American college football season
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.
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 | Universidad De Las Americas Puebla‡* | | - 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 effect overall record
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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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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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Toreros | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toreros | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
Mustangs | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Flyers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
Toreros | 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toreros | 14 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Toreros | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 52 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toreros | 7 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Toreros | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Toreros | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
Red Foxes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Universidad De Las Americas Puebla
[edit] | 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.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hatters | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Toreros | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 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
[edit] | 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
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#24 Toreros | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
#4 Bison | 7 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 |
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