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2017 UC Davis

5–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2017, game by game: lost at San Diego State 17–38; won vs. San Diego 35–7; won vs. Portland State 37–14; lost at Weber State 3–41; won vs. North Dakota 48–24; lost vs. Eastern Washington 38–41; lost at Northern Arizona 31–45; won vs. Cal Poly 31–28; won at Idaho State 56–17; lost vs. Southern Utah 27–47; lost at Sacramento State 47–52+39−38Lost 17–38 at San Diego State-21San Diego StateWon 35–7 vs. San Diego+28San DiegoWon 37–14 vs. Portland State+23Portland StateLost 3–41 at Weber State-38Weber StateWon 48–24 vs. North Dakota+24North DakotaLost 38–41 vs. Eastern Washington-3Eastern Washing…Lost 31–45 at Northern Arizona-14Northern ArizonaWon 31–28 vs. Cal Poly+3Cal PolyWon 56–17 at Idaho State+39Idaho StateLost 27–47 vs. Southern Utah-20Southern UtahLost 47–52 at Sacramento State-5Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠387%
Sep 9vsSan DiegoW 35–⁠727%
Sep 16vsPortland StateW 37–⁠1450%
Sep 23atWeber StateL 3–⁠4137%
Sep 30vsNorth DakotaW 48–⁠2451%
Oct 7vsEastern WashingtonL 38–⁠4134%
Oct 21atNorthern ArizonaL 31–⁠4529%
Oct 28vsCal PolyW 31–⁠2869%
Nov 4atIdaho StateW 56–⁠1755%
Nov 11vsSouthern UtahL 27–⁠4738%
Nov 18atSacramento StateL 47–⁠5238%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sacramento State 52–⁠47; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 8th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠354
Coach
—
Elo
1283 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.3 No. 30 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 157
Offensive coordinator
Tim Plough
Defensive coordinator
Robert Tucker

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Maier QB258 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Maier QB2 TD
Rushing yardsNamane Modise RB44 yds
Receiving yardsKeelan Doss WR181 yds
Receiving touchdownsKeelan Doss WR1 TD
TacklesErron Duncan RB8 tkl
SacksErik Holmer LB1 sacks
InterceptionsKeelan Doss WR1 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Kristian Gilbert WR★★★No. 1950
Logan Montgomery WR★★★No. 2143
Luka Nixon SDE★★No. 2571
Nathan Shepherd ILB★★No. 3176
Niko Harris PRO★★No. 3852

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.00.756
Receivers32.70.789
Defensive line12.00.783
Linebackers12.00.767
Defensive backs12.00.761
Whole class82.30.774

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.

2017 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Weber State9–⁠111–⁠3
Southern Utah7–⁠29–⁠3
Eastern Washington6–⁠27–⁠4
Northern Arizona6–⁠27–⁠5
Sacramento State6–⁠37–⁠4
Montana5–⁠37–⁠4
Montana State5–⁠35–⁠6
UC Davis4–⁠55–⁠6
Idaho State2–⁠64–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠7
North Dakota2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠71–⁠10
Portland State0–⁠90–⁠11

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