Northern Colorado Bears @ UC Davis Aggies
Northern Colorado holds off UC Davis 27-21
DAVIS, Calif. -- Sean Rubalcaba threw two touchdown passes and ran for another and Northern Colorado beat UC Davis 27-21 on Saturday.
Northern Colorado (3-6, 2-4 Big Sky) led 7-0 on Rubalcaba's 23-yard touchdown pass to Stephen Miller, which came after a 12-play, 86-yard drive in the second quarter. Rubalcaba's 8-yard touchdown pass to Sean Leslie, his 8-yard TD run and Seth Czapenski's 26-yard field goal put the Bears up 24-7 early in the fourth.
Rubalcaba finished 21 of 28 for 278 yards and 74 yards rushing.
Ben Scott's 18-yard TD pass to Ramos Vargas -- his second TD of the game -- and Gabe Manzanares' 1-yard plunge cut the Aggies' deficit to 24-21 with 5:10 left.
On the Aggies next possession, Manzanares fumbled, then Czapenski kicked a 30-yard field goal. UC Davis got one more possession, but Scott was picked off in the end zone by Trevor Douglass to end the game.
Game Information
Davis, CA
2025 Standings
| Big Sky ConferenceBig Sky Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 8-0 | 14-2 |
| Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
| UC Davis | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Sacramento State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Idaho State | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Washington | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Cal Poly | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Idaho | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Weber State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Portland State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
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