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2009 UC Davis

6–⁠5 (3–⁠1 Great West Conference).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2009, game by game: lost at Fresno State 0–51; lost vs. Montana 10–17; won vs. Western Oregon 29–13; lost at No. 5 Boise State 16–34; won at South Dakota 24–23; won vs. Winston-Salem State 45–14; won vs. Portland State 34–31; lost at Southern Utah 35–56; won vs. Cal Poly 23–10; won vs. North Dakota 28–20; lost at Sacramento State 28–31+31−51Lost 0–51 at Fresno State-51Fresno StateLost 10–17 vs. Montana-7MontanaWon 29–13 vs. Western Oregon+16Western OregonLost 16–34 at No. 5 Boise State-18No. 5 Boise StateWon 24–23 at South Dakota+1South DakotaWon 45–14 vs. Winston-Salem State+31Winston-Salem S…Won 34–31 vs. Portland State+3Portland StateLost 35–56 at Southern Utah-21Southern UtahWon 23–10 vs. Cal Poly+13Cal PolyWon 28–20 vs. North Dakota+8North DakotaLost 28–31 at Sacramento State-3Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atFresno StateL 0–⁠5116%
Sep 12vsMontanaL 10–⁠1731%
Sep 26vsWestern OregonW 29–⁠1371%
Oct 3at5Boise StateL 16–⁠345%
Oct 10atSouth DakotaW 24–⁠2342%
Oct 17vsWinston-Salem StateW 45–⁠1476%
Oct 24vsPortland StateW 34–⁠3161%
Oct 31atSouthern UtahL 35–⁠5648%
Nov 7vsCal PolyW 23–⁠1050%
Nov 14vsNorth DakotaW 28–⁠2062%
Nov 21atSacramento StateL 28–⁠3153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sacramento State 31–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; Great West Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Great West Conference champions3–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 first in Great West Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1308 +22 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−22.8 No. 39 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Moroski
Defensive coordinator
Mark Johnson

2009 Great West Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UC Davis3–⁠16–⁠5
North Dakota2–⁠26–⁠5
South Dakota2–⁠25–⁠5
Southern Utah2–⁠25–⁠6
Cal Poly1–⁠34–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.