2003 UC Davis Aggies football team

The 2003 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 2003 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled a record of 6–4. 2003 was the 34th consecutive winning season for the Aggies, but was the first since 1995 that they failed to qualify for the postseason. The team outscored their opponents 295 to 184 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

2003 UC Davis Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Bob Biggs (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Moroski (11th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field (Capacity: 10,111)
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UC Davis			–						6	–	4
Quincy			–						5	–	6
Western New Mexico			–						3	–	7
Saint Joseph's (IN)			–						2	–	9
New Haven			–						1	–	9

This was the final season that UC Davis competed at the NCAA Division II level as they moved up to NCAA Division I-AA in 2004 as a charter member of the Great West Football Conference (GWFC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	No. 1 Grand Valley State	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 6–9
September 13	at No. 20 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	W 23–14	14,548	^[1]
September 20	at Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 32–34	8,764	^[2]
October 4	at Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 31–27	15,403	^[3]
October 11	Western Oregon	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 27–7
October 18	Western Washington	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 48–19
November 1	at Saint Mary's	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	W 45–14
November 8	Cal Poly	Toomey Field Davis, CA (rivalry)	L 14–18
November 15	Central Washington	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 41–7
November 22	Northern Colorado	Toomey Field Davis, CA	L 28–35
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft

The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.^[6][7][8]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
J. T. O'Sullivan	Quarterback	6	186	New Orleans Saints

References

1. "Aggies silence Fargodome". The Sacramento Bee. September 14, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Aggies can't avenge 1982 title game loss". The Sacramento Bee. September 21, 2003. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
4. "NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
5. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
6. . Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
7. "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
8. . Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2017.