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2014 UC Davis

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2014, game by game: lost at No. 11 Stanford 0–45; won vs. Fort Lewis 52–17; lost vs. Colorado State 21–49; lost vs. Eastern Washington 14–37; lost vs. Portland State 14–23; lost vs. Montana State 37–77; lost at Montana 28–42; lost vs. Northern Colorado 21–27; lost at Northern Arizona 21–23; won at Cal Poly 48–35; lost vs. Sacramento State 30–41+35−45Lost 0–45 at No. 11 Stanford-45No. 11 StanfordWon 52–17 vs. Fort Lewis+35Fort LewisLost 21–49 vs. Colorado State-28Colorado StateLost 14–37 vs. Eastern Washington-23Eastern Washing…Lost 14–23 vs. Portland State-9Portland StateLost 37–77 vs. Montana State-40Montana StateLost 28–42 at Montana-14MontanaLost 21–27 vs. Northern Colorado-6Northern Colora…Lost 21–23 at Northern Arizona-2Northern ArizonaWon 48–35 at Cal Poly+13Cal PolyLost 30–41 vs. Sacramento State-11Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30at11StanfordL 0–⁠457%
Sep 6vsFort LewisW 52–⁠1774%
Sep 13vsColorado StateL 21–⁠4925%
Sep 27vsEastern WashingtonL 14–⁠3735%
Oct 4vsPortland StateL 14–⁠2349%
Oct 11vsMontana StateL 37–⁠7738%
Oct 18atMontanaL 28–⁠4217%
Nov 1vsNorthern ColoradoL 21–⁠2769%
Nov 8atNorthern ArizonaL 21–⁠2322%
Nov 15atCal PolyW 48–⁠3516%
Nov 22vsSacramento StateL 30–⁠4151%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sacramento State 41–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 13th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠416
Coach
—
Elo
1209 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−30.8 No. 75 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 152
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Daft
Defensive coordinator
Bert Watts

Leaders

Passing yardsLondon Lacy QB254 yds
Passing touchdownsLondon Lacy QB1 TD
Rushing yardsColton Silveria RB131 yds
Rushing touchdownsColton Silveria RB1 TD
Receiving yardsMark Martindale WR53 yds
Receiving touchdownsMark Martindale WR1 TD
InterceptionsKeleen Culberson S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

C.J. Spencer DUAL★★No. 2338
Jordan Hoyt SDE★★No. 2648
Amoni Itaaehau ILB★★No. 2648
Robert Taylor CB★★No. 2648

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.779
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.767
Whole class42.00.770

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠111–⁠3
Idaho State6–⁠28–⁠4
Montana6–⁠39–⁠5
Montana State6–⁠38–⁠5
Cal Poly6–⁠37–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠5
Sacramento State5–⁠47–⁠5
North Dakota3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah3–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠73–⁠9
Weber State2–⁠72–⁠10
UC Davis1–⁠72–⁠9

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