The 2026 UC Davis Aggies football team will represent the University of California, Davis during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They will be led by third-year head coach Tim Plough and will play their home games at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, California. It will be the Aggies' 108th season overall, and 15th in the Big Sky.
Preseason Polls On July 20th, 2026, during the Big Sky Kickoff, the Aggies were predicted to finish third in both the Big Sky coaches and media polls.
Personnel Transfers Outgoing Outgoing TransfersCarter Vargas RB 5'11" 190 lbs Santa Maria, CACaliforniaCaden Pinnick QB 6' 0" 186 lbs Loomis, CA Washington StateLamont Shamburger S6'0"180 lbs Gardena, CA UnknownCade Cox P 6' 0" 175 lbs Redding, CA Eastern Illinois
Incoming Incoming TransfersJacob HouseworthTE 6'3"225 lbs Fortuna, CA CaliforniaHayden John ATH6'2"190 lbs Anacortes, WA IdahoJackson KollockQB6'4"225 lbsLaguna Beach, CAMinnesotaRobert MeyerK6'3"180 lbsColfax, CAMissouriChauncey SylvesterRB5'10"195 lbsBellflower, CAWeber State
Schedule
Game summaries
at Portland State
Statistics UCDPRST First downs 21 19 Plays–yards 65–374 73–357 Rushes–yards 26–87 37–89 Passing yards 287 268 Passing: comp–att–int 22–39–1 23–36–1 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:04 33:56 Team Category Player Statistics UC Davis Passing Treynor Cleeland 22/39, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Fisher 14 carries, 65 yards, 2 TD Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD Portland State Passing Tyrese Smith 23/36, 268 yards, INT Rushing Delon Thompson 15 carries, 48 yards Receiving Devon Anderson 6 receptions, 99 yards
at San Diego
Statistics UCDUSD First downs 25 16 Plays–yards 67–537 67–328 Rushes–yards 34–231 35–146 Passing yards 306 182 Passing: comp–att–int 24–33–1 17–32–2 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:47 30:08 Team Category Player Statistics UC Davis Passing Treynor Cleeland 22/31, 294 yards, 5 TD, INT Rushing Matteo Perez 9 carries, 123 yards, TD Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 9 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD San Diego Passing Dom Nankil 16/31, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Adam Criter 14 carries, 54 yards Receiving Cole Monach 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD
at No. 17 (FBS) SMU
Statistics UCDSMU First downs 12 20 Plays–yards 60–233 56–547 Rushes–yards 24–62 24–93 Passing yards 171 454 Passing: comp–att–int 19–36–1 27–32–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 32:40 27:20 Team Category Player StatisticsUC Davis Passing Jackson Kollock 8/10, 88 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Fisher 8 carries, 19 yards Receiving Samuel Gbatu Jr. 5 receptions, 60 yardsSMU Passing Kevin Jennings 14/16, 337 yards, 5 TD Rushing Derrick McFall 6 carries, 46 yards Receiving Yamir Knight 3 receptions, 62 yards
Stetson
Statistics STETUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Stetson Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 5 Montana
Statistics MONTUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Montana Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
Eastern Washington
Statistics EWUUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Eastern Washington Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
at Southern Utah
Statistics UCDSUU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Utah Passing Rushing Receiving
Northern Colorado
Statistics UNCOUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Northern Colorado Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
at Weber State
Statistics UCDWEB First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving Weber State Passing Rushing Receiving
Utah Tech
Statistics UTUUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Utah Tech Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
at Idaho
Statistics UCDIDHO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving Idaho Passing Rushing Receiving
Cal Poly (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)
Statistics CPUCD First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Cal Poly Passing Rushing Receiving UC Davis Passing Rushing Receiving
Rankings
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