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).
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PFL champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 3–17 vs. Northern Iowa | |
| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 9–3 (8–0 PFL) |
| Head coach |
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| 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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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 | |
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| Toreros | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
UC Davis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Aggies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Toreros | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Harvard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Toreros | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Foxes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
At Davidson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Valparaiso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Toreros | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
At Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| Flyers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 38 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
At Stetson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 13 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 51 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Toreros | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
At Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 10 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 47 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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 |
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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