UC Davis Aggies

FCS Championship · Quarterfinals

Ugh, no.

UC Davis Aggies lost to the Illinois State Redbirds

11-4 42 – 31

9-4

Final · Sat, Dec 13

Game Details

UC Davis Health Stadium (Davis) · 9,216 fans · ESPN+ View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Rittenhouse, Sobkowicz help unseeded Illinois State beats UC Davis, advance to FCS semis

Tommy Rittenhouse threw two of his three touchdown passes to to Daniel Sobkowicz, Chris Taylor returned a kickoff 91 yards for a score, and unseeded Illinois State beat UC Davis 42-31 on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

Recap via ESPN

1:18 Illinois State Redbirds vs. UC Davis Aggies: Full Highlights

0:36 Touchdown! Jordan Fisher scores vs. Illinois State

0:42 Chris Taylor returns a 91-yard kickoff for an Illinois State TD

0:11 Hunter Ridley kicks 35-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ILST	21	0	14	7	42
UCD	17	0	0	14	31

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Game Leaders

Illinois State Redbirds

Tommy Rittenhouse · 15/20, 266 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Victor Dawson · 29 CAR, 148 YDSRushing Yards
Daniel Sobkowicz · 6 REC, 150 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Solomon Oduma · 7Tackles

UC Davis Aggies

Caden Pinnick · 29/41, 402 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jordan Fisher · 13 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Stacy Dobbins · 10 REC, 121 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Trent Carrade · 1Sacks
Nate Rutchena · 7Tackles

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
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Team
Montana
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Scoring

Q4 0:47

TD Stacy Dobbins 24 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Caden Pinnick Pass to Jordan Fisher for Two-Point Conversion)42–31

Q4 2:11

TD Jordan Fisher 1 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)42–23

Q4 3:35

TD Seth Glatz 58 Yd Run (Matt Maldonado Kick)42–17

Q3 2:06

TD Daniel Sobkowicz 17 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado Kick)35–17

Q3 9:48

TD Seth Glatz 14 Yd Run (Matt Maldonado Kick)28–17

Q1 1:44

TD Stacy Dobbins 12 Yd pass from Caden Pinnick (Hunter Ridley Kick)21–17

Q1 4:21

TD Daniel Sobkowicz 93 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado Kick)21–10

Q1 8:49

TD Dylan Lord 37 Yd pass from Tommy Rittenhouse (Matt Maldonado Kick)14–10

Q1 11:34

TD Jordan Fisher 23 Yd Run (Hunter Ridley Kick)7–10

Q1 13:30

TD Chris Taylor 91 Yd Kickoff Return (Matt Maldonado Kick)7–3

Q1 13:42

FG Hunter Ridley 35 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Illinois State RedbirdsUC Davis Aggies

Offense

532 Total Yards 533

266 Passing Yards 402

266 Rushing Yards 131

26 First Downs 24

Efficiency

5-8 3rd Down 6-11

1-1 4th Down 0-2

15/21 Completions 29/41

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 2

6-68 Penalties 6-55

35:45 Possession 24:15

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Tommy Rittenhouse	15/20	266	13.3	3	1
Daniel Sobkowicz	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	15/21	266	12.7	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Victor Dawson	29	148	5.1	0	21
Seth Glatz	5	85	17.0	2	58
Tommy Rittenhouse	5	30	6.0	0	15
Hayden Futch	1	10	10.0	0	10
Team	2	-7	-3.5	0	0
Team	42	266	6.3	2	58

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Daniel Sobkowicz	6	150	25.0	2	93
Luke Mailander	4	49	12.3	0	19
Dylan Lord	1	37	37.0	1	37
Victor Dawson	3	23	7.7	0	14
Scotty Presson Jr.	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	15	266	17.7	3	93

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Shadwel Nkuba II	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Solomon Oduma	7	7	0	0	0	0
Patrick Bauer	7	6	0	0	0	0
CJ Richard Jr.	5	4	0	1	0	0
La'Shavion Brown	5	4	0	0	0	0
Tye Niekamp	5	3	0.5	0	0	0
Shadwel Nkuba II	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jack Dwyer	3	3	0	0	0	0
Dexter Niekamp	3	3	0	0	0	0
Cam Wilson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Corona	2	2	0	1	0	0
Aidan Crews	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mason Kaplan	2	1	0	1	0	0
Doreon Dubose	2	1	0.5	1	0	0
Garret Steffen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Javon Charles	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Anderson	1	1	0	0	1	0
Wyatt Boals	1	1	0	0	0	0
Reese Edwards	0	0	0	0	1	0
Chris Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	53	45	1	4	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
CJ Richard Jr.	1	6	0
Team	1	6	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chris Taylor	2	122	61.0	91	0
Team	2	122	61.0	91	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matt Maldonado	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hayden Futch	1	36	36.0	0	0	36
Team	1	36	36.0	0	0	36

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Caden Pinnick	29/41	402	9.8	3	1
Team	29/41	402	9.8	3	1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jordan Fisher	13	70	5.4	1	23
Caden Pinnick	6	26	4.3	0	7
Kai Acia	3	25	8.3	0	23
Dylan Mauro	1	6	6.0	0	6
Samuel Gbatu Jr.	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	24	131	5.5	1	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Stacy Dobbins	10	121	12.1	2	31
Samuel Gbatu Jr.	6	99	16.5	0	52
Zach Jones	2	83	41.5	0	65
Kai Acia	4	38	9.5	0	17
Jordan Fisher	3	32	10.7	1	21
Tyler Hennessy	1	13	13.0	0	13
Ian Simpson	2	9	4.5	0	6
Scott Nixon	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	29	402	13.9	3	65

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Caden Pinnick	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Nate Rutchena	7	5	0	0	0
Macray Madruga	6	5	0	0	0
Jackson Sievers	5	5	0	0	0
Ty Richardson	5	5	0	0	1
Jayden Stanley	5	4	0	1	0
Rayne Mayo Jr.	5	4	0	0	0
Trent Carrade	4	4	1	2	0
Drew Cofield	4	3	0	0	0
Cole Batson	4	2	0	0	0
Khalani Riddick	4	2	0	0	1
Julius Ray	2	2	0	0	0
Ian Simpson	1	1	0	0	0
Team	52	42	1	3	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ty Richardson	1	54	0
Team	1	54	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Zach Jones	3	119	39.7	67
AJ Hasson	1	1	1.0	1
Team	4	120	30.0	67

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Khalani Riddick	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Hunter Ridley	1/1	100.0	35	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	35	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dylan Mauro	1	39	39.0	0	0	39
Team	1	39	39.0	0	0	39

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