2003 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2003 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled a record of 6–4. 2003 was the 34th consecutive winning season for the Aggies, but was the first since 1995 that they failed to qualify for the postseason. The team outscored their opponents 295 to 184 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

2003 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Moroski (11th season)
Home stadiumToomey Field
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UC Davis       6 4  
Quincy       5 6  
Western New Mexico       3 7  
Saint Joseph's (IN)       2 9  
New Haven       1 9  

This was the final season that UC Davis competed at the NCAA Division II level as they moved up to NCAA Division I-AA in 2004 as a charter member of the Great West Football Conference (GWFC).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 1 Grand Valley StateL 6–9
September 13at No. 20 North Dakota StateW 23–1414,548[1]
September 20at Texas StateL 32–348,764[2]
October 4at Sacramento StateW 31–2715,403[3]
October 11Western Oregon
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 27–7
October 18Western Washington
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 48–19
November 1at Saint Mary's
W 45–14
November 8Cal Poly
L 14–18
November 15Central Washington
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 41–7
November 22Northern Colorado
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 28–35
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

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The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft.[6][7][8]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
J. T. O'Sullivan Quarterback 6 186 New Orleans Saints

References

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  1. ^ "Aggies silence Fargodome". The Sacramento Bee. September 14, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Aggies can't avenge 1982 title game loss". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "2004 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.