1998 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 1998 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 10–2. 1998 was the 29th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and, for the third straight season, advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset in the first round my 11th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville. Aggies had beaten the Javelinas in the first round of the playoffs the previous two seasons. The team outscored its opponents 398 to 259 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

1998 UC Davis Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Moroski (6th season)
Home stadiumToomey Field
(capacity: 10,111)
1998 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 UC Davis ^   –   10 –2  
Saint Joseph's (IN)   –   7 –4  
New Haven   –   5 –5  
Elon   –   5 –6  
Quincy   –   4 –6  
Western New Mexico   –  2 –7 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Texas A&M–CommerceNo. 2
W 34–10
September 12at South Dakota StateNo. 2
W 30–13
September 19Sacramento StateNo. 2
W 35–1710,467[1]
September 26New HavenNo. 2
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
L 11–12
October 3at Cal PolyNo. 7
W 34–24
October 10at Central WashingtonNo. 6
W 51–16
October 17at Western WashingtonNo. 5
W 28–24
October 24Saint Mary'sNo. 5
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 31–7
October 31at No. 10 Grand Valley StateNo. 4
W 40–38
November 7Western OregonNo. 4
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 48–16
November 14Southern UtahNo. 4
  • Toomey Field
  • Davis, CA
W 35–28
November 21No. 11 Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 4
L 21–54

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NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1999 NFL Draft.[5][6][7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Kevin DaftQuarterback5151Tennessee Titans

References
  1. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  3. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Archived from the original on May 15, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  4. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  5. "1999 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  7. "Draft History: California-Davis". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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