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2019 UC Davis

5–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2019, game by game: lost at California 13–27; won at San Diego 38–35; won vs. Lehigh 41–13; lost at North Dakota State 16–27; lost vs. Montana 20–45; lost at North Dakota 36–38; won vs. Cal Poly 48–24; won at Southern Utah 33–25; lost vs. Weber State 20–36; won at Portland State 45–28; lost vs. Montana State 17–27; lost at Sacramento State 17–27+28−25Lost 13–27 at California-14CaliforniaWon 38–35 at San Diego+3San DiegoWon 41–13 vs. Lehigh+28LehighLost 16–27 at North Dakota State-11North Dakota St…Lost 20–45 vs. Montana-25MontanaLost 36–38 at North Dakota-2North DakotaWon 48–24 vs. Cal Poly+24Cal PolyWon 33–25 at Southern Utah+8Southern UtahLost 20–36 vs. Weber State-16Weber StateWon 45–28 at Portland State+17Portland StateLost 17–27 vs. Montana State-10Montana StateLost 17–27 at Sacramento State-10Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atCaliforniaL 13–⁠2731%
Sep 7atSan DiegoW 38–⁠3546%
Sep 14vsLehighW 41–⁠1381%
Sep 21atNorth Dakota StateL 16–⁠2719%
Sep 28vsMontanaL 20–⁠4558%
Oct 5atNorth DakotaL 36–⁠3847%
Oct 12vsCal PolyW 48–⁠2469%
Oct 19atSouthern UtahW 33–⁠2570%
Oct 26vsWeber StateL 20–⁠3646%
Nov 9atPortland StateW 45–⁠2854%
Nov 16vsMontana StateL 17–⁠2756%
Nov 23atSacramento StateL 17–⁠2734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sacramento State 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 7th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠352
Coach
—
Elo
1349 −58 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 13 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 141
Offensive coordinator
Tim Plough
Defensive coordinator
Robert Tucker

Leaders

Passing yardsJake Maier QB173 yds
Rushing yardsUlonzo Gilliam RB89 yds
Rushing touchdownsUlonzo Gilliam RB1 TD
Receiving yardsJustin Kraft WR58 yds
TacklesTiger Garcia S7 tkl
SacksNick Eaton LB1 sacks
InterceptionsDevon King DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Sean Harlston ATH★★★No. 1444
Casey Granfors WR★★★No. 1746
Trent Tompkins PRO★★★No. 1994
Jehiel Budgett CB★★★No. 1994
Blake Thorpe WR★★★No. 2351

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.799
Receivers42.50.797
Linebackers12.00.780
Defensive backs23.00.810
Athletes and specialists13.00.840
Whole class102.60.803

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.

2019 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠19–⁠4
Weber State7–⁠111–⁠4
Montana State6–⁠111–⁠4
Montana6–⁠210–⁠4
Eastern Washington5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho4–⁠55–⁠7
UC Davis3–⁠45–⁠7
Portland State3–⁠55–⁠7
Southern Utah2–⁠53–⁠9
Northern Arizona2–⁠64–⁠8
Cal Poly2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠62–⁠10
Idaho State1–⁠63–⁠9

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