2017 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by first–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference.[1] They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.

2017 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2017 record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Tucker (1st season)
Home stadium	Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743)

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	4
Sacramento State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					5	–	6
Idaho State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	7
North Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Cal Poly		1	–	7					1	–	10
Portland State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2016 season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place.

On November 21, 2016, head coach Ron Gould was fired.[2][3] He finished at UC Davis with a four-year record of 12–33. On November 30, the school hired Dan Hawkins as head coach.[4][5][6]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:30 p.m.	at (FBS) San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego	Stadium	L 17–38	46,132
September 9	6:00 p.m.	San Diego*	Aggie Stadium Davis, California	Pluto TV	W 35–7	6,588
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Portland State*	Providence Park Portland, Oregon	ELVN	W 37–14	4,442
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, Utah	Pluto TV	L 3–41	9,450
September 30	6:00 p.m.	North Dakota	Aggie Stadium Davis, California	ELVN	W 48–24	9,508
October 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Eastern Washington	Aggie Stadium Davis, California	Pluto TV	L 38–41	8,158
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona	Pluto TV	L 31–45	5,093
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	Aggie Stadium Davis, California (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	Pluto TV	W 31–28	10,503
November 4	1:30 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho	Pluto TV	W 56–17	5,762
November 11	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 Southern Utah	Aggie Stadium Davis, California	Pluto TV	L 27–47	6,715
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, California (Causeway Classic)	Pluto TV	L 47–52	11,828
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

• Source: Schedule

Despite also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the game with Portland State on September 16 is considered a non-conference game.

Game summaries

at San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	14	17
Aztecs	10	14	14	0	38

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	0	0	0	7
Aggies	7	7	7	14	35

at Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	7	6	14	37
Vikings	0	0	7	7	14

at Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	0	3
No. 23 Wildcats	17	14	10	0	41

North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	10	7	0	7	24
Aggies	21	17	3	7	48

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Eagles	6	7	7	21	41
Aggies	7	7	14	10	38

at Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	17	7	31
Lumberjacks	0	28	7	10	45

Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	7	7	28
Aggies	21	10	0	0	31

at Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	7	7	21	56
Bengals	0	10	7	0	17

Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Thunderbirds	14	12	14	7	47
Aggies	0	7	7	13	27

at Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	20	13	47
Hornets	17	21	14	0	52

References

1. "UC Davis announces 2017 football schedule". UCDAVISAGGIES.com. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
2. Paterson, Bill (2016-11-21). "UC Davis fires football coach Ron Gould". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
3. "Gould is out as UC Davis football coach". Davis Enterprise. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
4. Paterson, Bill (2016-11-29). "Dan Hawkins comes home to 're-energize' UC Davis football program". The Sacramento Bee. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
5. "UC Davis hires Dan Hawkins as football coach". AP News. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
6. "Former Boise State football coach Dan Hawkins hired at UC Davis". idahostatesman. Retrieved 2018-01-18.