at Saint Mary’s | No. 3 |
| L 21–28 | |
| October 13 | Cal State Northridge | No. 13 |
| W 38–31 | |
| October 20 | Cal Poly[note 1] | No. 10 |
| L 28–31 | |
| October 27 | at Sacramento State[note 2] | No. 15 | W 43–0 | 17,328[1] | |
| November 3 | Central Washington | No. 15 |
| W 48–13 | |
| November 10 | No. 17 Western Washington | No. 14 |
| W 40–32 | |
| November 17 | at No. 11 Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 12 |
| W 37–32 | |
| November 24 | No. 17 Tarleton State | No. 12 |
| W 42–25 | |
| December 1 | at No. 4 North Dakota | No. 12 |
| L 2–14 | |
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NFL Draft
No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
References
- ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "California - Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.