# 2018 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2018 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Dale Lindsey, the Toreros compiled an overall record of 9–3 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 lost in the first round to Nicholls. The team played home games at Torero Stadium in San Diego.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Walter Payton Award | 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.

### Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Toreros predicted to finish as PFL champions.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 81 (9) |
| 2 | Dayton | 72 (1) |
| 3 | Drake | 58 |
| T–4 | Butler | 48 |
| T–4 | Valparaiso | 48 |
| 6 | Jacksonville | 47 |
| 7 | Marist | 44 |
| 8 | Morehead State | 22 |
| 9 | Stetson | 19 |
| 10 | Davidson | 11 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico* | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via Stadium | W 38–9 | 2,023 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at UC Davis* | | Aggie StadiumDavis, CA | Pluto TV | L 21–54 | 7,305 |
| September 15 | 9:00 a.m. | at Harvard* | | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | ESPN+ | L 14–36 | 8,709 |
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Stetson | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via Stadium | W 49–10 | 1,471 |
| October 6 | 9:00 a.m. | at Morehead State | | Jayne StadiumMorehead, KY | ESPN+ | W 51–34 | 5,557 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Dayton | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via Stadium | W 36–34 | 2,997 |
| October 20 | 9:00 a.m. | at Butler | | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | Facebook Live | W 42–13 | 2,071 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via Stadium | W 59–35 | 1,047 |
| November 3 | 10:30 a.m. | at Drake | | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | Bulldog Vision | W 27–10 | 1,522 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Davidson | | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | TheW.tv via Stadium | W 56–52 | 3,115 |
| November 17 | 9:00 a.m. | at Marist | No. 21 | Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY | | W 31–14 | 1,254 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 14 Nicholls* | No. 19 | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 30–49 | 8,571 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings 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 :
| | 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 | 21 | 19 | 25 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 20 |

## 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 |

### At Harvard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Crimson | 27 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 36 |

### Stetson

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

### At Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 34 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Toreros | 6 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 36 |

### At Butler

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 14 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |

### Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Toreros | 7 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 59 |

### At Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

### Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 24 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| Toreros | 7 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 56 |

### At Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Toreros | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |

### At Nicholls—NCAA Division I First Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Toreros | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| No. 14 Colonels | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |