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BlueGoldAg
1.5kFARMINGTON, Utah – 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 head coach Tim Plough. "We have the best conference in the country and the best competition we can create for our teams are to play each other week in and week out. It also helps scheduling non-conference opponents because it's difficult for teams in 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 being the best we can possibly be when our best is needed."
https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2025/10/28/football-big-sky-announces-nine-game-2026-conference-schedule.aspx
2026 Schedule:
8/29 @ Portland State
9/05 @ San Diego
9/12 @ Southern Methodist
9/19 vs Stetson
9/26 vs Montana
10/03 vs Eastern Washington
10/17 @ Southern Utah
10/24 vs Northern Colorado
10/31 @ Weber State
11/07 vs Utah Tech
11/14 @ Idaho
11/21 vs Cal Poly
Big Sky Week by Week Schedule here:
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/10/28/big-sky-conference-announces-2026-football-schedule.aspx -
Jdur
170Okay. I think the Big Sky is one of 2 of the best conferences in the FCS but the additions of Utah Tech and SUU dont really add anything. I for one would be much happier if this was an announcement moving to the MW. Now, being in the Big Sky does have its perks though. I am excited for the griz to come here and have cal poly at home. Stetson is a lame ass game. -
davisguy52
36Looks favorable for the ags. SMU is a wild matchup. Weird we play Idaho in Moscow two years in a row -
BaseballAtDobbins
135Sad to not see Sac but ending with CP is good. I'm glad that with this schedule reshuffle we'll see the Ags at UI again next year instead of Cheney.
A nice thing about this is that other than maybe Weber, no cold weather games. -
BaseballAtDobbins
135its honestly more weird that they play up here at the very end of the season. This season and the previous visit were all around Veterans Day. I considered going to Cheney in October next yr but UI is closer to me. The only downside is I don't like buying tickets this late until a week before due to snow. Forecast looks good so will probably buy this weekend.
Someone at my church who is an alum of Davis was surprised that the schedules are announced over three years in advance. I told him it's common for football esp FBS. I told him about the game next weekend and he's going on his own to it. Told him about wazzu match-up too. -
SochorField
423I'm glad the Big Sky saw the importance of Davis/Poly on the last weekend. Hopefully now that Sac ditched, Big Sky will schedule Davis/Poly like this every year. -
DavisAggie
68"Schedule the Montana game for a noon or 1pm kickoff in September"
I still have PTSD from the 2007 opener -
eastbayaggie
132I don't know anything about Stetson, and apparently Massey ratings have Stetson as the worst of all FCS football teams. -
fugawe09
295Stetson is a small private college located in DeLand, FL, a kind of artsy town out in the swamps between Orlando and Daytona. Locally, they are better known for their law school in Tampa and graduate business school in Celebration (the wealthy Disney community). It’s easy to forget they have an undergraduate campus and athletics. They dropped football in the 1950s and rebooted in the 2010s. -
BlueGoldAg
1.5kI still have PTSD from the 2007 opener — DavisAggie
...as do I! That was the hottest, most miserable game I ever attended. It could still be a cooker even with a 7 pm kickoff vs Montana on September 26. -
BaseballAtDobbins
135I know afternoon games could be an advantage but having it at night after school starts they will have it be something like a 6 or 7pm start to maximize attendance.
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BaseballAtDobbins
135it's a chance to play a Grizz like schedule for D1 wins. I prefer this strategy to series with NDSU or SDSU or two buy games at FBS.
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SochorField
423MSU gets Montana
Montana gets MSU and Davis
Davis gets Montana
At first glance the Big Sky title is between potential 1 loss teams- MSU and Davis.
Having Brawl every year can make it harder for MSU and UM to win the title as they play eachother every year.
As Cal Poly improves to the BSC top-tier, this could be a thing for Davis as well.
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