2016 San Diego Toreros football team

2016 San Diego Toreros football
2016 San Diego Toreros football
PFL champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–45 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Ranking
STATS	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. T–21
Record	10–2 (8–0 PFL)
Head coach	Dale Lindsey (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Tanner Engstrand (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Irvin (4th season)
Home stadium	Torero Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

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.

2016 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Dayton	7	–	1	9	–	2
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Marist	5	–	3	5	–	6
Jacksonville	4	–	3	5	–	5
Campbell	3	–	4	5	–	5
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Valparaiso	3	–	5	4	–	7
Butler	2	–	6	4	–	7
Stetson	2	–	6	4	–	7
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Western New Mexico*		Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	TheW.tv	W 27–0	2,567
September 10	4:00 pm	at Cal Poly*		Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	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		Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN	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		Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	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		Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	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		Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	BSN	W 57–21	4,121
November 26	4:00 pm	at No. 21 Cal Poly*	No. 24	Alex G. Spanos Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 35–21	3,356
December 3	12:30 pm	at No. 4 North Dakota State*	No. 24	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Second Round)	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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	19
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21–T

Game summaries

Western New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	0	0	0	0	0
Toreros	3	7	10	7	27

At Cal Poly

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	0	13	0	3	16
Mustangs	10	7	14	7	38

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	7	7	8	22
Toreros	7	0	14	13	34

At Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	14	3	7	20	44
Bulldogs	0	0	3	7	10

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	3	3
Toreros	28	14	10	0	52

At Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	17	14	0	38
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	3	0	0	7	10
Toreros	14	14	14	7	49

At Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	6	0	14	27
Red Foxes	0	3	0	0	3

Universidad De Las Americas Puebla

	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.

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	7	0	0	0	7
Toreros	7	21	7	7	42

At Campbell

	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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
#24 Toreros	0	0	7	0	7
#4 Bison	7	14	7	17	45

Roster

2016 San Diego Toreros football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`6`	Blake Martin	Jr
QB	`7`	Reid Sinnett	Fr
WR	`8`	Justin Priest	Jr
WR	`9`	Nate Loya	So
QB	`10`	Alex Farina	Fr
QB	`15`	Mason Randall	Fr
WR	`16`	Grant Hill	So
QB	`18`	Anthony Lawrence	So
FB	`24`	Kyle Pawuk	Fr
NB	`32`	Scott Lewis	Fr
RB	`34`	Jordan Charles	Fr
RB	`35`	Griffin Intrieri	Fr
TE	`42`	Zack Holland	Jr
FB	`44`	Zach Nelson	Fr
OL	`53`	Jake Arlotti	So
OL	`55`	Miles McArdle	Jr
OL	`56`	Trevor Provencio	So
OL	`57`	Jake Michaels	Fr
OL	`60`	Nolan Bisogno	Fr
OL	`61`	Preston Orellana	Fr
OL	`63`	Aidan Valencia	Fr
OL	`65`	Tanner Wilkey	Fr
OL	`68`	Joe Hurney	Jr
OL	`71`	Spencer Seeley	Jr
OL	`73`	Marcus Goforth	Fr
OL	`75`	Daniel Cooney	So
OL	`79`	Ricky Laureano	Jr
WR	`83`	Brant Berglund	Jr
TE	`85`	Ross Dwelley	Jr
WR	`86`	Jacob Arnell	Sr
WR	`87`	Michael Bandy	Fr
WR	`89`	Michael Keating	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`14`	Jacob Bergstrom	Fr
CB	`17`	Kishan Patel	Jr
CB	`19`	Bryan Kelly	Fr
S	`20`	Jack Michael	Fr
S	`21`	Colton Giorgi	Jr
CB	`23`	Cameron Record	Fr
CB	`25`	David Tolbert	Fr
CB	`27`	Arrion Archie	So
S	`28`	Ray Clark	Jr
LB	`30`	Brian Doyle	Fr
CB	`33`	Daniel Tolbert	Fr
LB	`37`	K. J. Mahoney	So
S	`40`	Riley Reyes	Fr
CB	`47`	Brady McMillan	Fr
LB	`58`	Marcus Vaivao	So
NB	`59`	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

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`12`	Tim Hemmersmeier	Fr
K	`39`	Patrick Murray	Jr
K, P	`48`	Jack Flatau	Jr

Head coach

Dale Lindsey

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "San Diego Toreros Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "2016 Football Schedule". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[1] "San Diego Toreros Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[2] "2016 Football Schedule". University of San Diego Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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