UC Davis
at South Dakota
Saturday, Aug. 30, 2:05 p.m.
Vermillion, S.D.
DakotaDome
(10,000 Astroturf Pure Grass)
TV: Midco Sports Network
Series History: Tied 2-2.
Last Meeting: South Dakota beat UC Davis 27-24 in 2011.
The Coaches: UC Davis’ Ron Gould in entering his first season as a head coach…South Dakota’s Joe Glenn is 1-10 entering his second season at his alma mater. Glenn is 189-110-1 entering his 25th season as a head coach. Glenn previously coached Northern Colorado, Montana and Wyoming.
Notes: South Dakota will play three Big Sky teams this season. The Coyotes are at Northern Arizona and play host to Montana…UC Davis finished 4-7 in 2012, the program’s first in the Big Sky…South Dakota is picked to finish 10th in the 10-team Missouri Valley...UC Davis led the FCS in kick returns last season, averaging 26.35 yards per return...Senior Randy Wright returns at QB for UC Davis. He has started 32 of 33 games in his career. Wright threw for 2,405 yards last season...Four of UC Davis’ losses last season were by eight points or fewer...UC Davis was 1-5 on the road last season...South Dakota was outscored 186-78 in the first half of games last season...USD averaged 17 points per game last season. UC Davis averaged 27.5.