2018 UC Davis Aggies football team


The 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies were led by second–year head coach Dan Hawkins and played their home games at Aggie Stadium as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for the Big Sky championship with Eastern Washington and Weber State. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they defeated Northern Iowa in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2017 season 5–6, 3–5 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place.

Preseason

Polls

On July 16, 2018, during the Big Sky Kickoff in Spokane, Washington, the Aggies were predicted to finish in ninth place in both the coaches and media poll.

Preseason All-Conference Team

The Aggies had two players selected to the Preseason All-Conference Team.
Keelan Doss – Sr. WR. Also selected as the preseason offensive player of the year.
Wes Preece – Jr. TE

Award watch lists

Schedule

at San Jose State

San Diego

at Stanford

Idaho

at Northern Colorado

Idaho State

at Cal Poly

at Montana

Northern Arizona

at Eastern Washington

vs. Sacramento State

FCS Playoffs

vs. Northern Iowa–Second Round

at Eastern Washington–Quarterfinals

Ranking movements