2019 San Diego Toreros football team

2019 San Diego Toreros football
PFL champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record9–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
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

The 2019 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dale Lindsey, the Toreros compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the PFL title. San Diego earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where the Toreros lost in the first round to Northern Iowa. The team played home games at Torero Stadium in San Diego.

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 312:05 p.m.at Cal Poly*
Pluto TVL 34–525,779[3]
September 72:00 p.m.No. 5 UC Davis*
WCC Network via StadiumL 35–382,427
September 212:00 p.m.Harvard*
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
WCC Network via StadiumW 31–232,607[4]
October 52:00 p.m.Maristdagger
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
WCC Network via StadiumW 31–72,763[5]
October 1210:00 a.m.at Davidson
Davidson All AccessW 37–173,827
October 192:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
WCC Network via StadiumW 42–171,323[6]
October 269:00 a.m.at Dayton
Facebook LiveW 50–381,969[7]
November 22:00 p.m.Drake
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
WCC Network via StadiumW 49–71,556[8]
November 910:00 a.m.Stetson
ESPN+W 51–72,027[9]
November 162:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
WCC Network via StadiumW 52–201,898[10]
November 239:00 a.m.at Jacksonville
ESPN+W 47–281,203[11]
November 3011:00 a.m.at No. 6 Northern Iowa*
ESPN3L 3–173,743
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

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Ranking movements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

At Northern Iowa–NCAA Division I 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

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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. ^ "San Diego Toreros Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.