Football

The start of a new year at UC Davis signifies two things: first-years and football. This year will be the first year for the Aggies in their new conference, the Big Sky. Projected to finish 12th in the Big Sky conference preseason coaches’ poll out of 13 teams, the Aggies have been working hard all […]

No one could see it coming, not even UC Davis’ head football coach Bob Biggs himself. Heading into his 20th year as the head coach, Biggs is ranked second all-time in UC Davis history with a 140-78-1 record trailing only his mentor Jim Sochor. When asked if he ever knew if he wanted to coach […]

The UC Davis season opener against Asuza Pacific marked the beginning of the end of an era in UC Davis football. Coach Bob Biggs announced that this year, his 20th year with the Aggies, would be his last as the head coach of the football team. The Aggies were dominant from start to finish in […]

Summer is a time for fun, which for many college students involves sleeping in and relaxing. However, there are some who define fun as waking up at six in the morning and working tirelessly in the hot August sun. The UC Davis football program recently completed its first week of practice, in a season that […]

Football has taken hold in the high schools and colleges in the U.S., but lacks popularity beyond our borders. For UC Davis athletes of the late 1990s, though, European shores were a landing place for those who could not make it in the NFL. Football with the Mermaids After graduating from UC Davis in 1998 […]

Every year the UC Davis football team plays an intrasquad game to conclude spring practices and give the Aggie football fans something to look forward to for the next year. “The Spring Game is a culmination of the last 14 practices and a chance to display what they’ve been doing for the last five weeks,” […]

UC Davis announced yesterday that the football season-opener against Azusa Pacific will be played on Aug. 30, instead of the initially scheduled date of Sept. 1. The contest will mark the first time in school history that the Aggies have hosted a Thursday game. The 2012 season will be UC Davis’ inaugural season as a […]

In his 20 seasons as head football coach and nearly 15 years on the staff before that, Bob Biggs has shepherded countless players through the fields and classrooms of UC Davis. Now in the run-up to his final season, Biggs has welcomed 13 new players to his Aggie squad that finished 4-7 last season. Last […]

Bob Biggs is UC Davis football. And after one more season, an Aggie career that has spanned more than three decades will come to an end. Biggs announced on Dec. 1 that this upcoming football season will be his last in charge of the Aggies. “UC Davis is a very special place where a student-athlete […]

Interim Athletics Director Nona Richardson announced Thursday that UC Davis head football coach Bob Biggs will retire at the end of the 2012 football season. Biggs has been a part of the UC Davis coaching staff since 1978 and took over as head coach in 1991. By the time he ultimately leaves the university in […]

The football team finished their 2011 campaign with a win, beating Sacramento State 23-19 in the 58th Causeway Classic. The Aggies first road win of the season brought their final record to 4-7, ensuring that they avoided their first eight-loss season in more than fifty years. Saturday’s contest showcased the same football the UC Davis […]

Teams: UC Davis vs. Sacramento State Records: Aggies, 3-7; Hornets, 4-6 Where: Hornet Stadium When: Saturday at 1:05 p.m. Who to watch: If you’re the type of person who gets nostalgic after a long football season, keep you’re eye on the 14 seniors who will be playing their last game in UC Davis blue and […]