The UC Davis football team will be televised on the main linear ESPN network against Mercer in Montgomery, Alabama on Aug. 23 and featured nationally for a total of three games during the 2025 season. Photo courtesy of University of California, Davis Athletics Department

DAVIS, CA (MPG) – For the first time in program history, No. 11 University of California, Davis football will be showcased on the main linear ESPN network when the 2025 season opens at 4 p.m. Pacific Time Aug. 23 against No. 12 Mercer in Montgomery, Alabama.

That will be the first of three nationally broadcast games that the Aggies will be featured on this season.

When the Aggies travel to Washington on Sept. 6, they will find themselves on the BIG10 Network with an 8 p.m. kickoff while the trip to Bozeman, Montana to face the defending Big Sky Champion No. 2 Montana State Bobcats will be picked up by an ESPN linear network. The time and network for the game in Bozeman will be announced at a later date.

UC Davis landed on ESPN2 last season when they traveled to Missoula, Montana for a night game against Montana. It was the first time the Aggies had ever been on a linear ESPN network and only the second time they had been nationally broadcast.

The three nationally broadcast games is a program record, as UC Davis will be shown across the nation for nearly a third of its games this season.

Season tickets are on sale now and fans can head to the Aggies website at ucdavisaggies.com/sports/football to secure their spot in Shredville for the 2025 season. Tickets start at $100 for new alumni and $140 for the general public.