2019 San Diego Toreros football team

American college football season

2019 San Diego Toreros football
PFL champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record9–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
  • Dale Lindsey (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Jackson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jay (2nd season)
Home stadiumTorero Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
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 Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

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).

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)
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]

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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*
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
 WCC Network via Stadium W 31–23[4] 2,607
October 5 2:00 p.m. Maristdagger
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
 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
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
 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
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
 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
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
 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
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[12][13]

Game summaries

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 0 7 13 34
Mustangs 14 24 14 0 52

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Aggies 14 7 7 10 38
Toreros 7 7 14 7 35

Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 0 0 7 16 23
Toreros 10 14 7 0 31

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 0 7 0 0 7
Toreros 7 14 0 10 31

At Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 3 14 14 6 37
Wildcats 3 14 0 0 17

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 0 14 0 17
Toreros 7 21 14 0 42

At Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 13 9 14 14 50
Flyers 7 13 0 18 38

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7
Toreros 7 28 14 0 49

At Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 13 3 14 21 51
Hatters 0 0 0 7 7

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 6 14 20
Toreros 3 28 14 7 52

At Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
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
Toreros 0 3 0 0 3
No. 6 Panthers 7 0 0 10 17

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
CoachesRV

References

  1. ^ "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "San Diego vs. Cal Poly - Game Summary - August 31, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Harvard vs. San Diego - Game Summary - September 21, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "Marist vs. San Diego - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Valparaiso vs. San Diego - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "San Diego vs. Dayton - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "Drake vs. San Diego - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "San Diego vs. Stetson - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  10. ^ "Morehead State vs. San Diego - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  11. ^ "San Diego vs. Jacksonville - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 San Diego Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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