BYU vs. UC Davis

BYU and UC Davis have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1926; the series is tied 2–⁠2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s even at 2–⁠2.

BYU wins
2
UC Davis wins
2
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1926
Longest streak
1 UC Davis
Current streak
1 BYU
Last 10 meetings
even at 2–⁠2
Most recent
1937

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠2–⁠1
1930s1–⁠0
Average margin
14.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At BYU
2–⁠1 BYU’s record at home
At UC Davis
1–⁠0–⁠1 UC Davis’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. BYU’s biggest win1937: BYU 34, UC Davis 0by 34 points
  2. UC Davis’s biggest win1929: UC Davis 19, BYU 0by 19 points
  3. Upset1926: UC Davis 17, BYU 0UC Davis had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1929: UC Davis 19, BYU 0UC Davis had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of BYU and UC Davis, 1926 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 9, 1937BYU 34, UC Davis 0at BYU
Oct 6, 1929UC Davis 19, BYU 0at UC Davis
Oct 6, 1928BYU 7, UC Davis 6at BYU
Oct 15, 1927UC Davis 0, BYU 0at UC Davis
Oct 2, 1926UC Davis 17, BYU 0at BYU

Every game is listed as played on the field.