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.

San Diego Toreros football
2021 San Diego Toreros football team
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)
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

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
2005Pioneer Football LeagueJim Harbaugh11–14–0
200611–17–0
2007†Ron Caragher9–26–1
2011†9–27–1
2012†8–37–1
2014†Dale Lindsey9–37–1
2015†9–27–1
201610–28–0
201710–38–0
20189–38–0
20199–38–0

† 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
2005Morehead StateW 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
2014First RoundMontanaL 14–52
2016First Round
Second Round		Cal Poly
North Dakota State		W 35–21
L 7–45
2017First Round
Second Round		Northern Arizona
North Dakota State		W 41–10
L 3–38
2018First RoundNichollsL 30–49
2019First RoundNorthern IowaL 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
1973SemifinalsWittenbergL, 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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