2012 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2012 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th year head coach Bob Biggs and played their home games at Aggie Stadium. This was their first year as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

2012 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2012 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bob Biggs (20th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kevin Daft (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark Johnson (4th season)
Home stadium	Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743)

2012 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 2 Montana State +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 12 Cal Poly +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 20 Northern Arizona		6	–	2					8	–	3
Sacramento State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					5	–	6
Southern Utah		4	–	4					5	–	6
North Dakota		3	–	5					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Weber State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Azusa Pacific*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Big Sky TV	W 41–3	5,903
September 8	5:00 PM	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		L 13–45	7,462
September 15	12:00 PM	at South Dakota State*	Coughlin–Alumni Stadium Brookings, SD	Big Sky TV	L 8–12	11,532
September 22	6:00 PM	at Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	KSBY/Big Sky TV	L 20–28	11,075
September 29	6:00 PM	Weber State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Big Sky TV	W 37–13	7,569
October 6	4:00 PM	No. 2 Montana State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	RTNW/RTRM	L 41–48	9,877
October 13	3:00 PM	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Big Sky TV	W 52–45	5,212
October 20	4:00 PM	at No. 16 Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Big Sky TV	L 7–21	7,991
October 27	2:00 PM	Portland State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Big Sky TV	L 21–49	7,826
November 10	1:30 PM	at No. 5 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, WA	SWX/Big Sky TV	L 28–31	6,011
November 17	3:00 PM	Sacramento State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	CSNCA/Big Sky TV	W 34–27	9,899
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Azusa Pacific

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	3	0	0	3
Aggies	10	17	7	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	0	6	13
Spartans	0	14	21	10	45

See also: 2012 San Jose State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4–2	2010	UCD, 14–13

@ South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	8	0	0	8
Jackrabbits	0	6	0	6	12

See also: 2012 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2007	SDSU, 28–21

@ Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	0	0	10	20
Mustangs	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2012 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–16–2	2011	UCD, 24–17

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	0	7	13
Aggies	10	21	0	6	37

See also: 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2010	WSU, 20–9

Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Bobcats	7	24	0	17	48
Aggies	14	0	24	3	41

See also: 2012 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2011	MSU, 38–14

@ Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	14	14	14	52
Bengals	14	3	14	14	45

See also: 2012 Idaho State Bengals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	7	7
#16 Lumberjacks	0	7	14	0	21

See also: 2012 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	7	7	14	21	49
Aggies	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2012 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2010	PSU, 41–33

@ Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	22	3	0	28
#5 Eagles	14	0	10	7	31

See also: 2012 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2007	EWU, 41–31

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	6	7	7	7	27
Aggies	5	18	3	8	34

See also: 2012 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
41–18	2011	UCD, 23–19

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