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
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 3–17 vs. Northern Iowa
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2019 record	9–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach	Dale Lindsey (7th season)
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)

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

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2018 season 9–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be PFL champions. They earned the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Nicholls.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:05 p.m.	at Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	Pluto TV	L 34–52[3]	5,779
September 7	2:00 p.m.	No. 5 UC Davis*	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	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	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	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	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	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	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	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	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	W 47–28[11]
November 30	11:00 a.m.	at No. 6 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 3–17
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

• Source:[12][13]

Game summaries

at Cal Poly

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

See also: 2019 Cal Poly Mustangs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–5	2016 FCS Playoffs	W, 35–21

UC Davis

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

See also: 2019 UC Davis Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2018	L, 21–54

Harvard

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

See also: 2019 Harvard Crimson football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2018	L, 14–36

Marist

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

See also: 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–0	2018	W, 31–14

at Davidson

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

See also: 2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–2	2018	W, 56–52

Valparaiso

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

See also: 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–5	2016	W, 49–10

at Dayton

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

See also: 2019 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–16	2018	W, 36–34

Drake

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

See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–11	2018	W, 27–10

at Stetson

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

See also: 2019 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2018	W, 49–10

Morehead State

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

See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–0	2018	W, 51–34

at Jacksonville

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

See also: 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2018	W, 59–35

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

See also: 2019 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches	RV

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.