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2019 San Diego Toreros football team

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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

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Preseason coaches' poll

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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

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

Schedule

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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 DavidsonDavidson 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 DaytonFacebook 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.StetsonESPN+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 JacksonvilleESPN+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

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

Game summaries

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At Cal Poly

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

UC Davis

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

Harvard

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

Marist

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

At Davidson

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

Valparaiso

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

At Dayton

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

Drake

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

At Stetson

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

Morehead State

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

At Jacksonville

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

At Northern Iowa–NCAA Division I First Round

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

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References

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  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 Sam 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.