2018 Division I Football Championship Information Guide 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship
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2018 Division I Football Championship Information Guide 2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final November 24 December 1 December 7/8 December 14/15 January 5 #1 North Dakota St. (11-0) *Montana St. (7-4) 3 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 *North Dakota St., 52-10 3 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Montana St., 35-14 Incarnate Word (6-4) Saturday, December 8 Noon (ET) #8 Colgate (9-1) ESPN *James Madison (8-3) 1 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Colgate, 23-20 3 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 James Madison, 20-6 Friday, December 14 Delaware (7-4) 8 p.m. (ET) ESPN2 #5 *South Dakota St. (8-2) or *Towson (7-4) 3 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 South Dakota St., 51-6 Saturday, December 15 2 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Duquesne, 31-10 2 p.m. (ET) Duquesne (8-3) Saturday, December 8 ESPN2 2 p.m. (ET) #4 *Kennesaw St. (10-1) ESPN3 *Wofford (8-3) 2 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 *Kennesaw St., 13-10 2 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Wofford, 19-7 Elon (6-4) Toyota Stadium #3 *Eastern Wash. (9-2) Frisco, Texas *Nicholls St. (8-3) 5 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 *Eastern Wash., 42-21 Noon (ET) NATIONAL CHAMPION 4 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Nicholls St., 49-30 San Diego (9-2) Saturday, December 8 4 p.m. (ET) #6 *UC Davis (9-2) ESPN3 *UNI (6-5) 7 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 UC Davis, 23-16 5 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 UNI, 16-13 Friday, December 14 Lamar (7-4) 8 p.m. (ET) ESPN2 #7 *Maine (8-3) or *Jacksonville St. (8-3) Noon (ET) - ESPN3 Maine, 55-27 Saturday, December 15 7:30 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Jacksonville St., 34-27 2 p.m. (ET) ETSU (8-3) Friday, December 7 ESPN2 8 p.m. (ET) #2 *Weber St. (9-2) ESPN2 *Southeast Mo. St. (8-3) 4 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 *Weber St., 48-23 2 p.m. (ET) - ESPN3 Southeast Mo. St., 28-14 Stony Brook (7-4) All games are available on * Host Institution All times are Eastern time. Information subject to change. © 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. Final Bracket 2018 FOOTBALL Game 13 at San José State ..................W, 44-38 Thu., Aug. 30 No. 6 UC Davis Aggies (10-2) San Jose, Calif. at CEFCU Stadium (30,456) RV/RV San Diego .............. W, 54-21 No. 3 Eastern Washington Eagles (10-2) Sat. Sept. 8 Davis, Calif. Dec. 8 • 1 p.m. • Roos Field (8,600) • Cheney, Wash. Aggie Stadium (10,849) ESPN3 - Trey Bender (PBP), Forrest Conoly (Analyst) at No. 9/9 Stanford ................ L, 30-10 Online Stream: WatchESPN.com or ESPN3.com Sat. Sept. 15 Stanford, Calif. Radio: 1380 AM KTKZ - Scott Marsh (PBP) and Doug Kelly (Analyst) Stanford Stadium (50,424) Internet Audio: TuneIn.com (Search: KTKZ) RV/- Idaho* ......................... W, 44-21 Live Stats: UCDavisAggies.com Sat. Sept. 22 In-game Twitter Updates: @UCDFootball Davis, Calif. Official Hashtags: #GoAgs, #AGScension Aggie Stadium (10,849) QUICK HITS at Northern Colorado* ..........W, 49-36 Sat., Oct. 6 • The 2018 season is the 100th in UC Davis football’s history Greeley, Colo. • By finishing the season 9-2 overall and 7-1 in league play, the Aggies earned their first FCS Nottingham Field (8,500) postseason berth, and a No. 6 ranking in this year’s playoffs, which gave the team a First RV/RV Idaho State* .....W, 44-37 (ot) Round bye Sat., Oct. 13 • In last Saturday’s home game vs. Northern Iowa, UC Davis’ made its first FCS playoff Davis, Calif. appearance, and 20th overall NCAA postseason appearance, in program history. Aggie Stadium (10,849) • The Aggies’ FCS playoff debut was a historical one because they defeated the Panthers, at Cal Poly* ........................... W, 52-10 at Aggie Stadium, by a 23-16 score, and advanced to the quarterfinal round to face Eastern Sat. Oct. 20 Washington for the second time this season San Luis Obispo, Calif. • This matchup in Cheney guarantees at least one Big Sky team will advance to the FCS semifinal Spanos Stadium (11,075) round, and will face the winner of Friday’s Weber State-Maine matchup at Montana* ...........................W, 49-21 • If Weber State wins, the winner of this game will head to Ogden next week; if Maine wins, Sat, Oct. 27 either EWU or UC Davis will host next week’s semifinal Missoula, Mont. • Saturday’s rematch pits EWU, ranked No. 3 in this year’s playoffs, against No. 6 UC Davis Washington-Grizzly Stadium (25,217) • When the regular season ended, EWU held national rankings of 4/3; the Aggies were ranked Northern Arizona* .............W, 42-20 Nos. 7/10 respectively in the STATS FCS Media and AFCA Coaches’ Poll Sat. Nov. 3 • Both teams finished the regular season with 10-2 overall and 7-1 league records, and are two Davis, Calif. of the Big Sky’s three co-champions Aggie Stadium (10,849) • This is the first playoff rematch involving Big Sky teams since 2014 when, coincidentally, at Eastern Washington ..........L, 59-20 Eastern Washington hosted Montana Sat., Nov. 10 Cheney, Wash. • Compared to UC Davis, a team that will compete in its first FCS playoff road game and Roos Field (8,600) second in program history, Saturday’s game is the Eagles’ 28th FCS all-time postseason and 20th home game Sacramento State* ............ W, 56-13 Sat. Nov. 17 • Eastern Washington has not played a road playoff game since 2009, and is 11-4 in the 15 Reno, Nev. home games since Mackay Stadium (30,000) • The Eagles and Aggies are ranked No. 4 and No. 7 nationally with their 44.9 and 40.6 ppg Northern Iowa^ ................. W, 23-16 averages Sat. Dec. 1 • At 326.6 yards per game, UC Davis’ passing offense is No. 3 in the NCAA; Eastern Washington Davis, Calif. is ranked No. 20 at 272.0 ypg Aggie Stadium (10,849) • In its Second Round game, Eastern Washington trailed Nicholls 14-3 early in the second quarter at Eastern Washington^^ ...........1 p.m. before scoring 42 unanswered to take a 42-14 lead with 3:34 left in the game Sat., Dec. 8 Cheney, Wash. SERIES HISTORY Roos Field (8,600) • Saturday’s game is the eighth meeting between UC Davis and Eastern Washington, the sixth Home games in bold to take place on the Eagles’ turf, the second head-to-head matchup this year and the first in * - Big Sky Conference game the postseason ^ - NCAA Football Championship - Second Round • EWU won each of the first seven games ^^ - NCAA Football Championship - Quarterfinal Football Contact: Eric Bankston | Office: (530) 752-3505 | Cell: (714) 705-3742 | Email: [email protected] UC Davis Athletics Communications • One Shields Ave. • Davis, Calif. 95616 12-8 at Eastern Washington >> Roos Field >> Spokane, Wash. QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION 2018 TEAM INFORMATION Name ................................................. University of California, Davis Record ..........................................................................................5-6 City/Zip ................................................................ Davis, Calif./95616 Big Sky Conference Record ............................................... 3-5 (8th) Established/Founded ....................................................... 1905/1908 Home Record .............................................................................. 3-2 Enrollment ............................................................................. 37,395 Home Record ...............................................................................2-4 Nickname ............................................................................. Aggies Letterwinners Returning/Lost .................................................. 50/14 Branding Colors . .................... Blue - CMYK: 100/69/8/54; RGB 0/40/85 Starting Players Returning (O/D) ................................................. 7/6 .................................. Gold - CMYK: 13/19/62/28; RGB: 179/163/105 Newcomers .................................................................................. 20 National Affiliation .................................................. NCAA Division I Conference .......................................................................... Big Sky PROGRAM HISTORY Chancellor .................................................................... Gary S. May Inaugural Season....................................................................... 1915 Athletics Department Phone ..................................... (530) 752-1111 All-Time Record/Seasons ................................ 509-421-33 (.545)/99 Director of Athletics ................................................... Dr. Kevin Blue Conference Championships ......................................................... 30 Deputy Director of Athletics ...................................... Rocko DeLuca NCAA Postseason Appearances .................................................... 19 Faculty Athletics Representative .................................. Scott Carrell All-Time Big Sky Record/Seasons ............................... 18-33 (.353)/6 Senior Associate A.D. (Student-Athlete Outcomes) .. Michael Lorenzen 2018 KEY PLAYERS FOOTBALL STAFF Name (Year, Position) 2017 Stats Head Coach .......................................... Dan Hawkins (UC Davis ‘84) Keelan Doss (Sr., WR) ..............115 rec., 1,499 yds., 8 TDs (1 rushing) Career Record/Years........................................................ 116-68-1/16 Jake Maier (Jr., QB) .............. 306-446-10 (C-A-I), 3,669 yds. 26 TDs Best Time to Reach Hawkins ..........................................Contact SID Wesley Preece (Jr., TE) .. All-Big Sky 3rd Team, 36 rec., 568 yds., 9 TDs Director of Football Operations ....................................... Wes Nurse Nas Anesi (Jr., LB) .................................... 11 starts, 65 tackles, 4 TFL Contact .....................................................cwnurse@ucdavis.edu