No. 7 UC Davis Pulls Away Late At Cal Poly To Retain The Golden Horseshoe

34

Winner

UC Davis
UCD

4-1 , 2-0

27

Cal Poly
CPM

3-3 , 1-1

Winner

34

27

Score By Quarters

Team	1st	2nd	third	4th	F
UCD UC Davis	0	13	7	14	34
CPM Cal Poly	7	3	10	7	27

Game Recap: Football | 10/4/2025 8:11:00 PM

Score:  No. 7 UC Davis 34, Cal Poly 27
Location: San Luis Obispo, Calif. (Mustang Memorial Field)
Records: UC Davis 4-1 (2-0), Cal Poly 3-3 (1-1)
 
The brief story: Using 14 factors within the ultimate quarter-hour, No. 7 UC Davis soccer pulled away from Cal Poly within the fourth quarter behind an enormous evening by Caden Pinnick to retain the Golden Horseshoe for the ninth-straight time.
 
FIRST DOWN

• Caden Pinnick completed with a career-high 313 passing yards on 21-for-26 including three touchdowns within the air. Pinnick additionally rushed for 60 yards and scored on the bottom to complete with 373 yards of offense and 4 touchdowns
• The Aggies rushed for 141 yards and scored two on the bottom
• Jayden Stanley and Jackson Sievers every had profession video games, ending with 11 tackles a chunk, the primary time both has had over double-digit tackles of their careers
• Zach Jones caught two of Pinnick’s touchdowns, ending with 50 yards on three catches
• Stacy Dobbins led the Aggies with 89 receiving yards on three catches, together with a game-long 45-yard reception
• Rayne Mayo Jr., discovered himself in on eight tackles, together with being in on a deal with for loss
• UC Davis held Cal Poly beneath to simply 71 yards dashing on 31 makes an attempt and general held Cal Poly to a season low 342 complete yards. A brand new season low for the Mustangs when not going through a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent

WHAT HEAD COACH TIM PLOUGH HAD TO SAY:
“I’m really proud of the team tonight. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks for us, including losing some players that are important to our team. We talked all week about being resilient and finding ways to win the game as a team. It may not be a pretty or perfect game, but we found a way to win this football game and that makes me proud of this group. All three phases had positive moments and all three phases have things to work on. But we can find joy in the fact that we have six more weeks to continue to improve as we move through a tough schedule.”
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cal Poly took its opening possession 69 yards in 12 performs to shortly snag a 7-0 lead because the Aggies regarded to get settled within the recreation
• Held scoreless by way of the opening interval the Aggies weren’t phased, as their ultimate possession of the primary quarter bled into the second quarter UC Davis had eyes on six factors
• Ian Simpson opened the second quarter with a 27-yard reception as he rumbled down the sphere trying to find contact to place the Aggies on the Cal Poly aspect of the 50-yard line
• On a 3rd and 12 Pinnick confirmed off his skills, rolling to the proper he delivered a dime to Zach Jones 36 yards within the deep proper nook of the endzone to tie the sport up and get the Ags on the board at 7-7
• Cal Poly’s final lead of the sport got here on its subsequent drive after they transformed a 33-yard subject purpose to make it 10-7
• The lead didn’t final lengthy, and the Aggies made certain of that on the following drive after they went 73 yards in 11 performs powered by 4 Pinnick completions together with a landing cross to Gbatu Jr., to make it 13-10 Aggies heading into the break
• In Cal Poly’s opening drive of the second half the Mustangs almost drove the sphere for a landing however after getting contained in the 15-yard line the Aggie protection slammed the door, forcing Poly to accept a 30-yard subject purpose and a tie recreation
• Playing a well-recognized tune the Aggies once more had a response, utilizing a 35-yard cross to Dobbins to kick begin the drive UC Davis would go 75 yards in eight performs to drag again forward
• The drive was capped off by a six-yard cross by Pinnick that discovered Jones skirting the again of the endzone for six factors and a 20-13 lead
• Using an eight-play drive of their very own Cal Poly answered with a scoring drive of 71 yards that completed with a 24-yard landing cross
• The final rating by the Mustangs meant the rating was tied at 20-20 heading into the ultimate interval
• In the fourth quarter the Aggies firmly put their stamp on the sport and their names as soon as once more on the Golden Horseshoe
• With their drive having began within the third quarter, UC Davis rolled into the fourth and Mitchell Dixon did the rolling. Taking a brief cross over the center from Pinnick, Dixon powered his manner down the sphere, trying to ship a blow to anybody sporting inexperienced.
• When it was achieved, Dixon had gone 31 yards and put the Aggies in place to retake the lead
• On the 9, Carter Vargas took the handoff and for one play swapped his quantity for former Aggie Lan Larison as he leapt off a Cal Poly defender on his technique to streaking into the endzone for an Aggie landing to make it 27-20 with 11 minutes to play
• Cal Poly’s subsequent drive was outlined by the Aggie protection, operating solely 5 offensive performs the Mustangs might solely get one first down due to tight protection and nice tackling and it meant the ball would go proper again to the Aggies
• In a clock consuming drive, that once more noticed Dobbins carry within the breaking play pulling in a 45-yad cross on the second play of the drive, UC Davis took full management of the sport
• And on the sixth play of the drive, Pinnick noticed his opening and from seven yards out scrambled into the endzone and regardless of taking a late hit after crossing the purpose line leaped to his toes prepared for regardless of the Mustangs had subsequent for him and the Aggies
• Cal Poly would add a rating late, however due to the Aggies forcing Cal Poly to burn its timeouts the Mustangs have been compelled to aim an onside kick
• The kick bounced up and into the arms of Gbatu Jr., and because the Aggie senior cradled the ball he additionally cradled the Golden Horseshoe
• And after three kneel downs by Pinnick the Aggies had secured a 34-27 win and a ninth-straight season with the Golden Horseshoe the place it belongs, in Davis

GAME NOTES

• The Aggies have now received nine-straight over Cal Poly and proceed to personal the longest profitable streak in a rivalry that dates again to 1939
• Pinnick had profession highs in passing yards (313), dashing yards (60), completion proportion (81%) and he tied his career-high in landing passes (three), completions (21) and dashing touchdowns (one)
• Jones completed with a career-high two landing receptions
• Stanley’s 11 tackles was a career-high and his 5 solo tackles have been additionally a profession excessive
• Sievers added 11 tackles, 10 assisted and 1.0 tackles for loss for a profession evening
• Mayo Jr.’s eight tackles was a career-high
• For the fifth recreation this 12 months the Aggies received the coin toss and deferred to the second half
• Pinnick’s 300 yards are probably the most for an Aggie quarterback since Miles Hastings tossed 345 yards in his ultimate recreation within the Blue and Gold at No. 4 South Dakota within the 2024 NCAA FCS Playoff Quarterfinals
• Pinnick turns into the primary Aggie quarterback to finish at the least 80 p.c of his passes since Hastings accomplished 90 p.c of his passes towards Cal Poly in 2024
• For the primary time this season the Aggies managed the time of possession, holding the ball for 30:09 as in comparison with Cal Poly’s possession time of 29:51
• UC Davis went 4-for-4 within the crimson zone, marking the fourth-straight recreation the Aggies have been excellent contained in the 20
• It’s the second recreation this season (Utah Tech) that the Aggies have held a group to beneath 100 yards dashing

 
 
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