Maier, Gilliam lead UC Davis to 54-21 win over San Diego
DAVIS, Calif. -- Ulonzo Gilliam ran for three touchdowns and Jake Maier passed for 302 yards and a score to help UC Davis beat San Diego 54-21 on Saturday night.
Maier was 24-of-48 passing with no interceptions and Gilliam had 16 carries for 46 yards. Jared Harrell finished with six receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown for UC Davis (2-0).
San Diego (1-1) scored three touchdowns in fewer than three minutes to take a 21-20 lead when Zach Nelson scored on a 1-yard run with 4:06 left in the third quarter. Gilliam had two 11-yard touchdown runs and Vincent White returned an interception 48 yards for a score to make it 40-21 after the PAT failed. On USD's next play from scrimmage on Cade Peacock picked off a pass from Anthony Lawrence, setting up a 26-yard touchdown run by Tehran Thomas.
Backup quarterback Brock Johnson hit Namane Modise for a 19-yard TD to cap the scoring with 1:34 to play.
Lawrence was 20-of-38 passing for 272 yards and one touchdown with two interceptions for the Toreros.
Game Information
2023 Pioneer Football League Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Drake | 8-0 | 8-4 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 7-1 | 8-3 |
Davidson | 6-2 | 7-4 |
Butler | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Marist | 4-4 | 4-7 |
San Diego | 4-4 | 4-7 |
Morehead State | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Presbyterian | 2-6 | 4-7 |
Valparaiso | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Dayton | 2-6 | 4-7 |
Stetson | 1-7 | 3-8 |
2023 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Montana | 7-1 | 13-2 |
Idaho | 6-2 | 9-4 |
Montana State | 6-2 | 8-4 |
Northern Arizona | 5-3 | 5-6 |
UC Davis | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Sacramento State | 4-4 | 8-5 |
Weber State | 4-4 | 6-5 |
Portland State | 4-4 | 5-6 |
Idaho State | 3-5 | 3-8 |
Eastern Washington | 3-5 | 4-7 |
Cal Poly | 1-7 | 3-8 |
Northern Colorado | 0-8 | 0-11 |