2018 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2018 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-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 9–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be PFL champions. They earned the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Nicholls.

2018 San Diego Toreros football
Pioneer Football League champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Ranking
STATSNo. 25
FCS CoachesNo. 20
2018 record9–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Jim Jackson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Jay (1st season)
Home stadiumTorero Stadium
(Capacity: 5,792)
2018 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 25 San Diego $^  8 –0     9 –3  
Stetson  6 –2     8 –2  
Drake  6 –2     7 –4  
Marist  5 –3     5 –6  
Dayton  5 –3     6 –5  
Davidson  3 –5     6 –5  
Butler  2 –6     4 –7  
Morehead State  2 –6     3 –8  
Valparaiso  2 –6     2 –9  
Jacksonville  1 –7     2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2017 season 10–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be crowned Pioneer Football League champions. They received the PFL's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round[1] before losing to North Dakota State in the second round for the second consecutive year.[2][3]

Preseason

Award watch lists
Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[4] Anthony Lawrence QB SR

Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Toreros having four players selected.[5]

Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Toreros predicted to finish as PFL champions.[6]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1San Diego81 (9)
2Dayton72 (1)
3Drake58
T–4Butler48
T–4Valparaiso48
6Jacksonville47
7Marist44
8Morehead State22
9Stetson19
10Davidson11

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:00 p.m.Western New Mexico*
TheW.tv via StadiumW 38–92,023
September 87:00 p.m.at UC Davis*
Pluto TVL 21–547,305
September 159:00 a.m.at Harvard*
ESPN+L 14–368,709
September 292:00 p.m.Stetson
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via StadiumW 49–101,471
October 69:00 a.m.at Morehead State
ESPN+W 51–345,557
October 132:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via StadiumW 36–342,997
October 209:00 a.m.at Butler
Facebook LiveW 42–132,071
October 272:00 p.m.Jacksonville
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via StadiumW 59–351,047
November 310:30 a.m.at Drake
Bulldog VisionW 27–101,522
November 102:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via StadiumW 56–523,115
November 179:00 a.m.at MaristNo. 21
W 31–141,254
November 241:00 p.m.at No. 14 Nicholls*No. 19
ESPN3L 30–498,571
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Western New Mexico
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 3 6 0 9
Toreros 21 7 10 0 38

at UC Davis
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 0 0 21 0 21
Aggies 7 13 7 27 54
See also: 2018 UC Davis Aggies football team

at Harvard
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 3 3 8 0 14
Crimson 27 0 3 6 36
See also: 2018 Harvard Crimson football team

Stetson
1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 0 7 3 0 10
Toreros 14 14 14 7 49
See also: 2018 Stetson Hatters football team

at Morehead State
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 17 13 7 51
Eagles 7 7 12 8 34
See also: 2018 Morehead State Eagles football team

Dayton
1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 7 7 7 13 34
Toreros 6 17 0 13 36
See also: 2018 Dayton Flyers football team

at Butler
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 14 21 7 0 42
Bulldogs 0 0 6 7 13
See also: 2018 Butler Bulldogs football team

Jacksonville
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 7 7 14 7 35
Toreros 7 21 14 17 59
See also: 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

at Drake
1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 13 7 7 0 27
Bulldogs 0 7 3 0 10
See also: 2018 Drake Bulldogs football team

Davidson
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 24 14 7 7 52
Toreros 7 28 7 14 56
See also: 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team

at Marist
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Toreros 10 14 7 0 31
Red Foxes 0 0 7 7 14
See also: 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team

FCS Playoffs

at Nicholls–First Round
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 Toreros 7 3 13 7 30
No. 14 Colonels 21 14 7 7 49
See also: 2018 Nicholls Colonels football team

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 21 19 25 
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 22 19 20

References
  1. "San Diego vs. Northern Arizona - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. Norcross, Don. "Toreros fall in FCS playoffs to North Dakota State". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. "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.
  4. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. "Twelve First-Team All-PFL returnees highlight Preseason All-PFL Team".
  6. "Defending Champion San Diego edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches’ Poll".
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