San Diego Toreros football
The San Diego Toreros football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of San Diego located in the U.S. state of California. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. San Diego's first football team was fielded in 1956. The team plays its home games at the Torero Stadium in San Diego, California. The Toreros are coached by Dale Lindsey.
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First season | 1956 | ||
Athletic director | Bill McGillis | ||
Head coach | Dale Lindsey 6th season, 64–19 (.771) | ||
Stadium | Torero Stadium (Capacity: 6,000) | ||
Field surface | Grass | ||
Location | San Diego, California | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Pioneer Football League | ||
All-time record | 266–210–7 (.558) | ||
Playoff record | 2–4 | ||
Claimed nat'l titles | 2 time Mid Major National Champions (2005, 2006) | ||
Conference titles | 11 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) | ||
Division titles | 2 (2003, 2005) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 41 | ||
Colors | Navy, White, and Toreros Blue[1] | ||
Website | USDToreros.com |
- For information on all University of San Diego sports, see San Diego Toreros
History
Classifications
- 1973–1992: NCAA Division III
- 1993–present: NCAA Division I-AA/FCS
Conference memberships
- 1956–1972: Independent
- 1973–1992: NCAA Division III independent
- 1993–present: Pioneer Football League
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
Year-by-year results
Championships
Conference championships
Year | Conference | Coach | Overall record | Conference record | Conference Championship game |
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2005 | Pioneer Football League | Jim Harbaugh | 11–1 | 4–0 | PFL Championship W 47–40 vs Morehead State |
2006 | Pioneer Football League | Jim Harbaugh | 11–1 | 7–0 | N/A |
2007 | Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship) | Ron Caragher | 9–2 | 6–1 | N/A |
2011 | Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship) | Ron Caragher | 9–2 | 7–1 | N/A |
2012 | Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship) | Ron Caragher | 8–3 | 7–1 | N/A |
2013 | Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship) | Dale Lindsey | 8–3 | 7–1 | N/A |
2014 | Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship) | Dale Lindsey | 9–3 | 7–1 | N/A |
2015 | Pioneer Football League (Co–Championship) | Dale Lindsey | 9–2 | 7–1 | N/A |
2016 | Pioneer Football League | Dale Lindsey | 10–2 | 8–0 | N/A |
2017 | Pioneer Football League | Dale Lindsey | 10–3 | 8–0 | N/A |
2018 | Pioneer Football League | Dale Lindsey | 9–3 | 8–0 | N/A |
Total conference championships | 11 | ||||
Divisional championships
From 2001–2005, the Pioneer Football League was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's North Division, San Diego has made one appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2005. The Toreros also shared the Division title with Valparaiso in 2003, but the tie-breaker allowed the Crusaders to represent the division in the championship game.
Year | Division Championship | CG result | Opponent | PF | PA |
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2003 | PFL North (Co–Championship) | NA | Did Not Play (lost tiebreaker to Valparaiso) | X | X |
2005 | PFL North | W | Morehead State | 47 | 40 |
Totals | 2 | 1–0 | 47 | 40 |
Playoff appearances
San Diego has made five appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their overall record is 2–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result | |
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2014 | First Round | Montana | L 14–52 | |
2016 | First Round Second Round | Cal Poly North Dakota State | W 35–21 L 7–45 | |
2017 | First Round Second Round | Northern Arizona North Dakota State | W 41–10 L 3–38 | |
2018 | First Round | Nicholls | L 30–49 | |
2019 | First Round | Northern Iowa | L 3-17 | |
Playoff record | 2–5 |
References
- "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct665.htm Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine