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2018 UC Davis

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2018, game by game: won at San José State 44–38; won vs. San Diego 54–21; lost at No. 9 Stanford 10–30; won vs. Idaho 44–21; won at Northern Colorado 49–36; won vs. Idaho State 44–37; won at Cal Poly 52–10; won at Montana 49–21; won vs. Northern Arizona 42–20; lost at Eastern Washington 20–59; won vs. Sacramento State 56–13; won vs. Northern Iowa 23–16; lost at Eastern Washington 29–34+43−39Won 44–38 at San José State+6San José StateWon 54–21 vs. San Diego+33San DiegoLost 10–30 at No. 9 Stanford-20No. 9 StanfordWon 44–21 vs. Idaho+23IdahoWon 49–36 at Northern Colorado+13Northern Colora…Won 44–37 vs. Idaho State+7Idaho StateWon 52–10 at Cal Poly+42Cal PolyWon 49–21 at Montana+28MontanaWon 42–20 vs. Northern Arizona+22Northern ArizonaLost 20–59 at Eastern Washington-39Eastern Washing…Won 56–13 vs. Sacramento State+43Sacramento StateWon 23–16 vs. Northern Iowa+7Northern IowaLost 29–34 at Eastern Washington-5Eastern Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atSan José StateW 44–⁠3836%
Sep 8vsSan DiegoW 54–⁠2140%
Sep 15at9StanfordL 10–⁠3010%
Sep 22vsIdahoW 44–⁠2149%
Oct 6atNorthern ColoradoW 49–⁠3672%
Oct 13vsIdaho StateW 44–⁠3769%
Oct 20atCal PolyW 52–⁠1068%
Oct 27atMontanaW 49–⁠2154%
Nov 3vsNorthern ArizonaW 42–⁠2083%
Nov 10atEastern WashingtonL 20–⁠5941%
Nov 17vsSacramento StateW 56–⁠1382%
Dec 1vsNorthern IowaW 23–⁠1661%
Dec 8atEastern WashingtonL 29–⁠3432%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Washington 34–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; Big Sky champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Big Sky champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Eastern Washington and Weber State

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
516–⁠356
Coach
—
Elo
1462 +173 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.7 No. 6 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 153
Offensive coordinator
Tim Plough
Defensive coordinator
Robert Tucker

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Maier QB640 yds
Passing touchdownsJake Maier QB3 TD
Rushing yardsUlonzo Gilliam RB138 yds
Rushing touchdownsUlonzo Gilliam RB2 TD
Receiving yardsKeelan Doss WR191 yds
Receiving touchdownsJared Harrell WR1 TD
TacklesErron Duncan RB13 tkl
SacksBrandon Jamison DE1 sacks
InterceptionsIsaiah Thomas CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jake Parks OG★★★No. 1342
Cade Peacock SDE★★No. 2727
Robert Simkins ATH★★No. 3063
Ari Sallus OG★★No. 3167
Josiah Suani DT★★No. 3661

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line22.50.804
Defensive line22.00.761
Athletes and specialists12.00.770
Whole class52.20.780

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.

2018 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Eastern Washington9–⁠112–⁠3
Weber State7–⁠110–⁠3
UC Davis7–⁠210–⁠3
Montana State5–⁠38–⁠5
Idaho State4–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠36–⁠5
Cal Poly4–⁠55–⁠6
Portland State3–⁠44–⁠7
Northern Arizona2–⁠54–⁠6
Idaho2–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠9
Sacramento State1–⁠62–⁠8
Southern Utah1–⁠71–⁠10

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