2017 San Diego Toreros football
Pioneer Football League champion
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record10–3 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTanner Engstrand (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Irvin (7th season)
Home stadiumTorero Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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

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]

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, San Diego was picked to win the Pioneer League for the seventh consecutive year.[5][6]

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 Dayton
W 23–73,032
October 142:00 p.m.Morehead Statedagger
  • Torero Stadium
  • San Diego, CA
TheW.tv via STADIUMW 56–273,062
October 219:00 a.m.at Jacksonville
ESPN3W 63–101,748
October 2810:00 a.m.at Stetson
ESPN3W 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 Davidson
W 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

See also: Western New Mexico Mustangs

At UC Davis

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

See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team

At Princeton

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

See also: 2017 Princeton Tigers football team

Butler

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

See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team

At Dayton

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

See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team

Morehead State

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

See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team

At Jacksonville

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

See also: 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

At Stetson

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

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

Drake

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

See also: 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

At Davidson

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

See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team

Marist

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

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team

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

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

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

See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team

References

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