Sacramento State at UC Davis

Saturday, November 18, 2023

UC Davis beat Sacramento State 31–⁠21. It was their 18th meeting; after it, UC Davis led the series 11–⁠7.

AwaySacramento State8–⁠5 in 2023
21
HomeUC Davis7–⁠4 in 2023
31

Final at Aggie Stadium, DavisTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,622

At kickoff
59°F, overcast, wind 14 mph from the south, gusts to 21 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; University Airport (KEDU), 2 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sacramento State0071421
UC Davis14301431

Standouts

Player stats

Sacramento State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Carson Conklin13/2512901
Kaiden Bennett9/1210111
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Marcus Fulcher92107
Kaiden Bennett65011
Coleman Kuntz1303
Zeke Burnett1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Carlos Hill8109021
Anderson Grover454125
Jared Gipson328014
Marcus Fulcher42409

UC Davis

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Miles Hastings15/2312800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lan Larison1868218
Trent Tompkins3603
Matteo Perez3505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Trent Tompkins548021
Andre Crump219010
Samuel Gbatu Jr.218011
Chaz Davis113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Teddye Buchanan0002

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Sacramento StateUC Davis
257Total yards215
230Passing yards128
27Rushing yards87
6.2Yards per pass5.6
1.5Yards per rush3.1
15First downs13
1–⁠10Third downs5–⁠12
1–⁠5Fourth downs0–⁠1
2Turnovers0
4–⁠24Penalties5–⁠45
21:50Possession25:18

Efficiency

Sacramento StateUC Davis
33%Success rate41%
−0.36EPA per play−0.01
1.09Explosiveness0.79
−0.27Rushing EPA−0.03
−0.41Passing EPA0.01
14%Passing-down success17%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Sacramento State 54% to win. UC Davis won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UC Davis −2, over/under 53.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

UC Davis end zoneSacramento State end zoneQ1 UC DavisTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 UC DavisTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 UC DavisTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 UC DavisField goal, 9 playsQ2 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ2 Sacramento StateInterception, 3 playsQ2 UC DavisEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 Sacramento StateInterception, 3 playsQ3 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ3 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ3 UC DavisPunt, 6 playsQ3 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 UC DavisPunt, 3 playsQ4 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 UC DavisResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. UC Davis drives left to right, Sacramento State right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 UC DavisTouchdown, 10 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 UC DavisTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −56 yards
  4. Q1 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 plays, 63 yards
  5. Q1 UC DavisTouchdown, 6 plays, −50 yards
  6. Q1 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q2 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, −43 yards
  8. Q2 Sacramento StatePunt, 3 plays, 70 yards
  9. Q2 UC DavisField goal, 9 plays, −35 yards
  10. Q2 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  12. Q2 Sacramento StateInterception, 3 plays, 62 yards
  13. Q2 UC DavisEnd of half, 2 plays, −32 yards
  14. Q3 Sacramento StateInterception, 3 plays, 0 yards
  15. Q3 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, −59 yards
  16. Q3 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 86 yards
  17. Q3 UC DavisPunt, 6 plays, −19 yards
  18. Q3 Sacramento StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
  19. Q3 UC DavisPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  20. Q4 Sacramento StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 40 yards
  21. Q4 UC DavisResult not recorded, 3 plays, −22 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then UC Davis 14, Sacramento State 0
UC Davis Touchdown, 10 plays
15:00Evan Kiely kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Lan Larison run for 18 yds to the UCD 43 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 43Miles Hastings pass complete to Samuel Gbatu Jr. for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 3 at the 50Miles Hastings pass complete to Trent Tompkins for 10 yds to the SAC 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Miles Hastings pass complete to Trent Tompkins for 4 yds to the SAC 36
15:002nd & 6 at opp 36Matteo Perez run for 5 yds to the SAC 31
15:003rd & 1 at opp 31Lan Larison run for 4 yds to the SAC 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Miles Hastings pass complete to Chaz Davis for 13 yds to the SAC 14 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 14Miles Hastings pass complete to Trent Tompkins for 9 yds to the SAC 5
15:002nd & 1 at opp 5run for 2 yds to the SAC 3 for a 1ST down
10:001st & goal at opp 3run for 3 yds for a TD (Hunter Ridley KICK)UC Davis 7, Sacramento State 0
Sacramento State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
9:55Angelo Genetti kickoff for 52 yds
9:551st & 10 at own 25Carson Conklin pass complete to Charlie McBride for 8 yds to the SAC 33
9:552nd & 2 at own 33Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds to the SAC 35 for a 1ST down
9:551st & 10 at own 35Carson Conklin pass complete to Carlos Hill for 6 yds to the SAC 41
9:552nd & 4 at own 41Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds to the SAC 43
9:553rd & 2 at own 43Marcus Fulcher run for 1 yd to the SAC 44
7:364th & 1 at own 44Marcus Fulcher run for no gain to the SAC 44
UC Davis Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:361st & 10 at opp 44Miles Hastings pass complete to Lan Larison for 2 yds to the SAC 42
7:362nd & 8 at opp 42UC Davis Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SAC 47
7:362nd & 13 at opp 47Lan Larison run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAC 48
7:363rd & 14 at opp 48Miles Hastings pass complete to Samuel Gbatu Jr. for 11 yds to the SAC 37
5:164th & 3 at opp 37Miles Hastings pass incomplete
Sacramento State Punt, 3 plays
5:161st & 10 at own 37Carson Conklin pass incomplete
5:162nd & 10 at own 37Carson Conklin pass incomplete
5:163rd & 10 at own 37Carson Conklin pass incomplete
4:404th & 10 at own 37Cal McGough punt for 53 yds
UC Davis Touchdown, 6 plays
4:401st & 10 at the 50Lan Larison run for 5 yds to the SAC 45
4:402nd & 5 at opp 45Lan Larison run for no gain to the SAC 45
4:403rd & 5 at opp 45Miles Hastings pass complete to Lan Larison for 5 yds to the SAC 40 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 40HASTINGS, Miles pass to the left incomplete intended for DAVIS, Chaz thrown to the SAC30. PENALTY SAC Pass Interference on NELSON, Caleb enforced 10 yards to the SAC30 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
4:401st & 10 at opp 30Miles Hastings pass complete to Andre Crump Jr. for 10 yds to the SAC 20 for a 1ST down
4:401st & 10 at opp 20Miles Hastings pass complete to Josh Gale for 5 yds to the SAC 15
0:511st & 10 at opp 11Timeout UC Davis, clock 00:51
0:461st & goal at opp 7Lan Larison run for 7 yds for a TDUC Davis 14, Sacramento State 0
Sacramento State Punt, 3 plays
0:46Angelo Genetti kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:461st & 10 at own 25Marcus Fulcher run for no gain to the SAC 25
0:002nd & 10 at own 25Carson Conklin pass complete to Anderson Grover for 6 yds to the SAC 31
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 31Elijah Tau-Tolliver run for a loss of 4 yards to the SAC 27
Q2 14:014th & 8 at own 27Cal McGough punt for 34 yds
2nd quarter7 drives, then UC Davis 17, Sacramento State 0
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
14:011st & 10 at own 43Miles Hastings pass incomplete
14:012nd & 10 at own 43Trent Tompkins run for no gain to the UCD 43
13:164th & 10 at own 43Timeout Sacramento State, clock 13:16
13:163rd & 10 at own 43Miles Hastings pass incomplete
13:104th & 10 at own 43Justin Dwinell punt for 27 yds
Sacramento State Punt, 3 plays
13:101st & 10 at own 30Zeke Burnett run for 2 yds to the SAC 32
13:102nd & 8 at own 32Carson Conklin pass incomplete
13:103rd & 8 at own 32Carson Conklin pass incomplete
12:254th & 8 at own 32Cal McGough punt for 36 yds
UC Davis Field goal, 9 plays
12:251st & 10 at own 35Miles Hastings pass complete to Trent Tompkins for 4 yds to the UCD 39
12:252nd & 6 at own 39Lan Larison run for 5 yds to the UCD 44
12:253rd & 1 at own 44Miles Hastings pass complete to C.J. Hutton for 9 yds to the SAC 47 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 47Miles Hastings pass complete to Trent Tompkins for 21 yds to the SAC 26 for a 1ST down
12:251st & 10 at opp 26Lan Larison run for 4 yds to the SAC 22
12:252nd & 6 at opp 22Trent Tompkins run for 3 yds to the SAC 19
8:373rd & 3 at opp 19Lan Larison run for 19 yds UC Davis Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the SAC 25
8:373rd & 9 at opp 25Timeout Sacramento State, clock 08:37
8:373rd & 9 at opp 25Miles Hastings pass incomplete
8:274th & 9 at opp 25Hunter Ridley 42 yd FG GOODUC Davis 17, Sacramento State 0
Sacramento State Turnover on downs, 12 plays
8:27Angelo Genetti kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:271st & 10 at own 25Carson Conklin pass complete to Carlos Hill for 17 yds to the SAC 42 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at own 42FULCHER, Marcus rush up the middle for a gain of 3 yards to the SAC45 (BUCHANAN, Teddye). PENALTY Before the snap, SAC Illegal Formation enforced 5 yards from the SAC42 to the SAC37. NO PLAY (replay the down).
8:271st & 15 at own 37Carson Conklin pass incomplete
8:272nd & 15 at own 37Carson Conklin pass complete to Marshel Martin for 7 yds to the SAC 44
6:234th & 1 at opp 49Timeout UC Davis, clock 06:23
6:233rd & 8 at own 44Carson Conklin pass complete to Carlos Hill for 7 yds to the UCD 49
6:234th & 1 at opp 49Coleman Kuntz run for 3 yds to the UCD 46 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 46Carson Conklin pass incomplete
6:232nd & 10 at opp 46Carson Conklin pass complete to Marcus Fulcher for 6 yds to the UCD 40
6:233rd & 4 at opp 40UC Davis Penalty, Defensive Holding (Lamont Shamburger) to the UCD 30 for a 1ST down
6:231st & 10 at opp 30Sacramento State Penalty, False Start (Kaden Richardson) to the UCD 35
6:231st & 15 at opp 35Carson Conklin pass complete to Anderson Grover for 25 yds to the UCD 10 for a 1ST down
6:231st & goal at opp 10Carson Conklin pass incomplete
6:232nd & goal at opp 10Carson Conklin pass incomplete
3:054th & goal at opp 4Timeout Sacramento State, clock 03:05
3:053rd & goal at opp 10Marcus Fulcher run for 6 yds to the UCD 4
3:004th & goal at opp 4Carson Conklin pass incomplete
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
3:001st & 10 at own 4Lan Larison run for 4 yds to the UCD 8
3:002nd & 6 at own 8Miles Hastings pass incomplete
3:003rd & 6 at own 8Lan Larison run for 3 yds to the UCD 11
1:324th & 3 at own 11Justin Dwinell punt for 40 yds , returns for no gain to the SAC 38
Sacramento State Interception, 3 plays
1:321st & 10 at own 38Carson Conklin pass complete to Jared Gipson for 10 yds to the SAC 48 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at own 48Carson Conklin pass complete to Jared Gipson for 14 yds to the UCD 38 for a 1ST down
0:521st & 10 at opp 38Carson Conklin pass intercepted Teddye Buchanan return for no gain to the UCD 32
UC Davis End of half, 2 plays
0:521st & 10 at own 32[NH] Kneel down by HASTINGS, Miles at UCD31 (team loss of 1).
0:002nd & 11 at own 31[NH] Kneel down by HASTINGS, Miles at UCD30 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.
3rd quarter6 drives, then UC Davis 17, Sacramento State 7
Sacramento State Interception, 3 plays
15:00Angelo Genetti kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kaiden Bennett run for 2 yds to the SAC 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27Kaiden Bennett run for 3 yds to the SAC 30
13:463rd & 5 at own 30Kaiden Bennett pass intercepted Teddye Buchanan return for no gain to the SAC 41
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
13:461st & 10 at opp 41Trent Tompkins run for 3 yds to the SAC 38
13:462nd & 7 at opp 38Lan Larison run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAC 40
13:463rd & 9 at opp 40run for 3 yds to the SAC 37
11:474th & 6 at opp 37Justin Dwinell punt for 23 yds
Sacramento State Turnover on downs, 12 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 14Kaiden Bennett run for 8 yds to the SAC 22
11:472nd & 2 at own 22Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 7 yds to the SAC 29 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 29Marcus Fulcher run for 2 yds to the SAC 31
11:472nd & 8 at own 31Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete
11:473rd & 8 at own 31Kaiden Bennett run for 11 yds to the SAC 42 Kaiden Bennett fumbled, recovered by SAC Jared Gipson for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 42UC Davis Penalty, Roughing the Passer on CLOYD, Jackson enforced (Jackson Cloyd) to the UCD 38 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 38Marcus Fulcher run for 1 yd to the UCD 37
11:472nd & 9 at opp 37Carson Conklin pass complete to Carlos Hill for 9 yds to the UCD 28 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 28Carson Conklin pass complete to Marcus Fulcher for 9 yds to the UCD 19
11:472nd & 1 at opp 19Kaiden Bennett run for a loss of 4 yards to the UCD 23
11:473rd & 5 at opp 23Carson Conklin pass incomplete
6:374th & 5 at opp 23Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Jared Gipson for 4 yds to the UCD 19
UC Davis Punt, 6 plays
6:371st & 10 at own 19Lan Larison run for 3 yds to the UCD 22
6:372nd & 7 at own 22Miles Hastings pass incomplete
6:373rd & 7 at own 22Miles Hastings pass complete to Andre Crump Jr. for 9 yds to the UCD 31 for a 1ST down
6:371st & 10 at own 31LARISON, Lan pass deep up the middle incomplete intended for GBATU, JR., Samuel thrown to the SAC27. PENALTY Before the snap, UCD Illegal Shift SAC Pass Interference on JUNIEL, Dillon , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
6:371st & 10 at own 31Matteo Perez run for a loss of 2 yards to the UCD 29
6:372nd & 12 at own 29UC Davis Penalty, False Start (TEAM) to the UCD 24
6:372nd & 17 at own 24Matteo Perez run for 2 yds to the UCD 26
6:373rd & 15 at own 26Miles Hastings pass complete to Winston Williams for 9 yds to the UCD 35
2:504th & 6 at own 35Justin Dwinell punt for 47 yds
Sacramento State Touchdown, 6 plays
2:501st & 10 at own 26Marcus Fulcher run for 7 yds to the SAC 33
2:502nd & 3 at own 33Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 19 yds to the UCD 48 for a 1ST down
2:501st & 10 at opp 48Kaiden Bennett pass incomplete
2:502nd & 10 at opp 48Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 11 yds to the UCD 37 for a 1ST down
2:501st & 10 at opp 37Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 21 yds to the UCD 16 for a 1ST down
0:551st & 10 at opp 16Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Anderson Grover for 16 yds for a TD (Zach Schreiner KICK)UC Davis 17, Sacramento State 7
UC Davis Punt, 3 plays
0:48Evan Kiely kickoff for 59 yds
0:481st & 10 at own 19Lan Larison run for 7 yds to the UCD 26
0:002nd & 3 at own 26Lan Larison run for a loss of 1 yard to the UCD 25
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 25Miles Hastings pass incomplete
Q4 14:464th & 4 at own 25Justin Dwinell punt for 29 yds
4th quarter2 drives, then UC Davis 31, Sacramento State 21
Sacramento State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
14:461st & 10 at opp 40Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marshel Martin for no gain to the UCD 40
14:462nd & 10 at opp 40Kaiden Bennett sacked by Nick Eaton and Semaj Verner for a loss of 15 yards to the SAC 45
14:463rd & 25 at own 45Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Carlos Hill for 19 yds to the UCD 36
12:524th & 6 at opp 36Kaiden Bennett pass complete to Marcus Fulcher for 4 yds to the UCD 32
UC Davis Result not recorded, 3 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 32run for 4 yds to the UCD 36
12:522nd & 6 at own 36run for 6 yds to the UCD 42 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 42Miles Hastings pass incomplete

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

UC Davis leads 13–⁠7 in 20 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025UC Davis 31, Sacramento State 27
2024UC Davis 42, Sacramento State 39
2023UC Davis 31, Sacramento State 21
2022Sacramento State 27, UC Davis 21
2021Sacramento State 27, UC Davis 7
2019Sacramento State 27, UC Davis 17

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