Sept. 8, 2004

THIS WEEK
Saturday, Sept. 11 - BYE

LAST WEEK
Saturday, Sept. 4 - Won vs. South Dakota State, 52-0

NOTES
UC Davis head coach Bob Biggs moved closer to 100 career wins with Saturday's victory... He is now 97-34-1 and in his 12th season... Saturday's 38-0 lead was the program's largest at halftime since leading 42-0 at Humboldt State on Oct. 19, 2002... Jon Grant was 16 of 17 for 201 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, finishing with 278 yards and four touchdowns... He had 266 yards of total offense... Grant was named the Great West Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week... The Aggies' defense held SDSU to just 253 yards of total offense, keeping the Jackrabbits out of the endzone in the final minutes after SDSU had a first down at the Aggies' three... CB Andy Sullivan had a 58-yard interception return for a touchdown on the first play of the second quarter that helped put UC Davis in front 31-0.

Five different Aggie receivers had at least three catches each, including Kevin Freeman, who had six catches for 92 yards and a score... Freshman kicker Emmanuel Benjamin made a 36-yard field goal in his Aggie debut and all seven of his extra-point attempts... Despite posting a 52-0 shuout, the Aggies had nearly nine minutes less possession time than the Jackrabbits... The Aggies received 38 points in this week Sports Network I-AA poll... UC Davis has a bye this week, the first of two on the schedule...The other is Nov. 6.

HEAD COACH BOB BIGGS
"I just thought we played very, very well. I thought we executed in all phases of the game. That's a real credit to the players and coaching staff. I just thought the kids were well-prepared, they were mentally ready to compete, and they just put it all together. It doesn't always happen that way, but everything just fell in place together. There are other games where you're very well-prepared and play hard, but it just doesn't happen."

"I think Jon (Grant) is one of those guys that finds a comfort level. Jon is not so talented that he relies just on his talent, and I think sometimes when you rely just on your talent you're usually emotionally up and down. Jon is cerebral. That's why I say he reminds me a lot of (former QB) Mark Grieb. His strength comes from being so well-prepared and knowing exactly what his reads are that his success comes from his preparation and I think that's what happened on Saturday."

"Top to bottom, particularly with the people that start, there are just a lot of good players on this team. There's a lot of good team speed."

"I was happy for the players (getting the shutout) because when you score 50 points on offense, that's a highlight. But when you shut somebody out, it's just special. It's hard to shut people out."