San Diego Toreros football

The San Diego Toreros football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of San Diego located in the U.S. state of California. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. San Diego's first football team was fielded in 1956. The team plays its home games at the Torero Stadium in San Diego, California. The Toreros are coached by Dale Lindsey.

San Diego Toreros
2020 San Diego Toreros football team
First season1956
Athletic directorBill McGillis
Head coachDale Lindsey
6th season, 64–19 (.771)
StadiumTorero Stadium
(Capacity: 6,000)
Field surfaceGrass
LocationSan Diego, California
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
All-time record266–210–7 (.558)
Playoff record2–4
Claimed nat'l titles2 time Mid Major National Champions (2005, 2006)
Conference titles11 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Division titles2 (2003, 2005)
Consensus All-Americans41
ColorsNavy, White, and Toreros Blue[1]
              
WebsiteUSDToreros.com
For information on all University of San Diego sports, see San Diego Toreros

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

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Championships

Conference championships
Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record Conference Championship game
2005Pioneer Football LeagueJim Harbaugh11–14–0PFL Championship W 47–40 vs Morehead State
2006Pioneer Football LeagueJim Harbaugh11–17–0N/A
2007Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship)Ron Caragher9–26–1N/A
2011Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship)Ron Caragher9–27–1N/A
2012Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship)Ron Caragher8–37–1N/A
2013Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship)Dale Lindsey8–37–1N/A
2014Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship)Dale Lindsey9–37–1N/A
2015Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship)Dale Lindsey9–27–1N/A
2016Pioneer Football LeagueDale Lindsey10–28–0N/A
2017Pioneer Football LeagueDale Lindsey10–38–0N/A
2018Pioneer Football LeagueDale Lindsey9–38–0N/A
Total conference championships 11

Divisional championships

From 2001–2005, the Pioneer Football League was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's North Division, San Diego has made one appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2005. The Toreros also shared the Division title with Valparaiso in 2003, but the tie-breaker allowed the Crusaders to represent the division in the championship game.

Year Division Championship CG result Opponent PF PA
2003PFL North (Co–Championship)NADid Not Play (lost tiebreaker to Valparaiso)XX
2005PFL NorthWMorehead State4740
Totals 2 1–0   47 40

Playoff appearances

San Diego has made five appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their overall record is 2–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
2014First RoundMontanaL 14–52
2016First Round
Second Round		Cal Poly
North Dakota State		W 35–21
L 7–45
2017First Round
Second Round		Northern Arizona
North Dakota State		W 41–10
L 3–38
2018First RoundNichollsL 30–49
2019First RoundNorthern IowaL 3-17
Playoff record 2–5

References
  1. "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct665.htm Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
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