Utah Tech vs UC Davis game
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The gist
UC Davis (5-4) hosts Utah Tech Saturday, needing all three remaining wins for a playoff shot.
The Aggies, dropped from the FCS top 25, have beaten Utah Tech three times.
Background
UC Davis is the home team, 3-3 in the Big Sky and 5-4 overall, and was dropped from the FCS (the top tier of college football below the top division) top 25 this week. Utah Tech, located in St. George and formerly known as Dixie State, is the visiting team. Saturday's game is the fourth football meeting between the schools, and UC Davis has won all three previous ones. The Aggies must win all three remaining Big Sky games to keep an NCAA Division I Football Championship Playoff berth in reach.
How it unfolded
- Sep 18, 2021First football meeting between the schools, at UC Davis Health Stadium; the Aggies won 60-27.
- Sep 21, 2024Second meeting at UC Davis Health Stadium; UC Davis won 32-14.
- Aug 30, 2025Most recent meeting, a preseason game in St. George; UC Davis won 31-24 after scoring 24 unanswered points.
- Nov 2, 2026UC Davis head coach Tim Plough held a weekly press conference ahead of the Nov. 7 home game against Utah Tech.
- Nov 4, 2026Preview reported UC Davis (3-3 Big Sky, 5-4 overall) hosts Utah Tech on Saturday at 4 p.m. at UC Davis Health Stadium, and must win all three remaining games for a playoff shot.
- Nov 7, 2026Utah Tech vs UC Davis football game scheduled, listed as 7 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. MT at UC Davis Health Stadium in Davis, Calif., streaming on ESPN+.
Key terms
- FCS
- The second-highest level of NCAA college football in the United States, below the Football Bowl Subdivision.
- Big Sky
- A collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I, with football in the Football Championship Subdivision.
- NCAA Division I Football Championship Playoff
- Annual postseason college football playoff that determines the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.
Source: Wikipedia
Who’s saying what
- Caution
- UC Davis head coach Tim Plough said the team has not played well enough in these games, but still believes it can compete with anybody in the country when playing its best and that it is now about proving it.
- Analysts
- Plough said Utah Tech spreads you out and makes you pick your poison, with playmakers on the perimeter and a really accurate quarterback, and had a great defensive game plan with things not shown on film.