Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Biggs, UC Davis compiled an overall record of 10–2.
4 in the NCAA Division II poll at the end of the regular season and, for the third straight season, advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they were upset in the first round my 11th-ranked Texas A&M–Kingsville.
Aggies had beaten the Javelinas in the first round of the playoffs the previous two seasons.
The Aggies played home games at Toomey Field in Davis, California.
[2][3] The following UC Davis Aggies players were selected in the 1999 NFL draft.