# 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.

## Preseason
### Big Sky preseason poll

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.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 536 (25) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 510 (13) |
| 3 | Weber State | 472 (4) |
| 4 | Montana State | 417 |
| 5 | Montana | 396 (1) |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 302 |
| 7 | Idaho State | 285 |
| 8 | Idaho | 248 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 196 |
| 10 | Portland State | 178 |
| 11 | Southern Utah | 160 |
| 12 | Sacramento State | 125 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 90 |
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 140 (10) |
| 2 | UC Davis | 127 (2) |
| 3 | Weber State | 124 |
| 4 | Montana | 104 (1) |
| 5 | Montana State | 100 |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 88 |
| 7 | Idaho State | 72 |
| 8 | Idaho | 65 |
| 9 | Cal Poly | 56 |
| 10 | Portland State | 42 |
| 11 | Sacramento State | 40 |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 38 |
| 13 | Northern Colorado | 19 |

### Preseason All–Big Sky team

The Aggies had two players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At California

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

### At San Diego

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

### Lehigh

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

### At North Dakota State

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

### Montana

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

### At North Dakota

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

### Cal Poly

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

### At Southern Utah

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

### Weber State

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

### At Portland State

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

### Montana State

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

### At Sacramento State

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

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | | | | |
| Coaches | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 22 | RV | | | | |