# 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2016 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dale Lindsey, the Toreros compiled an overall record of 10–2 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 Cal Poly in the first round before losing in the second round to North Dakota State. The team played home games at Torero Stadium in San Diego.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Western New Mexico* | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 27–0 | 2,567 |
| September 10 | 4:00 pm | at Cal Poly* | | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | GoPoly | L 16–38 | 6,251 |
| September 24 | 4:00 pm | Dayton | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 34–22 | 2,119 |
| October 1 | 10:00 am | at Butler | | Butler BowlIndianapolis, IN | BAA | W 44–10 | 2,408 |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | Davidson | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 52–3 | 2,827 |
| October 15 | 10:30 am | at Drake | | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | BV | W 38–7 | 1,740 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | Valparaiso | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 49–10 | 2,222 |
| October 29 | 10:00 am | at Marist | | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | RFN | W 27–3 | 1,604 |
| November 5 | 4:00 pm | UDLAP‡* | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 49–25 | 1,786 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Stetson | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 42–7 | 2,288 |
| November 19 | 9:00 am | at Campbell | | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | BSN | W 57–21 | 4,121 |
| November 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 21 Cal Poly* | No. 24 | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 35–21 | 3,356 |
| December 3 | 12:30 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 24 | FargodomeFargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 7–45 | 18,305 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecoming‡Exhibition game that does not affect overall recordRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21–T |

## Game summaries
### Western New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toreros | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |

### At Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Toreros | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 34 |

### At Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 14 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Toreros | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 52 |

### At Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Toreros | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### At Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### Universidad De Las Americas Puebla

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecas | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| Toreros | 7 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
* This was an exhibition game and had no effect on San Diego's overall record.

### Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### At Campbell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 7 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 57 |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Cal Poly—NCAA Division I First Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Toreros | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| #21 Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Borth Dakota State—NCAA Division I Second Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Toreros | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| #4 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |