2017 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2017 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dale Lindsey and played their home games at Torero Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 10–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be crowned Pioneer Football League champions.[1] They received the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round[2] before losing the North Dakota State in the second round for the second consecutive year.[3][4]

2017 San Diego Toreros football
Pioneer Football League champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record10–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTanner Engstrand (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Irvin (7th season)
Home stadiumTorero Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 San Diego $^   8 0     10 3  
Drake   6 2     7 4  
Jacksonville   5 3     7 4  
Campbell   5 3     6 5  
Valparaiso   5 3     6 5  
Butler   4 4     6 5  
Dayton   4 4     5 6  
Marist   3 5     4 7  
Morehead State   3 5     4 7  
Stetson   1 7     2 9  
Davidson   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

In a poll of league coaches, San Diego was picked to win the Pioneer League for the seventh consecutive year.[5][6]

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:00 p.m.Western New Mexico*TheW.tv via STADIUMW 34–202,247
September 96:00 p.m.at UC Davis*Pluto TVL 7–356,588
September 169:00 a.m.at Princeton*ELVNL 17–2710,421
September 232:00 p.m.Butler
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 38–171,701
September 309:00 a.m.at DaytonW 23–73,032
October 142:00 p.m.Morehead State 
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 56–273,062
October 219:00 a.m.at JacksonvilleESPN3W 63–101,748
October 2810:00 a.m.at StetsonESPN3W 48–71,520
November 42:00 p.m.Drake
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 45–151,582
November 119:30 a.m.at DavidsonW 63–72,705
November 182:00 p.m.Marist
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 35–72,119
November 255:00 p.m.at No. 25 Northern Arizona*ESPN3W 41–104,068
December 25:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*ESPN3L 3–3818,067

Game summaries edit

Western New Mexico edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 13 0 0 7 20
Toreros 10 7 10 7 34

At UC Davis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 7 0 0 0 7
Aggies 7 7 7 14 35

At Princeton edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 10 0 7 17
Tigers 6 8 6 7 27

Butler edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 3 0 17
Toreros 10 21 0 7 38

At Dayton edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 7 2 0 23
Flyers 0 7 0 0 7

Morehead State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 6 14 27
Toreros 28 21 7 0 56

At Jacksonville edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Dolphins 0 0 3 7 10

At Stetson edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 7 17 21 3 48
Hatters 7 0 0 0 7

Drake edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 8 15
Toreros 7 10 7 21 45

At Davidson edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Wildcats 0 0 7 0 7

Marist edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 0 0 0 7
Toreros 14 7 7 7 35

FCS Playoffs edit

At Northern Arizona–First Round edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 10 14 10 7 41
No. 25 Lumberjacks 0 10 0 0 10

At North Dakota State–Second Round edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 0 3 3
No. 4 Bison 14 3 21 0 38

References edit

  1. ^ "San Diego just not that good, other teams deserving of playoff berth". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "San Diego vs. Northern Arizona - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Norcross, Don. "Toreros fall in FCS playoffs to North Dakota State". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "North Dakota State rolls past San Diego again, 38-3". WTOP. December 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Defending Champion San Diego edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Loh, Stefanie. "USD picked to win the Pioneer Football League". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.