# 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

The 2019 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-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 Northern Iowa. The team played home games at Torero Stadium in San Diego.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Toreros were picked to finish in first place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
| 2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
| 3 | Drake | 64 |
| 4 | Marist | 52 |
| 5 | Davidson | 48 |
| 6 | Stetson | 44 |
| 7 | Butler | 37 |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
| 9 | Morehead State | 15 |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 15 |

### Preseason All–PFL teams

The Toreros had thirteen players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 2:05 p.m. | at Cal Poly* | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV | L 34–52 | 5,779 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 UC Davis* | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network via Stadium | L 35–38 | 2,427 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Harvard* | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network via Stadium | W 31–23 | 2,607 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Marist | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network via Stadium | W 31–7 | 2,763 |
| October 12 | 10:00 a.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | Davidson All Access | W 37–17 | 3,827 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Valparaiso | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network via Stadium | W 42–17 | 1,323 |
| October 26 | 9:00 a.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | W 50–38 | 1,969 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Drake | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network via Stadium | W 49–7 | 1,556 |
| November 9 | 10:00 a.m. | Stetson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 51–7 | 2,027 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Morehead State | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | WCC Network via Stadium | W 52–20 | 1,898 |
| November 23 | 9:00 a.m. | at Jacksonville | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN+ | W 47–28 | 1,203 |
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 6 Northern Iowa* | UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | L 3–17 | 3,743 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### At Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Mustangs | 14 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 52 |

### UC Davis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Aggies | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Toreros | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### Harvard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Toreros | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### Marist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |

### At Davidson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Valparaiso

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Toreros | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### At Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| Flyers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 38 |

### Drake

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Toreros | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |

### At Stetson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 13 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 51 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### Morehead State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Toreros | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### At Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 10 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 47 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### At Northern Iowa–NCAA Division I First Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Toreros | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |