Their “defense” is allowing 53.5 points a game :chin:

Our O line / running game ... quite surprising.

If we're going to get 2s and 3s some work / development, the next few games pose the best chances.

I would get Dobbins some (deep) chances (not just decoy), Fisher some carries, and the long young WR from Campolindo.

Classic trap game: Ags coming off a big win facing a winless team in their first home game. The guys can't go in thinking "We go this."

Also Cal Poly, a secondary rival the week after.

We can't look past Portland State because they will have some tricks up their sleeves... They might be bringing bubonic plague or polio to the table this week.

New polls are out. Looks like the Aggies are top 10 team in the eyes of media, coaches, and fans alike. Keep on winning.

Coaches Poll - 8th
Stats Perform Poll - 9th
AGS - 7th

Against Idaho, Davis played only ten reserves, not counting long snappers and kickers. Some of those reserves may have played only on special teams.
No backup offensive linemen and only one reserve defensive linemen played.
The reserves who played quite a bit were Tompkins, Perez, Gale, Dobbins and Amone.

Any word on Rex? Somewhere i read he was hurt during the Idaho game.

He came back in after sitting out a bit and finished the game.

Alright I just got through looking at Portland State's stats for the year and boy howdy are they ugly. Through 4 games Portland State is giving up an average 263.3 rushing yards and 323.75 passing yards per game... yep... that's right... giving up on average almost 600 yards of offense PER GAME. That has been reflected in the final scores as the Vikings have been outscored 90-214 so far this season.

Now, the Vikings offense runs through Senior QB Dante Chachere. He's the definition of a dual threat QB as he's completed 55/95 passing attempts (57.89%) for 668 yards with 3 TDs and 3 INTs. He's added 50 rushing attempts for 262 yards and 5 TDs. If the Aggie defense contains Chacere, then this game is over. Point blank.

The Vikings are also getting offensive contributions from RB Quncy Craig who has 41 rushing attempts for 254 yards and 1 TD as well as 17 receptions for 90 yards and 2 TDs, WR Eric Denham who has 10 receptions for 176 yards and 1 TD, and WR Branden Alvarez with 10 receptions for 137 yards and 2 TDs.

I usually try to highlight guys on defense too, but there's not too much to highlight when you're giving up 500+ yards and 50+ points per game while only forcing 2 turnovers on the year. I mean, heck, they've only gotten 2 sacks on the year. It's been pretty dang bleak for the Viking defense. Now I will say that they've played both Washington State and Boise State who are having excellent seasons so far, but they've also been throttled by a 2-3 Weber State and 1-3 Chattanooga. I want to see the Aggie offense really get rolling and drop 40+ on them.

Massey giving the Aggies a 72% chance of winning for what it's worth.

Purely from the point of view of point differential, Sagarin has Davis as the fifth best Big Sky team, and will play three higher rated teams, Montana State, Montana, and Sac. Davis doesn’t have to play two Big Sky teams that are in their top 20, Weber and Northern Arizona. There is no thought behind these ratings, they just reflect comparative scores. Davis’ low ranking stems from their failure to blow out some winless teams and the narrow margin of their win over Idaho,

Well, they've been predicting rain in the Portland area Friday, but it's supposed to clear up for Saturday afternoon. Low 70's, some sun...pleasant.

Portland often hit big plays and a running QB is always a threat (see the 4th quarter vs Idaho). I think our defense last week was very focused on #6 and we’re in man quite a bit - made us susceptible to the QB running for big gains after the coverage forced a scramble. I think Coombs will have something ready for that from the get go.

If the Aggie defense contains Chacere, then this game is over. Point blank. — CA Forever

Agree. Spy the QB, dominate on D. Looking for some nice offensive numbers- Lan needs to (and deserves to) start racking it up.

I also agree with DrMike that Coombs is going to have this one dialed in.

Additionally, margin of victory absolutely matters to the playoff committee. The next 4 games need to be CONVINCING (vs. PSU, CP, EWU & UNC). I'm talking 21+ point wins against the weakest conference teams.

UCD 41 - PSU 17
Viks score 2 rushing TDs and kick a late FG.

Anything less than 40 points dropped on the Vikings will be a disappointment and frankly I would like to see 50. PSU quite literally has the worst ranked defense in all of FCS as of right now... team defense ranked 123/123

Portland State's offense is not too bad. They have a very large offensive line, everyone at the top of their depth chart over 320lbs. They have a running back who gained 100 yards against Chattanooga. Against Chattanooga they were able to score 30 points despite their opponent having the ball for 35 minutes.
And Davis hasn't shown an interest in winning big.
I think Davis wins handily but by a score that looks closer than the game, as they did in their last five wins, going back to the Causeway.

This series goes back fifty years exactly and Davis won that first game 50 to 21, so it.would.be fitting if they scored 50 again.

FWIW, EWU battled Montana 52-49. I wouldn't take them lightly.

And, of course, we've never beaten them :D (0-11 since 2005....ouch. This is a D1 stat, I'm not sure if we played them as D2 https://ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football/opponent-history)

Being 2-25 vs. Montana, Montana State and Eastern Washington since going D1 is rough.
But times are a changin!

This is an interesting site. Thanks for sharing! I forgot we played UTSA. I assume they were FCS in 2011?

they were FCS that year under ex Miami coach Larry Coker

Davis never played Eastern Washington before 2005. (The Game Notes from that 2005 game is still on the UC Davis site)

They were a 1st year football program, playing an FCS-heavy schedule while transitioning to FBS (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
By 2013 they were FBS Conference USA. They miracle of $ (and football in Texas)...Having the Alamodome just sitting there helped a little too.

remember when Sourh Alabama came here in 2010 (I think)? They were playing JC’s, military schools and a handful of FCS like us. They had an equipment Semi that was bigger than Montana’s and brought a bunch of fans!

Yes! I remember being blown away by how many fans they brought.

And how many coaches. They must have had a coach for every 10 players.

Had a great tailgate with a couple of South Alabama fans - they were good, chill people and one literally flew from Mobile/NOLA to catch the game.

I was at that game as a student and it really hit me how crazy football fans in the south are. I knew about the SEC but I assumed it was basically that conference or Texas. Seeing so many trailers and tailgaters on an overcast day was shocking. Then of course we lost. It was even mentioned in church the next day and I remember loudly saying "Oh no!" when the pastor mentioned it on the pulpit.

In Portland! Looking forward to the game tomorrow.

Let's whip those Vikings, looking for a massive game for Lan. Let's find the next gear!