2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2019 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

2019 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Weber State +^	7	–	1	11	–	4
No. 9 Sacramento State +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 4 Montana State ^	6	–	2	11	–	4
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Idaho	3	–	5	5	–	7
Portland State	3	–	5	5	–	7
UC Davis	3	–	5	5	–	7
Northern Arizona	2	–	6	4	–	8
Cal Poly	2	–	6	3	–	8
Idaho State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Southern Utah	2	–	6	3	–	9
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	2	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games. Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

The Big Sky released their preseason media and coaches' polls on July 15, 2019. The Aggies were picked to finish in second place in both polls.^[1]

The Aggies had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense

Jake Maier – QB

Jared Harrell – WR

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	at California*	No. 5	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	P12N	L 13–27	44,168
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at San Diego*	No. 5	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	WCC Network via Stadium	W 38–35	2,427
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Lehigh*	No. 5	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	W 41–13	9,908
September 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	No. 4	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 16–27	18,425
September 28	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Montana	No. 4	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	RTNW	L 20–45	10,011
October 5	11:00 a.m.	at North Dakota	No. 12	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	Pluto TV	L 36–38	8,987
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	No. 24	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	Eleven	W 48–24	11,194
October 19	5:05 p.m.	at Southern Utah	No. 23	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 33–25	3,156
October 26	4:00 p.m.	No. 4 Weber State	No. 22	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Eleven	L 20–36	8,105
November 9	2:05 p.m.	at Portland State		Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	Pluto TV	W 45–28	3,378
November 16	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 Montana State		UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Eleven	L 17–27	8,284
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	Pluto TV	L 17–27	19,882
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	10	0	3	0	13
Golden Bears	0	13	7	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Aggies	14	7	7	10	38
Toreros	7	7	14	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	13	13
No. 5 Aggies	14	7	13	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Aggies	7	6	3	0	16
No. 1 Bison	7	10	3	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Grizzlies	7	10	21	7	45
No. 4 Aggies	0	7	7	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Aggies	0	14	14	8	36
Fighting Hawks	14	14	7	3	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 24 Aggies	24	10	0	14	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Aggies	12	14	7	0	33
Thunderbirds	0	7	0	18	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Wildcats	7	9	10	10	36
No. 22 Aggies	7	0	7	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	7	21	45
Vikings	0	14	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Bobcats	7	7	0	13	27
Aggies	0	10	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	10	0	0	17
No. 4 Hornets	3	7	3	14	27