2008 UC Davis Aggies football team

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2008 UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Aggies Script.png
ConferenceGreat West Conference
2008 record5–7 (2–1 GWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
(Capacity: 10,743)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Great West Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Cal Poly $^   3 – 0     8 – 3  
UC Davis   2 – 1     5 – 7  
North Dakota   1 – 2     6 – 4  
South Dakota   1 – 2     6 – 5  
Southern Utah   1 – 3     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They competed in the Great West Conference (GWC). The conference had previously been only football, but converted to all sports for the 2008–2009 school year.

The 2008 Aggies were led by head coach Bob Biggs in his sixteenth year and played home games at Aggie Stadium. UC Davis finished the season with a record of five wins and seven losses (5–7, 2–1 GWC). This was the second straight losing season after 37 consecutive winning years. The Aggies outscored their opponents 342–326 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 30at San Jose State*
L 10–1318,730
September 6at No. 22 Central Arkansas*
L 21–2410,188
September 13Portland State*
W 38–248,107
September 20at No. 4 Montana*
L 24–2925,209
September 27at Northeastern*
L 10–271,137
October 4Northern Colorado*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 34–309,675
October 11Southern Utah
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 49–2610,849
October 18Iona*
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 55–246,271
October 25North Dakota
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Davis, CA
W 34–218,876
November 8Sacramento State[note 1]*
L 19–2910,317[1]
November 15at No. 3 Cal Poly[note 2]
L 28–5111,075
November 22at San Diego*
L 20–284,503
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from TSN poll

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UC Davis players in the NFL[]

No UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2009 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

The following finished their UC Davis career in 2008, were not drafted, but played in the NFL:

Player Position First NFL team
Jonathan Compas Guard 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official name of Sacramento State has been California State University, Sacramento since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Sacramento State.
  2. ^ 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)". Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "California - Davis Yearly Results". Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "2009 NFL Draft". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ "Draft History: California-Davis". Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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