# 2017 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2017 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dale Lindsey, the Toreros compiled an overall record of 10–3 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 defeated Northern Arizona in the first round before losing in the second round to North Dakota State for the second consecutive year. The team played home games at Torero Stadium in San Diego.

## Preseason

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico* | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via Stadium | W 34–20 | 2,247 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at UC Davis* | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA | Pluto TV | L 7–35 | 6,588 |
| September 16 | 9:00 a.m. | at Princeton* | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ELVN | L 17–27 | 10,421 |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Butler | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via STADIUM | W 38–17 | 1,701 |
| September 30 | 9:00 a.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | | W 23–7 | 3,032 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Morehead State | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via STADIUM | W 56–27 | 3,062 |
| October 21 | 9:00 a.m. | at Jacksonville | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | W 63–10 | 1,748 |
| October 28 | 10:00 a.m. | at Stetson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN3 | W 48–7 | 1,520 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Drake | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via STADIUM | W 45–15 | 1,582 |
| November 11 | 9:30 a.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | | W 63–7 | 2,705 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Marist | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via STADIUM | W 35–7 | 2,119 |
| November 25 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Northern Arizona* | Walkup SkydomeFlagstaff, AZ (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 41–10 | 4,068 |
| December 2 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | FargodomeFargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 3–38 | 18,067 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||

## 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 |

### At Northern Arizona—NCAA Division I 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—NCAA Division I Second Round

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