2016 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2016 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Ron Gould and played their home games at Aggie Stadium. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a four way tie for ninth place.

2016 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016 record	3–8 (2–6 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ron Gould (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Daft (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bert Watts (4th season)
Home stadium	Aggie Stadium (Capacity: 10,743)

2016 Big Sky Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Washington +^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 12 North Dakota +^		8	–	0					9	–	3
No. 25 Weber State ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 24 Cal Poly ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Southern Utah		5	–	3					6	–	5
Northern Colorado		4	–	4					6	–	5
Northern Arizona		4	–	4					5	–	6
Montana		3	–	5					6	–	5
Montana State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Portland State		2	–	6					3	–	8
UC Davis		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacramento State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Idaho State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 21, head coach Ron Gould was fired.[1] He finished at UC Davis with a four year record of 12–33.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:00 PM	at No. 24 (FBS) Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	P12N	L 28–53	53,817
September 10	6:00 PM	Southern Oregon*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	WBS	W 52–35	5,433
September 17	1:00 PM	at (FBS) Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	CI	L 22–45	18,781
September 24	6:00 PM	Weber State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	WBS	L 35–38	8,426
October 1	1:00 PM	at No. 4 Eastern Washington	Roos Field Cheney, Washington	RTNW	L 30–63	10,741
October 8	5:00 PM	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, Utah	WBS	L 3–24	8,107
October 15	4:00 PM	Northern Colorado	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	WBS	W 34–21	6,251
October 22	6:05 PM	at No. 17–T Cal Poly	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	WBS	L 16–21	11,075
November 5	4:00 PM	Portland State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	WBS	L 29–51	5,665
November 12	12:30 PM	at Montana State	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, Montana	RTNW	L 13–27	15,767
November 19	1:00 PM	Sacramento State	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Causeway Classic)	CSNCA	W 48–30	6,156
*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

Game summaries

at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	14	7	28
#24 (FBS) Ducks	8	17	14	14	53

See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Opening game vs. Oregon Ducks, September 3, 2016.

Southern Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	14	7	0	14	35
Aggies	21	14	10	7	52

See also: Southern Oregon Raiders football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1–1	1953	UCD, 25–6

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	6	6	7	22
Cowboys	14	21	10	0	45

See also: 2016 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Weber State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	8	17	7	6	38
Aggies	10	3	0	22	35

See also: 2016 Weber State Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2015	WSU, 23–3

at Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	23	7	0	30
#4 Eagles	14	0	35	14	63

See also: 2016 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2014	EWU, 37–14

at Southern Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	3	0	0	3
Thunderbirds	0	21	3	0	24

See also: 2016 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2015	SUU, 34–6

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	7	0	21
Aggies	10	7	7	10	34

See also: 2016 Northern Colorado Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2015	UNC, 56–27

at Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	6	3	0	7	16
#17–T Mustangs	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2016 Cal Poly Mustangs football team and Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–19–2	2015	POLY, 55–38

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	10	20	14	7	51
Aggies	6	10	0	13	29

See also: 2016 Portland State Vikings football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2014	PSU, 23–14

at Montana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	6	0	0	13
Bobcats	0	17	0	10	27

See also: 2016 Montana State Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2014	MSU, 77–37

Sacramento State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	10	10	3	30
Aggies	14	20	7	7	48

See also: 2016 Sacramento State Hornets football team and Causeway Classic

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
44–19	2015	UCD, 35–21

References

1. http://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article116257003.html