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 |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | Western New Mexico* | | | TheW.tv | W 27–0 | 2,567 |
September 10 | 4:00 pm | at Cal Poly* | | | GoPoly | L 16–38 | 6,251 |
September 24 | 4:00 pm | Dayton | | - Torero Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| TheW.tv | W 34–22 | 2,119 |
October 1 | 10:00 am | at Butler | | | BAA | W 44–10 | 2,408 |
October 8 | 1:00 pm | Davidson | | - Torero Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| TheW.tv | W 52–3 | 2,827 |
October 15 | 10:30 am | at Drake | | | BV | W 38–7 | 1,740 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Valparaiso | | - Torero Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| TheW.tv | W 49–10 | 2,222 |
October 29 | 10:00 am | at Marist | | | RFN | W 27–3 | 1,604 |
November 5 | 4:00 pm | UDLAP‡* | | - Torero Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| TheW.tv | W 49–25 | 1,786 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | Stetson | | - Torero Stadium
- San Diego, CA
| TheW.tv | W 42–7 | 2,288 |
November 19 | 9:00 am | at Campbell | | | BSN | W 57–21 | 4,121 |
November 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 21 Cal Poly* | No. 24 | | ESPN3 | W 35–21 | 3,356 |
December 3 | 12:30 pm | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 24 | | ESPN3 | L 7–45 | 18,305 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- ‡Exhibition game that does not affect overall record
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 |
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Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 21–T |
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Game summaries
Western New Mexico
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|
|
|
|
Total |
Mustangs
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Toreros
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
At Cal Poly
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Toreros
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
3 |
16 |
Mustangs
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Dayton
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Flyers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
8 |
22 |
Toreros
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
13 |
34 |
At Butler
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Toreros
|
14
|
3
|
7
|
20 |
44 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7 |
10 |
Davidson
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
Toreros
|
28
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
52 |
At Drake
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Toreros
|
7
|
17
|
14
|
0 |
38 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Valparaiso
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Crusaders
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Toreros
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
At Marist
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Toreros
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
14 |
27 |
Red Foxes
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Universidad De Las Americas Puebla
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|
|
|
|
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
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|
|
|
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Total |
Hatters
|
7
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0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Toreros
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
42 |
At Campbell
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Toreros
|
7
|
16
|
20
|
14 |
57 |
Fighting Camels
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Cal Poly—NCAA Division I First Round
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|
|
|
|
Total |
#24 Toreros
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
#21 Mustangs
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0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Borth Dakota State—NCAA Division I Second Round
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|
|
|
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Total |
#24 Toreros
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
#4 Bison
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
17 |
45 |
Roster
2016 San Diego Toreros football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
RB
|
6
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Blake Martin
|
Jr
|
QB
|
7
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Reid Sinnett
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Fr
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WR
|
8
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Justin Priest
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Jr
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WR
|
9
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Nate Loya
|
So
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QB
|
10
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Alex Farina
|
Fr
|
QB
|
15
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Mason Randall
|
Fr
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WR
|
16
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Grant Hill
|
So
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QB
|
18
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Anthony Lawrence
|
So
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FB
|
24
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Kyle Pawuk
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Fr
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NB
|
32
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Scott Lewis
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Fr
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RB
|
34
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Jordan Charles
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Fr
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RB
|
35
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Griffin Intrieri
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Fr
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TE
|
42
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Zack Holland
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Jr
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FB
|
44
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Zach Nelson
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Fr
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OL
|
53
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Jake Arlotti
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So
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OL
|
55
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Miles McArdle
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Jr
|
OL
|
56
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Trevor Provencio
|
So
|
OL
|
57
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Jake Michaels
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Fr
|
OL
|
60
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Nolan Bisogno
|
Fr
|
OL
|
61
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Preston Orellana
|
Fr
|
OL
|
63
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Aidan Valencia
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Fr
|
OL
|
65
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Tanner Wilkey
|
Fr
|
OL
|
68
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Joe Hurney
|
Jr
|
OL
|
71
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Spencer Seeley
|
Jr
|
OL
|
73
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Marcus Goforth
|
Fr
|
OL
|
75
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Daniel Cooney
|
So
|
OL
|
79
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Ricky Laureano
|
Jr
|
WR
|
83
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Brant Berglund
|
Jr
|
TE
|
85
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Ross Dwelley
|
Jr
|
WR
|
86
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Jacob Arnell
|
Sr
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WR
|
87
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Michael Bandy
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Fr
|
WR
|
89
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Michael Keating
|
Fr
|
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
|
14
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Jacob Bergstrom
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Fr
|
CB
|
17
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Kishan Patel
|
Jr
|
CB
|
19
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Bryan Kelly
|
Fr
|
S
|
20
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Jack Michael
|
Fr
|
S
|
21
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Colton Giorgi
|
Jr
|
CB
|
23
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Cameron Record
|
Fr
|
CB
|
25
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David Tolbert
|
Fr
|
CB
|
27
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Arrion Archie
|
So
|
S
|
28
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Ray Clark
|
Jr
|
LB
|
30
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Brian Doyle
|
Fr
|
CB
|
33
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Daniel Tolbert
|
Fr
|
LB
|
37
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K. J. Mahoney
|
So
|
S
|
40
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Riley Reyes
|
Fr
|
CB
|
47
|
Brady McMillan
|
Fr
|
LB
|
58
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Marcus Vaivao
|
So
|
NB
|
59
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Max Michaels
|
Jr
|
DL
|
62
|
Chris Reese
|
Fr
|
DL
|
67
|
Shey Newton
|
Fr
|
DL
|
72
|
Jared Pu'u-Robinson
|
Fr
|
DL
|
74
|
Nick Friedel
|
Fr
|
DL
|
76
|
Kevin Glajchen
|
Fr
|
S
|
82
|
Kaene Soto
|
Fr
|
DL
|
90
|
Jake Wittwer
|
So
|
DL
|
91
|
Aaron Laut
|
So
|
DE
|
95
|
Jonathan Petersen
|
Jr
|
DL
|
96
|
Creighton Morfitt
|
Fr
|
DL
|
99
|
Connor Spencer
|
So
|
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
12
|
Tim Hemmersmeier
|
Fr
|
K
|
39
|
Patrick Murray
|
Jr
|
K, P
|
48
|
Jack Flatau
|
Jr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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