GAME NOTES WEEK 3 Athletics Strategic Communications • Sports Center • 5998 Alcala Park • San Diego, CA • 92110 • USDToreros.com Football Contact • Chris Kutz • c. 559.871.2091 • [email protected] 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS TOREROS WRAP UP NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULE AUGUST 31 at Cal Poly L, 34-52 San Diego hosts Harvard in its final nonconference battle SEPTEMBER 7 UC Davis L, 35-38 San Diego Toreros (0-2, 0-0 PFL) • Harvard Crimson (0-0, 0-0 Ivy League) 21 Harvard 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 • 1 p.m. (PT) OCTOBER Torero Stadium (6,000) • San Diego, Calif. 5 Marist* 2 p.m Live Stream • WCC Network | Live Statistics • USDToreros.com 12 at Davidson* 10 a.m. Social • Facebook.com/USDFootball • Twitter.com/USDFootball • Instagram.com/USDFootball 19 Valparaiso* 2 p.m. 26 at Dayton* 9 a.m. SAN DIEGO – Coming off a bye week following a tough-luck loss to top-five UC Davis, San Diego returns to action with its final NOVEMBER nonconference game of the regular season, a 1 p.m. matchup against Harvard at Torero Stadium. 2 Drake* 2 p.m. 9 at Stetson* 10 a.m. 16 Morehead State* 2 p.m. The Toreros, who had won 21 straight at home before the loss to the Aggies, are winless in their first two games of the season 23 at Jacksonville* 10 a.m. after defeats at the hands of a pair of Big Sky teams. In what is considered its toughest nonconference schedule in recent history, San Diego is 0-2 to start a season for the first time since 2010. For Harvard, Saturday represents its first game of the All times are Pacific 2019 campaign - and its only nonconference contest. Home games in bold * Pioneer Football League game Saturday’s contest will be available on the WCC Network, with the Voice of the Toreros Jack Cronin on the call. Livestream links, as well as live stats, will be on USDToreros.com. FOLLOW TORERO FOOTBALL LAST TIME OUT: TOREROS LOSE IN HEARTBREAKING FASHION TO #5/4 UC DAVIS • Live audio of all San Diego’s games - Within inches of beating its highest-ranked opponent in program history, San Diego fell to #5/4 UC Davis, 38-35, after it will air USDToreros.com with Jack fumbled the ball at the goal line with two seconds left. Torero running back Emilio Martinez caught a pass from Reid Sinnett Cronin calling all of the play-by-play short of the end zone, and in an attempt to put the ball across the goal line for what would have been the game-winning action. Cronin has called Torero football touchdown, UC Davis knocked the ball loose for a fumble and touchback to essentially end the game. The Toreros were up by for 13 years. four with under four minutes remaining, and managed to march down the field after the Aggies scored the eventual game- • A free live stream and live statistics winning touchdown with three-and-a-half minutes left. Sinnett and Martinez, similar to much of the game, led the charge will be available for all USD home in the final offensive drive before the fumble and the ending of San Diego’s 21-game home winning streak - at the time the games via USDToreros.com longest in the FCS. 2018 RESULTS ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST HARVARD SEPTEMBER - USD is 0-3 all-time against Harvard, with the last meeting being a 36-14 decision in favor of the Crimson on their home field 1 Western New Mexico W, 38-9 8 at UC Davis L, 54-21 in 2018. In last season’s contest, Harvard jumped out to a 27-3 lead after the first quarter to create the insurmountable lead. 15 at Harvard L, 36-14 29 Stetson* W, 49-10 - The two sides last met in San Diego in 2013, when the Toreros lost, 42-20. OCTOBER 6 at Morehead State* W, 51-34 - The first meeting between the two schools took place in 2012, when San Diego fell, 28-13, in Cambridge. 13 Dayton* W, 36-34 20 at Butler* W, 42-13 LOOKING AHEAD 27 Jacksonville* W, 59-35 - After their second bye week, the Toreros will start the defense of their Pioneer Football League (PFL) championship when they NOVEMBER open their conference season on October 5 vs. Marist at home. San Diego has won five straight PFL titles, including the last 3 at Drake* W, 27-10 three outright. 10 Davidson* W, 56-52 17 at Marist* W, 31-14 24 at #14 Nicholls State^ L, 49-30 SINNETT - Being the successor to one of USD’s greatest quarterbacks statistically, redshirt senior Reid Sinnett has slid into the QB1 role All times are Pacific nicely so far in 2019. Sinnett, a native of Iowa, is among the nation’s top-15 in several categories, including 8th in passing yards Home games in bold per game (327.5), 9th in completion percentage (68.1%), 10th in passing yards per attempt (9.1), 11th in passing efficiency * Pioneer Football League game (158.1) and 13th in completions per game (24.5). ^ FCS Playoff game - In each of his two career starts, Sinnett has completed 20+ passes, 2+ touchdowns and 200+ yards. SAN DIEGO TOREROS TWO-DEEP - Sinnett already set the school record for most passing yards in a first career start when he threw for 416 at Cal Poly on August 31. C » Team Captains OFFENSE SUPERLATIVE START WR 5 Michael Bandy » C - Led by Sinnett under center, the Toreros enter this week 10th in the FCS in passing offense (327.5 yards per game) and 14th 9 Michael Carner in team passing efficiency (158.08). Last year, USD was first in the nation in passing efficiency (170.87) and second in passing LT 63 Aidan Valencia offense (349.2). In each of the last three seasons, the Toreros have finished the season in the nation’s top-25 for both categories. 68 Matt Kilander LG 60 Nolan Bisogno BANDY MOVING UP THE CAREER CHARTS 77 Ronald Sharlou - Michael Bandy continues to climb the USD career lists, as he sits seventh in career receiving yards (2,332) and tied for 10th C 71 Trent Forster in career touchdowns (18). He needs five touchdowns to reach ninth (Justin Priest, 2014-17) and 42 yards to move into sole 79 Nicolas Bisogno possession of sixth in career receiving yards. RG 73 Luke LaCilento 69 Jacob Brumbaugh - Bandy is 17 receptions away from cracking the Toreros’ top-10 for career grabs. His 130 receptions trail Justin Priest (147, 2014- RT 59 DJ Wright 17) for 10th on the list. 64 Christopher Alvarado TE 44 Zach Nelson » C - He is averaging 17.9 yards per reception in his career, which is currently sixth best in USD history. 46 Dalton Kincaid QB 7 Reid Sinnett - Among active FCS players, Bandy enters this week sixth in career receiving yards (2,322) and fourth in career average yards per 15 Mason Randall game (70.4). RB 29 Emilio Martinez 28 Terrence Smith SCORING THREAT FB 43 Brandon Micale - Dalton Kincaid has proven last year’s results as a scoring threat were no fluke as the sophomore tight end has hauled in three 45 Dominic Graziani touchdowns in two games so far this season. He is currently the team leader in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. WR 8 Michael Armstead 86 Bennett Dondoyano - All three of Kincaid’s touchdown grabs have come inside the red zone. Last year, nine of Kincaid’s 11 touchdown catches were inside the red zone. DEFENSE LE 94 Chris Reese - Kincaid has a touchdown in four of his last five games dating back to last season. In those same five games, he has 2+ 93 Kevin Glajchen touchdowns in three of them. DT 96 Nick Friedel 92 Jake Cirame NT 99 Myles Wilson PFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK … AGAIN 97 Muhindo Kapapa - For the second week in a row, senior Michael Armstead was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week on September 8. RE 14 Jacob Bergstrom He ran a kickoff back for a 93-yard touchdown in the game against UC Davis, finishing the day with 152 kick return yards (162 all- 90 Joel Daul purpose). The kickoff return touchdown was the third of Armstead’s career. Armstead, who was the 2018 PFL Special Teams Player NB 47 Kama Kamaka of the Year, has won the conference’s weekly honor three times in his two-year career. 34 Daq Irby MB 58 Marcus Vaivao » C SPECIALIZING IN THE RETURN 50 Kyle Bilchik - Wide receiver and kick returner Michal Armstead has proven to be a big-time playmaker in special teams again this season as he WB 50 Kyle Bilchik is first in the FCS in combined kick return yards (373), fifth in average yards per kick return (33.5) and one of 11 players with a kick 47 Kama Kamaka return touchdown.. LCB 25 David Tolbert 24 Mato Pacheco - The product of Monterey, Calif. leads all active players in the NCAA (Divisions I, II and III) in career kickoff return average (32.6). SS 26 Bryan Kelly 4 Victor Lopez - Armstead is currently the only Torero to average more than 30 yards per kick return in a career. While he is averaging 32.6 yards FS 6 Hunter Nichols per return over the last two years, he has a clip of 33.5 yards per kick return so far this season. 40 Isaac Haney RCB 3 Cassius Johnson - Armstead currently sits seventh in USD history with 1,175 career kick return yards.