2020 UC Davis Aggies football team

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The 2020 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 3–2 with an identical mark in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record3–2 (3–2 Big Sky)
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2020 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 13
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record3–2 (3–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Plough (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Coombs (1st season)
Captains
  • Connor Airey
  • Ulonzo Gilliam Jr.
  • Kooper Richardson
  • Bryce Rodgers
Home stadiumUC Davis Health Stadium
Seasons
 2019
2021 
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2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Weber State $^ 50  51 
No. 10 Eastern Washington ^ 51  52 
No. 14 UC Davis 32  32 
Northern Arizona 32  32 
Idaho State 24  24 
Idaho 24  24 
Southern Utah 15  15 
Cal Poly 03  03 
Montana   20 
Portland State   01 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Montana State, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State opted out of the spring season.
    † – Montana and Portland State opted out of the conference season, but scheduled non-conference games.
    ‡ – Cal Poly opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29, 2021.
Rankings from STATS Poll
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Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Schedule

UC Davis's game scheduled against San Diego was canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
March 6 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Idaho Pluto TV W 27–17 1,823
March 13 12:00 p.m. at No. 2 Weber State No. 23 KJZZ-TV/Pluto TV L 13–18 4,322
March 20 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. 21 CW31/Pluto TV W 73–24 0
March 27 Idaho State No. 15
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
CW31/Pluto TV W 31–27 0
April 3 No. 9 Eastern Washington No. 11
  • UC Davis Health Stadium
  • Davis, CA
CW31/Pluto TV L 22–32 1,720
April 10 1:00 p.m at Cal Poly No. 13 Canceled[a]
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  1. On March 29, 2021, Cal Poly announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season, citing safety issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and numerous injuries to players.[3]

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