2017 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2017 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dale Lindsey and played their home games at Torero Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 10–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be crowned Pioneer Football League champions.[1] They received the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round[2] before losing the North Dakota State in the second round for the second consecutive year.[3][4]

2017 San Diego Toreros football
Pioneer Football League champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
2017 record10–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTanner Engstrand (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Irvin (7th season)
Home stadiumTorero Stadium
(Capacity: 5,792)
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 San Diego $^  8 0     10 3  
Drake  6 2     7 4  
Jacksonville  5 3     7 4  
Campbell  5 3     6 5  
Valparaiso  5 3     6 5  
Butler  4 4     6 5  
Dayton  4 4     5 6  
Marist  3 5     4 7  
Morehead State  3 5     4 7  
Stetson  1 7     2 9  
Davidson  0 8     2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2016 season 10–2, 8–0 in PFL play to win the PFL championship. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Cal Poly in the first round to mark the school's and the PFL's first-ever playoff victory.[5][6] In the second round, they lost to defending national champion North Dakota State.[7]

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, San Diego was picked to win the Pioneer League for the seventh consecutive year.[8][9]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:00 p.m.Western New Mexico*TheW.tv via STADIUMW 34–202,247
September 96:00 p.m.at UC Davis*Pluto TVL 7–356,588
September 169:00 a.m.at Princeton*ELVNL 17–2710,421
September 232:00 p.m.Butler
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 38–171,701
September 309:00 a.m.at DaytonW 23–73,032
October 142:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 56–273,062
October 219:00 a.m.at JacksonvilleESPN3W 63–101,748
October 2810:00 a.m.at StetsonESPN3W 48–71,520
November 42:00 p.m.Drake
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 45–151,582
November 119:30 a.m.at DavidsonW 63–72,705
November 182:00 p.m.Marist
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 35–72,119
November 255:00 p.m.at No. 25 Northern Arizona*ESPN3W 41–104,068
December 25:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*ESPN3L 3–3818,067

Game summaries

Western New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 13 0 0 7 20
Toreros 10 7 10 7 34

at UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 7 0 0 0 7
Aggies 7 7 7 14 35

at Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 10 0 7 17
Tigers 6 8 6 7 27

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 3 0 17
Toreros 10 21 0 7 38

at Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 7 2 0 23
Flyers 0 7 0 0 7

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 6 14 27
Toreros 28 21 7 0 56

at Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Dolphins 0 0 3 7 10

at Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 7 17 21 3 48
Hatters 7 0 0 0 7

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 8 15
Toreros 7 10 7 21 45

at Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 14 14 63
Wildcats 0 0 7 0 7

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 0 0 0 7
Toreros 14 7 7 7 35

FCS Playoffs

at Northern Arizona–First Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 10 14 10 7 41
No. 25 Lumberjacks 0 10 0 0 10

at North Dakota State–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 0 3 3
No. 4 Bison 14 3 21 0 38

References

  1. "San Diego just not that good, other teams deserving of playoff berth". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. "San Diego vs. Northern Arizona - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. Norcross, Don. "Toreros fall in FCS playoffs to North Dakota State". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. "North Dakota State rolls past San Diego again, 38-3". WTOP. 2017-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. Norcross, Don. "USD upsets Cal Poly for first-ever football playoff victory". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. "San Diego vs. Cal Poly - Game Recap - November 26, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  7. "San Diego vs. North Dakota State - Game Recap - December 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  8. "Defending Champion San Diego edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  9. Loh, Stefanie. "USD picked to win the Pioneer Football League". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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