No. 6 UC Davis Football Drops Close Game To Idaho State

Game Recap: Football | 11/1/2025 6:19:00 PM

Score:  No. 6 UC Davis 36, Idaho State 38
Location: Davis, Calif. (UC Davis Health Stadium)
Records: UC Davis 6-2 (4-1), Idaho State 3-6 (2-3)
 
The brief story: No. 6 UC Davis soccer dropped a detailed recreation at house, with Idaho State needing a late subject objective from 50-yards out to drag away down the stretch to provide the Aggies their first Big Sky lack of the season.
 
FIRST DOWN

• As a group, the Aggies racked up 567 yards on 79 performs, dashing for 242 yards whereas passing for 325
• Caden Pinnick threw for 325 yards and one landing, returning to the beginning position going 23-for-32 with an extended go of 36 yards
• Samuel Gbatu Jr., completed with 112 yards receiving on six catches to steer the Aggies
• On the bottom, Jordan Fisher led the Aggies with 108 yards on 22 carries
• Carter Vargas led the Aggies with two dashing touchdowns, and 43 yards on the bottom
• Defensively the Aggies had a pair of interceptions and had been led by Cole Batson, who completed with eight solo tackles and one sort out for loss

WHAT HEAD COACH TIM PLOUGH HAD TO SAY
“It’s disappointing, obliviously you don’t want to lose at home. It’s a big goal of ours at the beginning of the season to win all of our home games and we didn’t get that done. I think we all have our hands in the loss, from the players to the coaching staff. When we lose a football game it starts and ends with me, and I must do a lot better. I feel I made a lot of mistakes today. Idaho State played well, and they deserved to win the game today.”
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Both sides traded scores to open and from the beginning issues appeared like they had been destined for an historic day of scoring, and it began with Idaho State going 75 yards in 4 performs to make it 7-0
• The Aggies responded with eight performs for 77 yards capping off an extended drive with Vargas punching it in from two yards, however a blocked additional level meant the Ags remained behind Idaho State at 7-6
• Idaho State scored once more on its subsequent possession, scoring on a two-yard go to make it 14-6
• But in true back-and-forth trend the Aggies responded and did so shortly.
• Rushes from Pinnick and Fisher acquired the Aggies down contained in the Idaho State 10 and after a handful of performs within the purple zone Pinnick hit Laviel Pickett within the endzone for a four-yard landing reception, placing the rating at 14-13
• The Bengals had one other response, opening the second quarter by capping off a drive that began within the earlier interval, scoring on a 15-yard rush to place the rating at 21-13
• UC Davis had its personal response, preserving the back-and-forth vibes going with its personal scoring drive that was capped off by Vargas’ second dashing landing of the sport to once more carry it inside one level at 21-20
• Finally each groups had been held off the scoreboard over the subsequent few drives however Idaho State would get on the board once more after they scored a landing on a blocked punt that pushed their result in 28-20
• The Aggies responded on the subsequent drive, going 75 yards on seven performs capping issues off on an finish round to Zach Jones who got here scored from 11 yards out getting the Aggies once more inside one level at 28-27
• Coming out of the break, the Aggies took the lead 5 minutes into the third quarter when Hunter Ridley nailed a 23-yard subject objective after the Aggies went 70 yards in 10 performs
• The Ridley subject objective gave UC Davis its first lead of the sport at 30-28
• But Idaho State had one other landing drive in it, going seven performs in 75 yards to attain six, pushing their result in 35-30
• Ridley would nail two extra subject targets down the stretch, hitting from 26 yards out and he tied a career-high with a 46-yard kick
• The ultimate kick, from 46 yards out, put the Aggies in entrance by one level at 36-35 and put them in place to carry off Idaho State
• But the Bengals used their ace, kicker Trajan Sinatra, to retake the lead with underneath one minute to play when he nailed a 50-yard subject objective to place Idaho State up 38-36
• In the ultimate drive, Idaho State picked the Aggies off to finish the sport and the ultimate drive makes an attempt by UC Davis. And with a ultimate whistle the Bengals had completed off a 38-36 shootout victory

GAME NOTES

• Gbatu Jr.’s 100-yard reception recreation was his fourth of the season, and the third-straight recreation he has breached the century mark. It additionally marked the sixth time in his profession he has damaged 100 yards receiving
• The Aggies had a season-high in whole offensive yards
• Ridley’s 46-yarder tied a career-high
• Fisher now has 4 100-yard dashing video games this season and in his profession
• Idaho State’s Dason Brooks turned the primary opponent to hurry for a minimum of 200 yards in a single recreation since Montana State’s Sean Chambers hit the mark in 2022

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