Prediction time! @ Cal L (0-1) Ags almost pull off the upset against a Cal team looking past UCD at #13 UW
@ San Diego W (1-1) San Diego hasn't defeated UC Davis in over a decade.
Lehigh W (2-1) Honestly don't know that much about this team other than they went 3-8 last year.
@ NDSU L (2-2) NDSU is by far the toughest team on our schedule and the travel to Fargo + Fargodome noise makes this game much less winnable. Hoping that we just keep it close, but can also easily see us getting run out of town similar to EWU last year.
Montana W (3-2) Ags gut out a win against a Montana team seeking revenge, energized by the first electric gameday environment of the UCD Health Stadium era -- students are back in Davis, they remember the playoff game, and they want to build on that atmosphere in 2019.
@ N. Dakota W (4-2) This is a trap game. Difficult travel back to North Dakota against a team that just completely revamped its offense probably for the better. Ags nonetheless find a way to win and escape Grand Forks with momentum heading into the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe.
Cal Poly W (5-2) Ags defeated Cal Poly 52-10 last year, and that was in SLO.
@ SUU W (6-2) Going to Cedar City is always difficult but Ags have too many weapons for SUU to make this competitive.
Weber State W (7-2) I'm predicting that the 2019 WSU team will be a disappointment compared to the 2018 playoffs version, and by the time we get to this point in the season the Cats will be visiting Davis as underdogs.
-bye-
@ Portland State W (8-2) PSU is going through their own Gould era, with Bruce Barnum who has really not given the program much success other than his first year. They'll probably be improved in 2019 but will still finish in the middle or bottom of the Big Sky.
Montana State L (8-3) Of all the winnable (as in, not Cal or NDSU) games we might lose, I think MSU is the most likely one. Like Montana, they're traditionally a strong program that can compete on any given Saturday. This will be a close game likely with huge playoff implications, and I can see it going either way.
@ Sac State W (9-3) New HC, same annual tradition of losing to UC Davis.
if we go 9-3 with losses to Cal, NDSU, and MSU, we'll be a lock for an at-large bid and likely share the conference crown once again. That would be a great (regular) season.