UC Davis
3-1Big Sky · Aggie Stadium · 10,743 · 15,270 avg in 2026
LastW 45–7 vs Stetson · Sat Sep 19 · Samuel Gbatu Jr. 172 rec yds, 1 TD
Nextvs Montana · Sat Sep 26 · 10 pm ET · Aggie Stadium · series 2-8 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #116 | #252 | -25.5✗ | @Portland State | W 31–24 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #116 | #142 | -14.5✓ | @San Diego | W 49–17 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #116 | #15 | +32.5✗ | @SMU | L 10–56 116 | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 20 | #103 | #250 | -47.5✗ | Stetson | W 45–7 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 4 | Sep 27 | #116 | #115 | Montana | ||||
| 5 | Oct 4 | #115 | #171 | Eastern Washington | ||||
| 7 | Oct 18 | @Southern Utah | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Northern Colorado | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Weber State | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 8 | Utah Tech | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Idaho | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Cal Poly |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | Stetson | W 45–7 | — | — | — | +0.297 | 51.4% | 134.6% | Most explosive |
| Sep 12 | @SMU | L 10–56 | 233 | 2 | 32:40 | -0.320 | 28.1% | 107.2% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 6 | @San Diego | W 49–17 | — | — | — | +0.392 | 52.2% | 132.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | @Portland State | W 31–24 | — | — | — | +0.102 | 47.8% | 101.4% | One-score win |
| Season average (4 games) | 233 | 2.0 | +0.118 | 44.9% | 118.8% | ||||
UC Davis is the Big Sky blue blood that dominated the Causeway Classic against Sacramento State — winning the last three meetings including the finale on November 22, 2025 — and now enters 2026 without the defining rival that built the program's regional identity for 71 years.
UC Davis fans believe the Big Sky is a legitimate FCS home — not a stepping stone — and that the program's Sochor legacy and recent playoff runs prove the FCS is where this program thrives. They say…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-1
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Big Sky teams the same season
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UC Davis has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 27
vs Montana · at home
Outcome band · UC Davis · 2026
Outcome band · UC Davis · 2026UC Davis' most likely season is 9-4 — a bowl game. The floor is 5-7; the ceiling is 12-1.
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
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UC Davis is the Big Sky blue blood that owns the Causeway Classic rivalry with Sacramento State — winning the last three meetings including a 31-27 victory in the finale on November 22, 2025 — only to watch the Hornets leave for the FBS and end the series, stranding the Aggies without their defining annual game.
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Samuel Gbatu Jr.: 10 rec · 172 yds · 1 TD vs Stetson
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021. vs Stetson (FCS) W 45-7.
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