San José State vs. UC Davis

San José State and UC Davis have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2007; San José State leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s San José State 3–⁠2.

San José State wins
3
UC Davis wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
2 San José State
Current streak
1 UC Davis
Last 10 meetings
San José State 3–⁠2
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠0
2010s1–⁠2
Average margin
12.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At San José State
3–⁠2 San José State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. San José State’s biggest win2012: San José State 45, UC Davis 13by 32 points
  2. UC Davis’s biggest win2018: UC Davis 44, San José State 38by 6 points
  3. Upset2010: UC Davis 14, San José State 13UC Davis had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of San José State and UC Davis, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Adam Tafralis San José State25 of 34, 330 yards, 4 TD2007 Passing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Aug 30, 2018UC Davis 44, San José State 38at San José State
Sep 8, 2012San José State 45, UC Davis 13at San José State
Oct 2, 2010UC Davis 14, San José State 13at San José State
Aug 30, 2008San José State 13, UC Davis 10at San José State
Sep 29, 2007San José State 34, UC Davis 14at San José State

Every game is listed as played on the field.