2019 San Diego Toreros football team
The 2019 San Diego Toreros football team represents the University of San Diego during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Dale Lindsey and play their home games at Torero Stadium. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL).
| 2019 San Diego Toreros football | |
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PFL champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 3–17 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| 2019 record | 9–3 (8–0 PFL) |
| Head coach | Dale Lindsey (7th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Jim Jackson (2nd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Christian Taylor (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bobby Jay (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Torero Stadium (Capacity: 5,792) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Toreros finished the 2018 season 9–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be PFL champions. They earned the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Nicholls.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Toreros were picked to finish in first place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| Valparaiso | ||
Preseason All–PFL teams
The Toreros had thirteen players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]
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Offense First team Anthony Lawrence – QB Michael Bandy – WR Dan Cooney – OL Jake Michaels – OL Second team Emilio Martinez – RB Aidan Valencia – OL |
Defense First team Nick Friedel – DL Second team Connor Spencer – DL Kama Kamaka – LB Kim Mahoney – LB Arrion Archie – DB |
Special Teams First team Michael Armstead – RS Second team Tanner Kuljian – P |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 2:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly* | Pluto TV | L 34–52[3] | 5,779 | |||
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 UC Davis* | WCC Network via Stadium | L 35–38 | 2,427 | |||
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Harvard* |
| WCC Network via Stadium | W 31–23[4] | 2,607 | ||
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Marist |
| WCC Network via Stadium | W 31–7[5] | 2,763 | ||
| October 12 | 10:00 a.m. | at Davidson | Davidson All Access | W 37–17 | 3,827 | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Valparaiso |
| WCC Network via Stadium | W 42–17[6] | 1,323 | ||
| October 26 | 9:00 a.m. | at Dayton | Facebook Live | W 50–38[7] | 1,969 | |||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Drake |
| WCC Network via Stadium | W 49–7[8] | 1,556 | ||
| November 9 | 10:00 a.m. | Stetson | ESPN+ | W 51–7[9] | ||||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| WCC Network via Stadium | W 52–20[10] | |||
| November 23 | 9:00 a.m. | at Jacksonville | ESPN+ | W 47–28[11] | ||||
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 6 Northern Iowa* | ESPN3 | L 3–17 | ||||
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Game summaries
at Cal Poly
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toreros | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | 2016 FCS Playoffs | W, 35–21 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 5 Aggies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Toreros | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–6 | 2018 | L, 21–54 |
Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Toreros | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | 2018 | L, 14–36 |
Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Foxes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–0 | 2018 | W, 31–14 |
at Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toreros | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 12–2 | 2018 | W, 56–52 |
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Toreros | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 18–5 | 2016 | W, 49–10 |
at Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toreros | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| Flyers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10–16 | 2018 | W, 36–34 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14–11 | 2018 | W, 27–10 |
at Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toreros | 13 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 51 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 6–0 | 2018 | W, 49–10 |
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Toreros | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12–0 | 2018 | W, 51–34 |
at Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toreros | 10 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 47 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–4 | 2018 | W, 59–35 |
FCS Playoffs
The Toreros received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Northern Iowa.[14]
at Northern Iowa–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- "San Diego vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Harvard vs. San Diego - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Marist vs. San Diego - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Valparaiso vs. San Diego - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "San Diego vs. Dayton - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Drake vs. San Diego - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "San Diego vs. Stetson - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "Morehead State vs. San Diego - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "San Diego vs. Jacksonville - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "2019 San Diego Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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