2023 UC Davis Aggies football team

2023 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
Record7–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Cody (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (4th season)
CaptainTeddy Buchanan
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
2023 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Montana $^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 8 Idaho ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 9 Montana State ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Northern Arizona   5 – 3     5 – 6  
No. 24 UC Davis   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 13 Sacramento State ^   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Portland State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Weber State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Eastern Washington   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Idaho State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Cal Poly   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Northern Colorado   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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. The UC Davis Aggies football team drew an average home attendance of 10,562 in 2023.

Preseason

Polls

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce*No. 16
ESPN+W 48–104,227
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 16 (FBS) Oregon State*No. 15
P12NL 7–5535,728
September 167:00 p.m.Southern Utah*No. 16
ESPN+W 23–217,942
September 237:00 p.m.Eastern WashingtonNo. 15
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 24–2714,724
September 305:00 p.m.at Cal PolyNo. 21
ESPN+W 31–138,744
October 74:00 p.m.No. 17 MontanaNo. 20
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+L 23–319,576
October 145:00 p.m.at No. 22 Weber State
ESPN+W 17–167,121
October 281:00 p.m.at Northern ArizonaNo. 25
ESPN+L 21–386,931
November 44:00 p.m.Portland State
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
ESPN+W 37–238,945
November 113:00 p.m.at Idaho State
ESPN+W 21–147,001
November 182:00 p.m.No. 8 Sacramento State
ESPN+W 31–2111,622
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at No. 16 Oregon State (FBS)

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team
No. 16 Oregon State Beavers (1-0) vs No. 15 (FCS) UC Davis Aggies (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Aggies 0 0 077
No. 16 (FBS) Beavers 14 24 10755

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 35,728
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (P12N): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
  • Spread: Oregon State –24.0 • Odds to win: •
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:09) OSU – Damien Martinez 64 Yd Run, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:10; Oregon State 7–0)
  • (3:57) OSU – DJ Uiagalelei 3 Yd Run, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:55; Oregon State 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) OSU – Rweha Munyagi Jr. 5 Yd pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:11; Oregon State 21–0)
  • (12:29) OSU – Silas Bolden 65 Yd Punt Return, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 1 yard, 2:25; Oregon State 28–0)
  • (5:30) OSU – Silas Bolden 22 Yd pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:28; Oregon State 35–0)
  • (2:09) OSU – Atticus Sappington 40 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:03; Oregon State 38–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:00) OSU – Atticus Sappington 40 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:47; Oregon State 41–0)
  • (3:53) OSU – Riley Sharp 10 Yd pass from Aidan Chiles, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:59; Oregon State 48–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:41) OSU – Aidan Chiles 1 Yd Run, Atticus Sappington Kick (Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 7:07; Oregon State 55–0)
  • (5:06) UCD – C.J. Hutton 9 Yd pass from Grant Harper, Hunter Ridley Kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Oregon State 55–7)
Statistics UCD OSU
First downs 12 23
Plays–yards 59–166 63–450
Rushes–yards 29–47 37–269
Passing yards 199 181
Passing: comp–att–int 17–30–1 17–26–0
Time of possession 28:16 31:44
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing Grant Harper 4/7, 56 yards, TD
Rushing Lan Larison 15 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Andre Crump Jr. 2 receptions, 42 yards
No. 16 Oregon State Passing DJ Uiagalelei 8/13, 107 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Damien Martinez 7 carries, 104 yards, TD
Receiving Silas Bolden 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Eastern Washington

See also: 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
UC Davis Aggies (2–1) vs Eastern Washington Eagles (1–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 0 000
Eagles 0 0 000

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

  • Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 10:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature: • Wind:
  • Game attendance: 14,724
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Marsh, Scott Gordon

at Idaho State

See also: 2023 Idaho State Bengals football team
UC Davis Aggies (5–4) vs Idaho State Bengals (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 7 7721
Bengals 7 0 7014

at Holt Arena • Pocatello, Idaho

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 7,001
  • Referee: John Doe
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dylan Carder (play-by-play) and Kody Graves (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:19) IDST – Christian Fredericksen 7-yard pass from Hunter Hays, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 5:36; Idaho State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:47) UCD – Lan Larison 3-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:33; Tied 7–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:22) IDST – Chedon James 5-yard pass from Jordan Cooke, Thomas Kopcho kick (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:52; Idaho State 14–7)
  • (1:05) UCD – Lan Larison 12-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Tied 14–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (2:05) UCD – Lan Larison 23-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:18; UC Davis 21–14)
Statistics UCD IDST
First downs 17 19
Plays–yards 61–394 80–410
Rushes–yards 37–268 24–77
Passing yards 126 333
Passing: comp–att–int 14–24–1 33–56–2
Time of possession 32:11 27:49
Team Category Player Statistics
UC Davis Passing Miles Hastings 14/23, 126 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Lan Larison 31 carries, 264 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 4 receptions, 62 yards
Idaho State Passing Jordan Cooke 27/46, 297 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Soujah Gasu 6 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Chedon James 13 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

Sacramento State

See also: 2023 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic
No. 8 Sacramento State Hornets (7–3) at UC Davis Aggies (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Hornets 0 0 71421
Aggies 14 3 01431

at UC Davis Health Stadium, Davis, CA

  • Date: November 18, 2023
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 11,622
  • Referee: Jeff Reid
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Play-by-Play: Scott Marsh • Analysis: Scott Gordon
  • Sources:
Game information
Statistics SAC UCD
First downs 22 17
Total yards 388 308
Rushing yards 27 133
Passing yards 361 175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–53–2 16–23–0
Time of possession 28:07 31:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacramento State Passing Kaiden Bennett 19/28, 232 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Marcus Fulcher 10 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Carlos Hill 10 receptions, 144 yards, TD
UC Davis Passing Miles Hastings 16/23, 175 yards, TD
Rushing Lan Larison 28 carries, 121 yards, 3 TD
Receiving 3 receptions, 54 yards, TD

References

  1. ^ "Montana State Tabbed Preseason Football Favorites". July 25, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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