The 2018 San Diego Toreros football team represented the
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego (USD) is a private Roman Catholic research university in San Diego, California. Chartered in July 1949 as the independent San Diego College for Women and San Diego University (comprising the College for Men and Schoo ...
during the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champio ...
. They were led by sixth-year head coach
Dale Lindsey and played their home games at
Torero Stadium
Torero Stadium is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of the University of San Diego in San Diego, California. Opened in 1961, it serves as the home of the school's football and soccer ...
. They were a member of the
Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 9–3, 8–0 in PFL play to be PFL champions. They earned the PFL's automatic bid to the
FCS Playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was k ...
where they lost in the first round to
Nicholls.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Preseason All-PFL team
The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Toreros having four players selected.
Offense
Anthony Lawrence – QB
Zack Nelson – FB
Daniel Cooney – OL
Defense
Connor Spencer – DL
Preseason coaches poll
The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Toreros predicted to finish as PFL champions.
Schedule
Game summaries
Western New Mexico
At UC Davis
At Harvard
Stetson
At Morehead State
Dayton
At Butler
Jacksonville
At Drake
Davidson
At Marist
FCS Playoffs
At Nicholls–First Round
Ranking movements
References
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San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
San Diego Toreros football seasons
Pioneer Football League champion seasons
San Diego
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...
San Diego Toreros football
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The San Diego Toreros football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of San Diego located in the U.S. state of California. The t ...