UC Davis seeks sixth-straight win in matchup vs. Idaho State

Following a blowout loss against Washington, UC Davis football has won five straight games — the most recent being a 27-16 victory over Northern Colorado last Saturday.

UC Davis head coach Tim Plough joined The Carmichael Dave Show with Jason Ross to recap the Aggies’ win over the Bears, look ahead to this weekend’s matchup against Idaho State, and much more.

Be sure to check out the entire interview with UC Davis head coach Tim Plough on the Sactown Sports 1140 YouTube page.

You can listen to UC Davis football take on Idaho State this Saturday, November 1st, with kick-off taking place at 1 PM PT right here on Sactown Sports 1140 AM.

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The Big Sky Conference announced, on Tues, Oct. 28, the 2026 conference schedule and a move to a nine-game conference slate with UC Davis football set to play five games at home as part of its 2026 lineup.

It’s the first time the Big Sky Conference will have a nine-game slate, and it came apart thanks to the NCAA extending the Football Championship Subdivision’s length of games from 11 to 12.

“I’m a huge proponent of the nine-game conference schedule,” said UC Davis football head coach Tim Plough. “We have the best conference in the country, and the best competition we can create for our teams is to play each other week in and week out. It also helps scheduling non-conference opponents because it’s difficult for teams in the conference to find other teams willing to play us.

“I am excited for the future of UC Davis football. We will continue to find joy in our process of working to be the best we can possibly be when our best is needed.”

UC Davis football opens its conference schedule with a trip to Portland State on Aug. 29 before playing through its three-game non-conference stretch. Along that stretch, the Aggies will head to San Diego (Sept. 5) and SMU (Sept. 12) before opening UC Davis Health Stadium on Sept. 19 against Stetson.

The Aggies will host Montana (Sept. 26), Eastern Washington (Oct. 3), Northern Colorado (Oct. 24), Utah Tech (Nov. 7) before wrapping up its regular season with “The Battle for the Golden Horseshoe” and a matchup with “that team down south” on Nov. 21. On the road, besides Portland State, the Aggies will visit Southern Utah (Oct. 17), Weber State (Oct. 31) and Idaho (Nov. 14).

Big Sky Announces Nine Game 2026 Conference Schedule

2025 UC Davis football schedule

• Saturday, November 1st – vs. Idaho State – 1:00 PM PT
• Saturday, November 8th – @ Idaho – 4:00 PM PT
• Saturday, November 15th – @ Montana State – 7:15 PM PT
• Saturday, November 22nd – vs. Sacramento State – 1:00 PM PT
• Postseason TBD

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