1998 UC Davis Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1998 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 10–2. 1998 was the 29th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and, for the third straight season, advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset in the first round my 11th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville. Aggies had beaten the Javelinas in the first round of the playoffs the previous two seasons. The team outscored its opponents 398 to 259 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
- Bob Biggs (6th season)
| 1998 UC Davis Aggies football | |
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NCAA Division II First Round, L 21–54 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 10–2 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Moroski (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Toomey Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 UC Davis ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's (IN) | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quincy | – | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gannon | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma Panhandle State | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | – | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | – | 2 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 2 | W 34–10 | |||
| September 12 | at South Dakota State | No. 2 | W 30–13 | |||
| September 19 | Sacramento State | No. 2 | W 35–17 | 10,467 | [1] | |
| September 26 | New Haven | No. 2 |
| L 11–12 | ||
| October 3 | at Cal Poly | No. 7 | W 34–24 | |||
| October 10 | at Central Washington | No. 6 |
| W 51–16 | ||
| October 17 | at Western Washington | No. 5 |
| W 28–24 | ||
| October 24 | Saint Mary's | No. 5 |
| W 31–7 | ||
| October 31 | at No. 10 Grand Valley State | No. 4 | W 40–38 | |||
| November 7 | Western Oregon | No. 4 |
| W 48–16 | ||
| November 14 | Southern Utah | No. 4 |
| W 35–28 | ||
| November 21 | No. 11 Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 4 |
| L 21–54 | ||
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NFL daft
The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.[4][5][6]
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team |
| Kevin Daft | Quarterback | 5 | 151 | Tennessee Titans |