CFB
Model

UC Davis

Big Sky · 6 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

8.3 projected wins · most likely seed 8
Field
32%
Seeded
2%
Quarters
5%
Semis
2%
Final
1%
Title
<1%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 2% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 6 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1at#226Portland StateW31–24
1at#243San DiegoW49–17
3vs#264StetsonW45–7
4vs#129MontanaL22–62
5vs#154Eastern WashingtonW49–38
7at#178Southern UtahWin chance 47% · Margin -1.1—
8vs#189Northern ColoradoWin chance 81% · Margin 14.4—
9at#197Weber StateWin chance 62% · Margin 4.9—
10vs#246Utah TechWin chance 91% · Margin 22.1—
11at#159IdahoWin chance 57% · Margin 2.9—
12vs#173Cal PolyWin chance 73% · Margin 10.0—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 74.5 · Offense 74.8 · Defense 74.2

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 77.9

#42 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 78.2

#18 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 83.6

#1 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 59.3

#98 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 70.7

#19 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 71.0

#57 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 76.3

#19 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 75.4

#18 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRXzavior Guess86.9
  • WRSamuel Gbatu Jr.82.5
  • WRJackson Fay81.4
  • RBJordan Fisher78.8
  • QBTreynor Cleeland77.9
  • RBMatteo Perez77.6
  • OLAziz Altuwaijri77.1
  • RBCoby Herman76.4

defense · overall grade

  • LBPorter Connors86.1
  • DBHayden John80.0
  • DBTy Richardson76.7
  • DBDrew Cofield76.7
  • DLJaden Few76.6
  • LBSam Goligoski74.1
  • DLJulian Fernandez72.4
  • DBChaz Gilbreath72.1

Past seasons

Year by year
-9.0 points since 2022
304050607058.3202248.6202356.1202449.32025
2022 58.32023 48.62024 56.12025 49.3

2025

9-4
D-I rank
#120
Rating
49.3

2024

11-3
D-I rank
#93
Rating
56.1

2023

7-4
D-I rank
#131
Rating
48.6

2022

6-5
D-I rank
#79
Rating
58.3