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2022 UC Davis

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2022, game by game: lost at California 13–34; lost at South Dakota State 22–24; won vs. San Diego 43–13; lost vs. Weber State 12–17; lost at Montana State 24–41; won vs. Northern Arizona 56–27; won at Northern Colorado 58–10; won vs. Cal Poly 59–17; won vs. Idaho State 43–3; won at Idaho 44–26; lost at Sacramento State 21–27+48−21Lost 13–34 at California-21CaliforniaLost 22–24 at South Dakota State-2South Dakota St…Won 43–13 vs. San Diego+30San DiegoLost 12–17 vs. Weber State-5Weber StateLost 24–41 at Montana State-17Montana StateWon 56–27 vs. Northern Arizona+29Northern ArizonaWon 58–10 at Northern Colorado+48Northern Colora…Won 59–17 vs. Cal Poly+42Cal PolyWon 43–3 vs. Idaho State+40Idaho StateWon 44–26 at Idaho+18IdahoLost 21–27 at Sacramento State-6Sacramento State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atCaliforniaL 13–⁠3423%
Sep 10atSouth Dakota StateL 22–⁠2425%
Sep 17vsSan DiegoW 43–⁠1353%
Sep 24vsWeber StateL 12–⁠1744%
Oct 1atMontana StateL 24–⁠4124%
Oct 15vsNorthern ArizonaW 56–⁠2768%
Oct 22atNorthern ColoradoW 58–⁠1065%
Oct 29vsCal PolyW 59–⁠1785%
Nov 5vsIdaho StateW 43–⁠386%
Nov 12atIdahoW 44–⁠2640%
Nov 19atSacramento StateL 21–⁠2724%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sacramento State 27–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 5th in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
395–⁠239
Coach
—
Elo
1416 +78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.0 No. 5 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 168
Offensive coordinator
Cody Hawkins
Defensive coordinator
Matt Coombs

Leaders

Passing yardsMiles Hastings QB3,048 yds
Passing touchdownsMiles Hastings QB20 TD
Rushing yardsUlonzo Gilliam RB1,191 yds
Rushing touchdownsUlonzo Gilliam RB13 TD
Receiving yardsC.J. Hutton WR505 yds
Receiving touchdownsC.J. Hutton WR4 TD
TacklesTeddye Buchanan LB8 tkl
SacksDa’Von Frazier DB1 sacks
InterceptionsRex Connors DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Clayton Lynam LB★★★No. 1855
Dante Antonini S★★★No. 2364
David Main OT
Blake Cotton CB

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers13.00.828
Defensive backs13.00.800
Whole class23.00.814

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.

Roster 107

The 2022 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 53 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 1

The 2022 portal
Andre Crump WR★★★from San José State

Transfers out 3

Jordan Perryman CB★★★to Washington
Brendan Tuholski TE★★no new school on file
Brian Pierce WR★★no new school on file

2022 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacramento State8–⁠012–⁠1
Montana State8–⁠012–⁠2
Weber State6–⁠210–⁠3
Idaho6–⁠27–⁠5
UC Davis5–⁠36–⁠5
Montana4–⁠48–⁠5
Portland State3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Washington2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Arizona2–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠63–⁠8
Cal Poly1–⁠72–⁠9
Idaho State1–⁠71–⁠10

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