The 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by first–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.
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Big Sky Conference |
5–6 (3–5 Big Sky) |
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Tim Plough (1st season) |
Robert Tucker (1st season) |
Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743) |
Seasons |
2017 Big Sky Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
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No. 14 Southern Utah +^ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 9 | – | 3 | |
No. 5 Weber State +^ | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 11 | – | 3 | |
Northern Arizona ^ | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
No. 21 Eastern Washington | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | |
Sacramento State | | 6 | – | 2 | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | |
Montana | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 4 | |
Montana State | | 5 | – | 3 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | |
UC Davis | | 3 | – | 5 | | | | | 5 | – | 6 | |
Idaho State | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 4 | – | 7 | |
Northern Colorado | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 7 | |
North Dakota | | 2 | – | 6 | | | | | 3 | – | 8 | |
Cal Poly | | 1 | – | 7 | | | | | 1 | – | 10 | |
Portland State | | 0 | – | 8 | | | | | 0 | – | 11 | |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place.
On November 21, 2016, head coach Ron Gould was fired.[2][3] He finished at UC Davis with a four-year record of 12–33. On November 30, the school hired Dan Hawkins as head coach.[4][5][6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 5:30 p.m. | at (FBS) San Diego State* | | Stadium | L 17–38 | 46,132 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego* | | Pluto TV | W 35–7 | 6,588 |
September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Portland State* | | ELVN | W 37–14 | 4,442 |
September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Weber State | | Pluto TV | L 3–41 | 9,450 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | North Dakota | - Aggie Stadium
- Davis, California
| ELVN | W 48–24 | 9,508 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 Eastern Washington | - Aggie Stadium
- Davis, California
| Pluto TV | L 38–41 | 8,158 |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona | - Walkup Skydome
- Flagstaff, Arizona
| Pluto TV | L 31–45 | 5,093 |
October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | - Aggie Stadium
- Davis, California (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)
| Pluto TV | W 31–28 | 10,503 |
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Idaho State | - Holt Arena
- Pocatello, Idaho
| Pluto TV | W 56–17 | 5,762 |
November 11 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Southern Utah | - Aggie Stadium
- Davis, California
| Pluto TV | L 27–47 | 6,715 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Sacramento State | - Hornet Stadium
- Sacramento, California (Causeway Classic)
| Pluto TV | L 47–52 | 11,828 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Portland State on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.