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2015 UC Davis

2–⁠9 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2015, game by game: lost at Nevada 17–31; lost vs. South Dakota 17–27; lost vs. Hawai’i 27–47; lost at North Dakota 24–31; lost vs. Montana 13–27; won vs. Northern Arizona 38–24; lost at Northern Colorado 27–56; lost vs. Southern Utah 6–34; lost at Weber State 3–23; lost vs. Cal Poly 38–55; won at Sacramento State 35–21+14−29Lost 17–31 at Nevada-14NevadaLost 17–27 vs. South Dakota-10South DakotaLost 27–47 vs. Hawai’i-20Hawai’iLost 24–31 at North Dakota-7North DakotaLost 13–27 vs. Montana-14MontanaWon 38–24 vs. Northern Arizona+14Northern ArizonaLost 27–56 at Northern Colorado-29Northern Colora…Lost 6–34 vs. Southern Utah-28Southern UtahLost 3–23 at Weber State-20Weber StateLost 38–55 vs. Cal Poly-17Cal PolyWon 35–21 at Sacramento State+14Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atNevadaL 17–⁠3115%
Sep 12vsSouth DakotaL 17–⁠2762%
Sep 19vsHawai’iL 27–⁠4723%
Sep 26atNorth DakotaL 24–⁠3129%
Oct 3vsMontanaL 13–⁠2727%
Oct 10vsNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠2433%
Oct 17atNorthern ColoradoL 27–⁠5643%
Oct 24vsSouthern UtahL 6–⁠3434%
Nov 7atWeber StateL 3–⁠2331%
Nov 14vsCal PolyL 38–⁠5531%
Nov 21atSacramento StateW 35–⁠2131%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sacramento State 35–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠6 11th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠376
Coach
—
Elo
1157 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.0 No. 78 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 140
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Daft
Defensive coordinator
Bert Watts

Leaders

Passing yardsBen Scott QB471 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Scott QB3 TD
Rushing yardsManusamoa Luuga RB125 yds
Rushing touchdownsBen Scott QB1 TD
Receiving yardsChris Martin WR161 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Martin WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Bransin Johnson ATH★★★No. 1363
Aaron Moore WR★★No. 2694
Joshua Kelley RB★★No. 2838
Ryan Parenteau S★★No. 2838
Daniel Plum TE★★No. 2838

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.00.770
Defensive backs12.00.767
Athletes and specialists13.00.833
Whole class52.20.781

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.

2015 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Southern Utah7–⁠18–⁠4
Portland State6–⁠29–⁠3
Montana6–⁠38–⁠5
Eastern Washington6–⁠36–⁠5
Weber State6–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona5–⁠37–⁠4
North Dakota5–⁠37–⁠4
Cal Poly4–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State3–⁠65–⁠6
UC Davis2–⁠62–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠72–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠82–⁠9

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