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UC Davis Football Ranked No. 11 In Hero Sports Preseason Top-25 Media Poll

UC Davis football has been ranked No. 11 in the country as part of the 2025 HERO Sports FCS Preseason Top 25 Media Poll.

BY UC DAVIS ATHLETICS
Jun 3, 2025, 7:28 AM
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Once again among the best in the nation, UC Davis football has been ranked No. 11 in the country as part of the 2025 HERO Sports FCS Preseason Top 25 Media Poll.

The Aggies are among five Big Sky teams represented in the poll, and the No. 11 ranking places UC Davis as the third highest team in the conference to earn a ranking. No. 2 Montana State, No. 7 Montana, No. 10 Idaho and No. 12 Sacramento State all joined the Aggies inside the top 25.

This season the Aggies open 2025 in Montgomery, Ala., in a ranked match up against No. 12 Mercer on ESPN as part of the FCS Kickoff Classic and they will make key trips to Washington, No. 10 Idaho while hosting Causeway Classic rivals No. 12 Sacramento State on Nov. 22 to wrap up the regular season.

The game at Washington is set for the BIG 10 Network and the game at Montana State is scheduled to be picked up by a linear ESPN network and along with the season opener on ESPN the Aggies will play a program record three games on national television this year.

The Aggies finished 2024 No. 5 in the nation after going 11-3 and making a deep run into the NCAA FCS Playoffs, reaching the quarterfinals for only the second time in program history while going 7-1 in Big Sky play.

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Second year head coach and 2024 Eddie Robinson Award finalist Tim Plough and the Aggies return a collection of starters, among them is All-American safety Rex Connors, 2024 Fred Mitchell Award finalist Hunter Ridley and All-Big Sky Conference honorees Winston Williams, Eli Simonson and Ernesto Nava. UC Davis also signed and secure a strong collection of incoming freshmen and transfers from other programs to fill out a strong and competitive roster.

SEASON TICKETS: Season tickets are on sale now, and fans can head here to secure their spot in Shredville for the 2025 season. Tickets start as low as $100 for new alumni and $140 for the general public.

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For the first time in program history, No. 11 UC Davis football will be showcased on the main linear ESPN network when they open the 2025 season at 4 p.m. PT against No. 12 Mercer in Montgomery, Ala., on Aug. 23 for the first of three nationally broadcast games that the Aggies will be featured on this season.

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When the Aggies travel to Washington on Sept. 6 they will find themselves on the BIG10 Network with an 8 p.m. kick while the trip to Bozeman, Mont., to face the defending Big Sky Champion No. 2 Montana State Bobcats will be picked up by an ESPN linear network. The time and network for the game in Bozeman will be announced at a later date.

UC Davis football landed on ESPN2 last season when they traveled to Missoula, Mont., for a night game against Montana. It was the first time the Aggies had ever been on a linear ESPN network and only the second time they had been nationally broadcast.

Read more below:

UC Davis Football Scheduled For Three Nationally Broadcast Games

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