San Diego Toreros football

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San Diego Toreros football
2021 San Diego Toreros football team
San Diego Toreros logo.svg
First season1956
Athletic directorBill McGillis
Head coachDale Lindsey
9th season, 75–25 (.750)
StadiumTorero Stadium
(capacity: 6,000)
Field surfaceGrass
LocationSan Diego, California
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
All-time record346–238–7 (.591)
Playoff record2–5
Conference titles12 (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Division titles2 (2003, 2005)
Consensus All-Americans41
ColorsNavy, white, and Toreros blue[1]
     
WebsiteUSDToreros.com
For information on all University of San Diego sports, see San Diego Toreros

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.

History[]

Classifications[]

Conference memberships[]

Notable former players[]

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results[]

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Championships[]

Conference championships[]

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
2005 Pioneer Football League Jim Harbaugh 11–1 4–0
2006 11–1 7–0
2007† Ron Caragher 9–2 6–1
2011† 9–2 7–1
2012† 8–3 7–1
2014† Dale Lindsey 9–3 7–1
2015† 9–2 7–1
2016 10–2 8–0
2017 10–3 8–0
2018 9–3 8–0
2019 9–3 8–0
2021† 7–4 7–1

† Co-champions

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 Opponent CG result
2003† PFL North N/A lost tiebreaker to Valparaiso
2005 Morehead State W 47–40

Playoff appearances[]

NCAA Division I FCS[]

San Diego has made five appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their overall record is 2–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
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

NCAA Division III[]

The Toreros made one appearances in the NCAA Division III football playoffs, with a combined record of 0-1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1973 Semifinals Wittenberg L, 14–21

References[]

  1. ^ "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego". Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct665.htm Archived 2014-08-18 at the Wayback Machine

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