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2016 UC Davis

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2016, game by game: lost at No. 24 Oregon 28–53; won vs. Southern Oregon 52–35; lost at Wyoming 22–45; lost vs. Weber State 35–38; lost at Eastern Washington 30–63; lost at Southern Utah 3–24; won vs. Northern Colorado 34–21; lost at Cal Poly 16–21; lost vs. Portland State 29–51; lost at Montana State 13–27; won vs. Sacramento State 48–30+18−33Lost 28–53 at No. 24 Oregon-25No. 24 OregonWon 52–35 vs. Southern Oregon+17Southern OregonLost 22–45 at Wyoming-23WyomingLost 35–38 vs. Weber State-3Weber StateLost 30–63 at Eastern Washington-33Eastern Washing…Lost 3–24 at Southern Utah-21Southern UtahWon 34–21 vs. Northern Colorado+13Northern Colora…Lost 16–21 at Cal Poly-5Cal PolyLost 29–51 vs. Portland State-22Portland StateLost 13–27 at Montana State-14Montana StateWon 48–30 vs. Sacramento State+18Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3at24OregonL 28–⁠536%
Sep 10vsSouthern OregonW 52–⁠3564%
Sep 17atWyomingL 22–⁠4523%
Sep 24vsWeber StateL 35–⁠3849%
Oct 1atEastern WashingtonL 30–⁠6317%
Oct 8atSouthern UtahL 3–⁠2419%
Oct 15vsNorthern ColoradoW 34–⁠2146%
Oct 22atCal PolyL 16–⁠2120%
Nov 5vsPortland StateL 29–⁠5148%
Nov 12atMontana StateL 13–⁠2735%
Nov 19vsSacramento StateW 48–⁠3057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Sacramento State 48–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 9th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠408
Coach
—
Elo
1173 −32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.9 No. 64 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 141
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Daft
Defensive coordinator
Bert Watts

Leaders

Passing yardsBen Scott QB489 yds
Passing touchdownsBen Scott QB1 TD
Rushing yardsManusamoa Luuga RB122 yds
Rushing touchdownsManusamoa Luuga RB3 TD
Receiving yardsKeelan Doss WR220 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeelan Doss WR1 TD
TacklesDarryl Graham DB12 tkl
SacksBrandon Jamison DE1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Khris Vaughn WR★★★No. 1513
Brandon Jamison WDE★★★No. 1595
Jared Harrell WR★★★No. 1595
Christian Skeptaris TE★★No. 3036
Marqel McCoy WR★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers52.40.790
Defensive line22.50.794
Athletes and specialists22.00.767
Whole class92.30.786

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.

2016 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington8–⁠012–⁠2
North Dakota8–⁠09–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠27–⁠5
Cal Poly5–⁠37–⁠5
Southern Utah5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Colorado4–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona4–⁠45–⁠6
Montana3–⁠56–⁠5
Montana State2–⁠64–⁠7
UC Davis2–⁠63–⁠8
Portland State2–⁠62–⁠8
Sacramento State2–⁠72–⁠8
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠9

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