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
PFL champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record9–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
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
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

Preseason edit

Preseason coaches' poll edit

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 edit

The Toreros had thirteen players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]

Schedule edit

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. Marist 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

[12][13]

Game summaries edit

At Cal Poly edit

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

UC Davis edit

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

Harvard edit

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

Marist edit

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

At Davidson edit

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

Valparaiso edit

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

At Dayton edit

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

Drake edit

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

At Stetson edit

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

Morehead State edit

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

At Jacksonville edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 10 7 13 17 47
Dolphins 0 14 7 7 28

FCS Playoffs edit

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 edit

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

Ranking movements edit

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

References edit

  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.