Dan Hawkins (born November 10, 1960 in Fall River Mills, CA) is the head football coach at the University of Colorado Buffaloes. He has also been an assistant and the head coach at Boise State University and the head coach at Willamette University.

Ken O'Brien (born November 27, 1960 in Long Island, New York) was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. He was one of the six quarterbacks in the famed Quarterback class of 1983 and in 1997 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He is an alumnus of University of California, Davis and Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California.

Paul Hackett (born July 5 1947 in Burlington, Vermont) is an American football coach who served both as the University of Pittsburgh and University of Southern California's head football coach during the 1990s. From 1989 to 1992 he led the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and from 1998 until 2000, the USC Trojans prior to Pete Carroll taking over. Between his two head coaching stints, Hackett served as the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1993 to 1997.

Chris Petersen (born 1965) is an American college football coach, currently the head coach of the Boise State Broncos. Petersen played quarterback at UC Davis from 1983-86. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1988 and a master's degree in education from UC Davis.

John Thomas O'Sullivan (born August 25, 1979 in Burbank, California) is an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and is currently on the Detroit Lions' roster and is on assignment to the Frankfurt Galaxy in NFL Europa. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots and Minnesota Vikings. He attended the University of California, Davis and Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California.

Daryl Gross assumed his current position in February 2005 and is responsible for overseeing, managing and directing all aspects of the Department of Athletics and the Carrier Dome. These responsibilities include management of all personnel, operational, facility, fiscal and policy matters for a program that conducts 21 varsity sports involving more than 600 student-athletes.

Robert Michael Bellotti (b. December 21, 1950 in Sacramento, California) has been the head coach of the University of Oregon football team since 1995. He has led the Ducks to nine winning seasons in ten years, missing a bowl game for the second time in 2004. His accomplishments at Oregon include an 11-1 season and #2 national ranking in 2001. He was previously the head coach at Chico State University in California and Woodland High School in Woodland, CA.

Mark Grieb (born May 23, 1974, in Torrance, California) is an Arena Football League quarterback for the San Jose SaberCats. Grieb led the team to the ArenaBowl title in 2004.

Chris Mandeville (born February 1, 1965 in Santa Barbara, California) is a former National Football League defensive back, who played with the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers in a three-year career.

Daniel Fells (born September 23, 1983 in Fullerton, California) is an American football tight end who plays for the National Football League Atlanta Falcons. Fells played college football at UC Davis. He is 6 foot 4 inches, 252 pounds, and wears #89. fells alter ego, daniel fell plays international soccer at defensive midfield for the toganese national team and wears number #61

Rolf Joachim Benirschke (born February 7, 1955 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League for the San Diego Chargers from 1978 to 1987.

Khari Okang Jones [ke-HAR-ee] (born May 16, 1971 in Hammond, Indiana) is a former professional Canadian football player and current television sports reporter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jones played quarterback in the Canadian Football League, where he enjoyed his most success with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Jones also played briefly for the Arena League's Albany Firebirds and the WLAF's Scottish Claymores.

Cory Lekkerkerker (born July 25, 1981 in Upland, California) is an American football offensive lineman.

Elliot Vallejo is an American football offensive lineman.

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