2016 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2016 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Ron Gould in his fourth and final season as head coach, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for ninth in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

2016 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
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

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

Gould was fired on November 21. He finished his tenure at UC Davis with an overall 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 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, WA	RTNW	L 30–63	10,741
October 8	5:00 pm	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	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. T–17 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, MT	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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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