2017 San Diego Toreros football team explained

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]}

Game summaries

Western New Mexico

See also: Western New Mexico Mustangs.

At UC Davis

See also: 2017 UC Davis Aggies football team.

At Princeton

See also: 2017 Princeton Tigers football team.

Butler

See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team.

At Dayton

See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team.

Morehead State

See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team.

At Jacksonville

See also: 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team.

At Stetson

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team.

Drake

See also: 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team.

At Davidson

See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team.

Marist

See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team.

FCS Playoffs

At Northern Arizona–First Round

See also: 2017 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

At North Dakota State–Second Round

See also: 2017 North Dakota State Bison football team.

Notes and References

1. News: San Diego just not that good, other teams deserving of playoff berth. Great Falls Tribune. 2018-01-18. en.
2. Web site: San Diego vs. Northern Arizona - Game Recap - November 25, 2017 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2018-01-18.
3. News: Toreros fall in FCS playoffs to North Dakota State. Norcross. Don. sandiegouniontribune.com. 2018-01-18. en-US.
4. News: North Dakota State rolls past San Diego again, 38-3. 2017-12-02. WTOP. 2018-01-18. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119011225/https://wtop.com/ncaa-football/2017/12/north-dakota-state-rolls-past-san-diego-again-38-3/. 2018-01-19. dead.
5. News: Defending Champion San Diego edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll. Pioneer-Football.org. 2018-01-18.
6. News: USD picked to win the Pioneer Football League. Loh. Stefanie. sandiegouniontribune.com. 2018-01-18. en-US.