2017 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dan Hawkins (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Plough (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Robert Tucker (1st season)
Home stadium	Aggie Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Big Sky Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Southern Utah +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 5 Weber State +^		7	–	1					11	–	3
Northern Arizona ^		6	–	2					7	–	5
No. 21 Eastern Washington		6	–	2					7	–	4
Sacramento State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Montana		5	–	3					7	–	4
Montana State		5	–	3					5	–	6
UC Davis		3	–	5					5	–	6
Idaho State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Northern Colorado		2	–	6					3	–	7
North Dakota		2	–	6					3	–	8
Cal Poly		1	–	7					1	–	10
Portland State		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Hawkins, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Sky. The Aggies played home games at Aggie Stadium in Davis, California.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA	Stadium	L 17–38	46,132
September 9	6:00 p.m.	San Diego*	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	W 35–7	6,588
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Portland State*	Providence Park Portland, OR	ELVN	W 37–14	4,442
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Weber State	Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT	Pluto TV	L 3–41	9,450
September 30	6:00 p.m.	North Dakota	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	ELVN	W 48–24	9,508
October 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 Eastern Washington	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	L 38–41	8,158
October 21	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV	L 31–45	5,093
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Cal Poly	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA (Battle for the Golden Horseshoe)	Pluto TV	W 31–28	10,503
November 4	1:30 p.m.	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV	W 56–17	5,762
November 11	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 Southern Utah	Aggie Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	L 27–47	6,715
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	Pluto TV	L 47–52	11,828
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Despite Portland State also being a member of the Big Sky Conference, the September 16 game against UC Davis was considered a non-conference game. ^[1]

Game summaries[edit]

At San Diego State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	14	17
Aztecs	10	14	14	0	38

San Diego[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	0	0	0	7
Aggies	7	7	7	14	35

At Portland State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	10	7	6	14	37
Vikings	0	0	7	7	14

At Weber State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	3	0	0	0	3
No. 23 Wildcats	17	14	10	0	41

North Dakota[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Hawks	10	7	0	7	24
Aggies	21	17	3	7	48

Eastern Washington[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Eagles	6	7	7	21	41
Aggies	7	7	14	10	38

At Northern Arizona[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	0	17	7	31
Lumberjacks	0	28	7	10	45

Cal Poly[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	7	7	28
Aggies	21	10	0	0	31

At Idaho State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	7	7	21	56
Bengals	0	10	7	0	17

Southern Utah[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Thunderbirds	14	12	14	7	47
Aggies	0	7	7	13	27

At Sacramento State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	20	13	47
Hornets	17	21	14	0	52

References[edit]