The Aggies beat UC Davis 31-27 to secure the program's fifth FCS playoff berth since 2018. Hornets hope for playoff berth, too.

Caden Pinnick threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns and UC Davis held on downs at its 27 in the closing seconds to win the 71st Causeway Classic 31-27 over Sacramento State on Saturday. The game was billed as a winner-take-all for a berth in the FCS playoffs with the Aggies (8-3,

The Aggies won 31-27, but the rivalry between these teams extends beyond the field, with fans in the stands providing its heartbeat.

With Cardell Williams engineering the biggest drive of his football life with his arm and then winning it with his legs, Sacramento State rallied to upend Idaho 23-20 in a Big Sky Conference contest in front of 15,467 chilled fans that kept the Hornets in the running to secure their fifth FCS playoff berth since 2019.

Despite four interceptions by quarterback Eric Gibson Jr., the University of Northern Colorado football team was a yard away from beating Sacramento State in the final minute Saturday night in Sacramento, California. In a back-and-forth, high-scoring game ...

Berkeley, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Bears -21.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cal plays Sacramento State after John Camden scored 20 points in Cal's 67-57 victory against the Presbyterian Blue Hose.

UC Davis hosts Sacramento State in the 71st rivalry game, but the series is not on the schedule in 2026 or 2027.