2020 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2020 UC Davis Aggies football team will represent the University of California, Davis during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies will be led by fourth–year head coach Dan Hawkins and play their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2020 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2020 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Coombs (1st season)
Home stadium	UC Davis Health Stadium (Capacity: 10,743)

2020 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–							–
Eastern Washington			–							–
Idaho			–							–
Idaho State			–							–
Northern Arizona			–							–
Southern Utah			–							–
UC Davis			–							–
Weber State			–							–
$ – Conference champion Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Sky suspended the 2020 football season. – Montana, Montana State, Northern Colorado, Portland State, and Sacramento State not playing 2020-21 FCS schedule As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019 season 5–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 23, 2020, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.[1]

Coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	135 (7)
2	Montana	128 (3)
3	Montana State	121 (1)
4	Eastern Washington	118 (1)
5	Sacramento State	99 (1)
6	UC Davis	83
7	Northern Arizona	68
8	Portland State	67
9	Idaho	66
10	Cal Poly	46
11	Idaho State	37
12	Southern Utah	33
13	Northern Colorado	13

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Weber State	546 (28)
2	Montana	496 (8)
3	Montana State	493 (6)
4	Eastern Washington	438 (1)
5	Sacramento State	389
6	UC Davis	325 (1)
7	Portland State	274
8	Idaho	273
9	Northern Arizona	238
10	Cal Poly	206
11	Idaho State	133
12	Southern Utah	105
13	Northern Colorado	88

Schedule

UC Davis's game scheduled against San Diego was canceled on July 27 due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27		Cal Poly	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)
March 6		at Idaho	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID
March 13		at Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT
March 27		Idaho State	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA
April 3		Eastern Washington	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA
April 10		at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. "Eagles Selected to Finish Fourth in the Big Sky in 2020". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
3. "2020 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.