With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the FCS Committee slotted UC Davis No. 3 in its top 10 rankings. This is the only announcement the group will make prior to Nov. 18, also known as Selection Sunday, when this year's postseason bracket is revealed on ESPNU, starting at 9:30 a.m. PT.
Thanks to UC Davis' flawless second half, it earned the program's inaugural victory versus Montana, extended its win streak to a Division I record five games and remain in sole possession of first place atop the Big Sky standings thanks to its 49-21 result.
Interceptions from senior American studies major Mason Moe and redshirt freshman biological sciences major Jordan Perryman — the second and first of their respective careers — each led to touchdowns in the first quarter for UC Davis in Saturday’s Big Sky road game at Nottingham Field.
Sophomore sociology major Tehran Thomas posted his second career 100-yard game with 119 yards on the ground, while junior communication major Jake Maier threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns on the night, lifting No. 21 UC Davis to a, 44-21, victory over Idaho in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams on Saturday night at Aggie Stadium.
Redshirt freshman running back and reigning Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Week Ulonzo Gilliam rushed for three touchdowns, including two during a run of 34 unanswered Aggie points to finish the game, helping UC Davis assemble a 54-21 win over San Diego in collegiate football action at Aggie Stadium Saturday night.
After its impressive 44-38 victory over San José State in last Thursday's season opener, UC Davis will host the first of five games taking place at Aggie Stadium this season when the San Diego Toreros visit campus for Saturday's 7 p.m. game.
In his first game as an Aggie, redshirt freshman running back Ulonzo Gilliam ran for 132 yards, scored two touchdowns on the ground, caught another and was responsible for 18 of his team's 44 points to lift UC Davis to a 44-38 victory over San José State.