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2025 UC Davis

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Sky).

Schedule and results

UC Davis in 2025, game by game: won at Utah Tech 31–24; lost at Washington 10–70; won vs. Southern Utah 50–34; won vs. Weber State 34–12; won at Cal Poly 34–27; won vs. Northern Arizona 45–24; won at Northern Colorado 27–16; lost vs. Idaho State 36–38; won at Idaho 28–14; lost at Montana State 17–38; won vs. Sacramento State 31–27; won vs. Rhode Island 47–26; lost vs. Illinois State 31–42+22−60Won 31–24 at Utah Tech+7Utah TechLost 10–70 at Washington-60WashingtonWon 50–34 vs. Southern Utah+16Southern UtahWon 34–12 vs. Weber State+22Weber StateWon 34–27 at Cal Poly+7Cal PolyWon 45–24 vs. Northern Arizona+21Northern ArizonaWon 27–16 at Northern Colorado+11Northern Colora…Lost 36–38 vs. Idaho State-2Idaho StateWon 28–14 at Idaho+14IdahoLost 17–38 at Montana State-21Montana StateWon 31–27 vs. Sacramento State+4Sacramento StateWon 47–26 vs. Rhode Island+21Rhode IslandLost 31–42 vs. Illinois State-11Illinois State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atUtah TechW 31–⁠2475%
Sep 6atWashingtonL 10–⁠7022%
Sep 20vsSouthern UtahW 50–⁠3467%
Sep 27vsWeber StateW 34–⁠1273%
Oct 4atCal PolyW 34–⁠2765%
Oct 11vsNorthern ArizonaW 45–⁠2469%
Oct 25atNorthern ColoradoW 27–⁠1679%
Nov 1vsIdaho StateL 36–⁠3887%
Nov 8atIdahoW 28–⁠1458%
Nov 15atMontana StateL 17–⁠3831%
Nov 22vsSacramento StateW 31–⁠2770%
Dec 6vsRhode IslandFCS Championship – Second RoundW 47–⁠2655%
Dec 13vsIllinois StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 31–⁠4263%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois State 42–⁠31 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big Sky.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 45 on file).

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Big Sky
AP final
Unranked
Points
421–⁠392
Coach
—
Elo
1474 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.1 No. 11 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 143
Offensive coordinator
Paul Shelton
Defensive coordinator
Matt Coombs
Offense
Up-tempo/spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

Leaders

Passing yardsCaden Pinnick QB3,206 yds
Passing touchdownsCaden Pinnick QB32 TD
Rushing yardsJordan Fisher RB1,121 yds
Rushing touchdownsJordan Fisher RB8 TD
Receiving yardsSamuel Gbatu Jr. WR1,169 yds
Receiving touchdownsSamuel Gbatu Jr. WR11 TD
TacklesCole Batson DB15 tkl
SacksTrent Carrade DL1 sacks
InterceptionsDrew Cofield DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jonathan Cravin CB★★★No. 1738
Drew Cofield ATH★★★No. 2080
Axel Eason QB★★★No. 2110
Edward Khutsishvili TE★★★No. 2110
Kam Totton S★★★No. 2468

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks43.00.820
Running backs13.00.800
Receivers52.60.806
Defensive line23.00.822
Linebackers23.00.828
Defensive backs23.00.840
Athletes and specialists43.00.815
Whole class202.90.818

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 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 48 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 9

The 2025 portal
A.J. Hasson OL★★★from Wake Forest
Cole Batson S★★★from Boston College
Jacob Psyk DL★★★from Harvard
Josiah Allen CB★★★from UTEP
Marquis Bell CB★★★from Liberty
Nate Rutchena TE★★★from California
Roice Cleeland OL★★★from Washington
Ty Richardson CB★★from Tufts University
Dylan Mauro Pfrom Washington State

Transfers out 2

Blake Cotton CB★★★to Utah
Kavir Bains S★★★to Pittsburgh

2025 Big Sky standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Montana State8–⁠014–⁠2
Montana7–⁠113–⁠2
UC Davis6–⁠29–⁠4
Sacramento State5–⁠37–⁠5
Idaho State5–⁠36–⁠6
Northern Arizona4–⁠47–⁠5
Eastern Washington4–⁠45–⁠7
Cal Poly2–⁠64–⁠8
Weber State2–⁠64–⁠8
Northern Colorado2–⁠64–⁠8
Idaho2–⁠64–⁠8
Portland State1–⁠71–⁠11

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