2002 UC Davis Aggies football team

American college football season

2002 UC Davis Aggies football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 20–27 at Texas A&M–Kingsville
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AFCA	No. 14
Record	9–3
Head coach	Bob Biggs (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Moroski (10th season)
Home stadium	Toomey Field
Seasons← 2001 2003 →

2002 NCAA Division II independents football records
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 UC Davis ^		–		9	–	3
New Haven		–		4	–	6
Quincy		–		4	–	7
Saint Joseph's (IN)		–		4	–	7
Western New Mexico		–		2	–	7

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2002 UC Davis football team represented the University of California, Davis as an independent during the 2002 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 9–3. 2002 was the 34th consecutive winning season for the Aggies. UC Davis was ranked No. 14 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the seventh straight year. The Aggies upset previously unbeaten and fifth-ranked Central Washington before losing in quarterfinal round 20th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville . The team outscored their opponents 368 to 223 for the season. The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 6	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 17–24
September 14	Abilene Christian	No. 11	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 34–17
September 21	North Dakota State	No. 10	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 35–7	7,300
September 28	at Western Oregon	No. 10	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	W 64–20
October 5	at Sacramento State	No. 9	Charles C. Hughes Stadium Sacramento, CA (Causeway Classic)	W 38–21	15,892
October 19	Humboldt State	No. 6	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 49–14
October 26	at Cal Poly	No. 5	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (rivalry)	W 28–14
November 2	Saint Mary's	No. 5	Toomey Field Davis, CA	W 31–28
November 9	at No. 6 Central Washington	No. 5	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 14–38
November 16	at Western Washington	No. 14	Civic Stadium Bellingham, WA	W 14–7
November 23	at No. 5 Central Washington	No. 14	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 24–6
November 30	at No. 20 Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 14	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 20–27
Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Don VanderVeen (September 8, 2002). "No. 1 Grand Valley prevails". Detroit Free Press. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
"Aggies buffalo Bison". The Sacramento Bee. September 22, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hornet Sports.com: Football (UC Davis)" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2017.
"NCAA Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
"UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.

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Venues	Moreing Field (1925–1927) Sacramento Stadium (1928–1931) A Street Field (1932–1948) Toomey Field (1949–2006) UC Davis Health Stadium (2007–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cal Poly: Battle for the Golden Horseshoe Sacramento State: Causeway Classic
Culture & lore	Gunrock the Mustang UC Davis Marching Band Aggie Fight KHTK
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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