2021 UC Davis Aggies football team

2021 UC Davis Aggies football
2021 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 24–56 vs. South Dakota State
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 16
Record	8–4 (5–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Cody Hawkins (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Coombs (2nd season)
Home stadium	UC Davis Health Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season Led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hawkins, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big Sky. UC Davis received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff, where they lost to South Dakota State in the first round. The Aggies played home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

2021 Big Sky Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Sacramento State $^	8	–	0	9	–	3
No. 2 Montana State ^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 7 Eastern Washington ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 6 Montana ^	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 17 UC Davis ^	5	–	3	8	–	4
Weber State	5	–	3	6	–	5
Northern Arizona	4	–	4	5	–	6
Portland State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Idaho	3	–	5	4	–	7
Northern Colorado	2	–	6	3	–	8
Cal Poly	1	–	7	2	–	9
Idaho State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Southern Utah	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

On July 26, 2021, during the virtual Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish sixth in the Big Sky by both the coaches and media.^[1]

The Aggies had three players selected to the preseason all-Big Sky team.^[2]

Offense

Connor Pettek – C

Defense

Bryce Rodgers – DT

Special teams

Daniel Whelan – K

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:30 p.m.	at Tulsa*	No. 23	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	W 19–17	15,085
September 11	1:00 p.m.	at San Diego*	No. 14	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		W 53–7	1,712
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Dixie State*	No. 14	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 60–27	9,865
September 25	5:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Weber State	No. 12	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	ESPN+	W 17–14	6,802
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Idaho	No. 8	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 27–20	11,622
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Idaho State	No. 7	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	ESPN+	L 17–27	5,206
October 16	5:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado	No. 13	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 32–3	10,963
October 23	5:00 p.m.	at Cal Poly	No. 10	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	ESPN+	W 24–13	9,573
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	No. 8	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	ESPN+	W 40–24	6,088
November 13	5:00 p.m.	No. 7 Eastern Washington	No. 6	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 20–38	7,344
November 20	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 Sacramento State	No. 10	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	ESPN+	L 7–27	12,315
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 South Dakota State*	No. 14	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 24–56	3,681
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Aggies	7	3	3	6	19
Golden Hurricane	3	7	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Aggies	16	6	14	17	53
Toreros	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	7	6	14	0	27
No. 14 Aggies	15	21	3	21	60

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Aggies	0	7	3	7	17
No. 14 Wildcats	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	6	7	7	0	20
No. 8 Aggies	3	10	0	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Aggies	0	3	0	14	17
Bengals	14	10	0	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	3	3
No. 13 Aggies	0	11	7	14	32

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Aggies	0	10	14	0	24
Mustangs	0	7	6	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Aggies	8	12	17	3	40
Lumberjacks	14	3	0	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Eagles	0	14	10	14	38
No. 6 Aggies	7	3	7	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Hornets	7	17	3	0	27
No. 10 Aggies	0	0	0	7	7

^ "Weber State Picked to Win Big Sky by Coaches and Media". July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "UC Davis trio earns Preseason All-Big Sky". ucdavisaggies.com. July 26, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
^ "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
^ "2021 Football Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

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