2016 — The 2016 Season

UC Davis's 2016 season (3-8) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 3-8
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -9.5 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Oregon 28-53 W vs Sout Ore 52-35 L @ Wyoming 22-45 L vs Webe Sta 35-38 L @ East Was 30-63 L @ Sout Uta 3-24 W vs Nort Col 34-21 L @ Cal Poly 16-21 L vs Port Sta 29-51 L @ Mont Sta 13-27 W vs Sacr Sta 48-30
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: UC Davis 48, Sacramento State 30. A 18-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: UC Davis 30, Eastern Washington 63. A 33-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Aggies"
— UC Davis fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for UC Davis — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.