2024 UC Davis Aggies football team

2024 UC Davis Aggies football
2024 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	4–1 (1–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tim Plough (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Shelton (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Coombs (5th season)
Home stadium	UC Davis Health Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big Sky Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Montana State	1	–	0	5	–	0
No. 8 Montana	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 9 UC Davis	1	–	0	4	–	1
No. 25 Northern Arizona	1	–	0	3	–	2
Cal Poly	1	–	0	2	–	2
Weber State	1	–	0	2	–	3
No. 10 Idaho	0	–	1	3	–	2
Idaho State	0	–	1	2	–	3
No. 17 Sacramento State	0	–	1	2	–	3
Eastern Washington	0	–	1	1	–	4
Portland State	0	–	1	0	–	4
Northern Colorado	0	–	1	0	–	5

As of September 30, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 UC Davis Aggies football team will represent the University of California, Davis during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They will be led by first-year head coach Tim Plough and will play their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

On November 28, 2023, head coach Dan Hawkins resigned from the position after seven seasons in charge, staying on the staff as a special assistant.^[1]

On December 1, 2023, Tim Plough, the tight ends coach at California, was hired as the 18th head coach in UC Davis program history.^[2]

Transfer portal

Two UC Davis players elected to enter the NCAA transfer portal during or after the 2023 season.^[3] Over the off-season, UC Davis added one player from the transfer portal.^[4]

Departing transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school	Ref
Teddye Buchanan	LB	6'2	237	Junior	San Francisco, CA	California	^[5]
Chubba Ma'ae	DL	6'2	347	Junior	Long Beach, CA	Arizona	^[6]

Incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from	Ref
Tyson McWilliams	DB	6'2	190	‹ The template below (Redshirt) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › Redshirt Junior \|\| San Diego, CA \|\| California \|\|

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:00 p.m.	at California*	No. 18	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ACCNX/ESPN+	L 13–31	32,275
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce*	No. 18	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 36–22	8,743
September 14	5:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah*	No. 15	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+	W 24–21	5,013
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Utah Tech*	No. 13	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 32–14	14,832
September 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Idaho	No. 14	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	W 28–26	8,921
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Portland State	No. 9	Hillsboro Stadium Hillsboro, OR	ESPN+
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly		UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	ESPN+
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Washington		Roos Field Cheney, WA	ESPN+
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado		UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+
November 9	7:15 p.m.	at Montana		Washington-Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ESPN2
November 16	5:00 p.m.	Montana State		UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State		Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time Source: ^[7]^[8]

Game summaries

at California (FBS)

Game One – No. 18 UC Davis Aggies (0–0) at California Golden Bears (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 UC Davis	6	7	0	0	13
California (FBS)	7	7	10	7	31

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 32,275
Referee: Justin Elliott
TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Craig Haubert (analyst), Sherree Burruss (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(6:23) CAL – Jaydn Ott 1-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:23; California 7–0)
(0:16) UCD – Porter Connors 6-yard fumble recovery (California 7–6)

Second quarter

(4:42) UCD – Lan Larison 1-yard run, Hunter Ridley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:02; UC Davis 13–7)
(4:31) CAL – Nohl Williams 80-yard kickoff return, Ryan Coe kick (California 14–13)

Third quarter

(7:18) CAL – Jaydn Ott 6-yard run, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:53; California 21–13)
(2:14) CAL – Ryan Coe 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:08; California 24–13)

Fourth quarter

(14:15) CAL – Nyziah Hunter 3-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza, Ryan Coe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:47; California 31–13)

Statistics	UCD	CAL
First downs	20	16
Total yards	304	281
Rushing yards	83	102
Passing yards	221	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–48–3	18–28–0
Time of possession	30:16	29:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing	Miles Hastings	24/48, 221 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Lan Larison	17 carries, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	C. J. Hutton	7 receptions, 68 yards
California	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	15/22, 158 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jaydn Ott	14 carries, 49 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nyziah Hunter	4 receptions, 47 yards, TD

vs. Texas A&M–Commerce

Game Two – Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (0–1) vs No. 18 UC Davis Aggies (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M–Commerce	0	0	7	15	22
No. 18 UC Davis	0	9	13	14	36

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM PST
Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 8,743
Referee: Robert Quello
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

UCD – Hunter Ridley 28-yard field goal, 7:23. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:20.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 32-yard field goal, 5:44. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:34.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Aggies 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

UCD – Chaz Davis 4-yard pass from Miles Hastings (pass failed), 12:07. Aggies 15–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 54-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 11:34. Aggies 22–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:08.
AMC – Sean Sallis 32-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 4:51. Aggies 22–7. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:22.

Fourth quarter

UCD – Winston Williams 14-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 9:02. Aggies 29–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:57.
AMC – E. J. Oakmon 61-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 7:36. Aggies 29–14. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:19.
AMC – Brooks Rigney 17-yard pass from Ron Peace (Ron Peace pass to Sean Sallis), 5:03. Aggies 29–22. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45.
UCD – David Meyer 60-yard interception return (Hunter Ridley kick), 0:46. Aggies 36–22.

Statistics	TAMUC	UCD
First downs	23	22
Total yards	448	449
Rushing yards	-9	129
Passing yards	457	320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–56–2	26–41–1
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Ron Peace	29/56, 457 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	E. J. Oakmon	8 rushes, 14 yards
	Receiving	Brooks Rigney	5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UC Davis	Passing	Miles Hastings	26/39, 320 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lan Larison	28 rushes, 123 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Hutton	6 receptions, 84 yards

at Southern Utah

Game Three – No. 15 UC Davis Aggies (1–1) vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 UC Davis	0	0	0	0	0
Southern Utah	0	0	0	0	0

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 5:00 PM PST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UCD	SUU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Utah Tech

Game Four – Utah Tech Trailblazers (0–3) vs No. 13 UC Davis Aggies (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah Tech	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 UC Davis	0	0	0	0	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM PST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTU	UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. No. 4 Idaho

Game Five – No. 4 Idaho Vandals (3–1) vs No. 14 UC Davis Aggies (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Idaho	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 UC Davis	0	0	0	0	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 7:00 PM PST
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IDHO	UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Montana State

Game Eleven – Montana State Bobcats at UC Davis Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana State	0	0	0	0	0
UC Davis	0	0	0	0	0

at UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 8:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	MTST	UCD
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Montana State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UC Davis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ Davidson, Joe (November 28, 2023). "Sources: UC Davis football coach Dan Hawkins stepping down; Aggies courting Cal assistant?". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ Dunning, Bob (December 1, 2023). "Ex-Aggie Plough returns home as UC Davis head football coach". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "2024 UC Davis Aggies Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "UC Davis 2024 Football Commits". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ Moore, Jackson (December 5, 2023). "Cal lands commitment from Teddye Buchanan, No. 2 LB in Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ Spears, Justin (December 12, 2023). "Arizona lands Indiana transfer DB Jordan Shaw, former UC Davis DT Chubba Maae". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "2024 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". UC Davis Aggies Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[1] Davidson, Joe (November 28, 2023). "Sources: UC Davis football coach Dan Hawkins stepping down; Aggies courting Cal assistant?". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[2] Dunning, Bob (December 1, 2023). "Ex-Aggie Plough returns home as UC Davis head football coach". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[3] "2024 UC Davis Aggies Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[4] "UC Davis 2024 Football Commits". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[5] Moore, Jackson (December 5, 2023). "Cal lands commitment from Teddye Buchanan, No. 2 LB in Transfer Portal". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[6] Spears, Justin (December 12, 2023). "Arizona lands Indiana transfer DB Jordan Shaw, former UC Davis DT Chubba Maae". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[7] "2024 UC Davis Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[8] "2024 Football Schedule". UC Davis Aggies Athletics. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

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