2001 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2001 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2001 NCAA Division II football season. They played as a Division II independent in 2001. They would stay an independent until 2004 when they became a charter member of the Great West Conference (GWC).

2001 UC Davis Aggies football
Division II 1st Round, W 37–32 vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville Division II Quarterfinal, W 42–25 vs. Tarleton State Division II Semifinal, L 2–14 vs. North Dakota
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AFCA	No. 12
2001 record	10–3
Head coach	Bob Biggs (9th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field (Capacity: 10,111)

2001 NCAA Division II independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 UC Davis ^			–						10	–	3
New Haven			–						5	–	4
Quincy			–						2	–	8
Saint Joseph's (IN)			–						2	–	8
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2001 Aggies were led by ninth-year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Toomey Field. UC Davis finished the regular season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2). This was the 32nd consecutive year UC Davis finished with a winning record.

At the end of the season the Aggies were ranked #12 and were invited to the Division II playoffs for the sixth year in a row. In the first round they defeated 11th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. In the second round (quarterfinal) they played in their home stadium, and defeated 17th-ranked Tarleton State. In the semifinal round (quarterfinal) they played in Grand Forks, North Dakota and were defeated by 4th-ranked North Dakota. That brought the Aggies final record to ten wins and three losses (10–3). The Aggies outscored their opponents 490–286 for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	at New Mexico Highlands	No. 3	Perkins Stadium Las Vegas, NM	W 51–6
September 8	at Abilene Christian	No. 3	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	W 41–28
September 22	Western Oregon	No. 3	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 43–32
September 29	at Humboldt State	No. 3	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 56–14
October 6	at Saint Mary’s	No. 3	Saint Mary’s Stadium Moraga, CA	L 21–28
October 13	Cal State Northridge	No. 13	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 38–31
October 20	Cal Poly[note 1]	No. 10	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	L 28–31
October 27	at Sacramento State[note 2]	No. 15	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 43–0	17,328[1]
November 3	Central Washington	No. 15	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 48–13
November 10	No. 17 Western Washington	No. 14	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 40–32
November 17	at No. 11 Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 12	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (Division II 1st Round Playoff)	W 37–32
November 24	No. 17 Tarleton State	No. 12	Toomey Field Davis, CA (Division II Quarterfinal)	W 42–25
December 1	at No. 4 North Dakota	No. 12	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Division II Semifinal)	L 2–14
Rankings from AFCA rankings

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NFL Draft

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
2. The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.

References

1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
2. "California - Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
3. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
4. "2002 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
5. "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
6. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.