USD Football; October 4, 2016 Ted Gosen, Associate Director of Athletics for Media Relations USD Toreros (3-1, 2-0 PFL) host Davidson (2-3, 0-2 PFL) on Saturday Homecoming & Family Weekend Game Slated To Kickoff At 1:00 p.m. 2016 USD SCHEDULE GAME #5: The USD Toreros (3-1, 2-0 PFL), under the direction of fourth year head coach Dale Lindsey, return to Walter J. Zable Field at Torero Stadium this Saturday, October Sept. 3 W. NEW MEXICO W, 27-0 Sept. 10 @ Cal Poly L, 16-38 8th, for their annual Homecoming/Family Weekend Game. The 1:00 p.m. kickoff pits USD Sept. 17 BYE against the Davidson Wildcats (2-3, 0-2 PFL). Sept. 24 DAYTON* W, 34-22 Oct. 1 @ Butler* W, 44-10 SERIES RECORD: This will be 12th meeting between USD and Davidson with the Toreros Oct. 8 DAVIDSON* 1:00 pm owning a 9-2 series advantage... USD has won the last four meetings including last year's (Homecoming/Family Weekend) Oct. 15 @ Drake* 10:30 am 35-10 win on November 14, 2015 at Davidson. The backfield tandem of Dallas Kessman Oct. 22 VALPARAISO* 1:00 pm (124 yards rushing, 56-yard TD) and Jereke Armstrong (122 yards rushing, 65-yard TD). Oct. 29 @ Marist* 10:00 am Nov. 5 UDLAP # 12 noon LIVE STREAM: Saturday's contest will be streamed live on TheW.tv, Verizon Go90 and Nov. 12 STETSON* 1:00 pm SlingTV with Jack Cronin (@JackCroninPXP) providing the play-by-play call. Live stats Nov. 19 @ Campbell* 9:00 am are also available at usdtoreros.com. USD home games in BOLD played at USD Torero Stadium (6,000 capacity). * PFL Contest All times Pacific A LOOK AHEAD: The Toreros head to Des Moines, Iowa to take on the Drake Bulldogs # Universidad De Las Americas Puebla on Saturday, October 15th in a 10:30 a.m. (Pacific) contest. GAMES TO BE WEBCAST PFL RECORDS/SCHEDULE FOR OCTOBER 8TH: San Diego (2-0 PFL, 3-1), Jacksonville (1-0, 2-2), Marist (1-0, 1-3), Campbell (1-1, 3-2), Dayton (1-1, 3-2), Drake (1-1, 2-3), More- @ www.usdtoreros.com head State (1-1, 2-3), Stetson (1-1, 2-2), Valparaiso (1-1, 2-3), Butler (0-2, 2-3), Davidson All USD Football home games will (0-2, 2-3). PFL Schedule: Stetson at Brown, Marist at Butler, Morehead State at Dayton, be webcast live this season with Jack Drake at Valparaiso, Davidson at San Diego, Campbell at Jacksonville. Cronin calling all of the play-by-play action. Cronin begins his 10th year of 2016 PFL COACHES POLL: For the sixth straight year the Toreros were picked to finish calling Torero football. first in the PFL Preseason Coaches Poll. USD received five first place votes and five second In addition, USD's six home place votes for 95 points, narrowly edging Dayton (6 first place votes, 94 points). They games will have live video streaming, are followed by Drake (68), Morehead State (64), Campbell (62), Marist (56), Butler (54), along with live statistics. Jacksonville (53), Stetson (27), Valparaiso (21) and Davidson (11). TOREROS LOOK TO CONTINUE PFL HOME WINNING STREAK: When the Toreros line 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS up for Saturday's game with Davidson, they will be looking to secure their 25th straight Sept. 5 @ SDSU L, 37-3 home Pioneer Football League victory at Torero Stadium. The streak began on October Sept. 12 W. NEW MEXICO W, 45-21 23, 2010 with a 30-10 win over Valparaiso. That win followed USD's last home PFL loss, a Sept. 19 BYE tough 21-20 decision to the Dayton Flyers on October 9, 2010. During the streak the To- Sept. 26 @ Valparaiso* W, 38-3 reros have pitched three shutouts - 42-0 vs. Davidson (2011), 44-0 vs. Campbell (2012) Oct. 3 MARIST* W, 30-27 and 27-0 vs. Drake (2015). The Toreros have also survived four contests that ended with Oct. 10 @ Dayton* L, 12-13 Oct. 17 DRAKE* W, 27-0 final scores of three points or less - 31-28 vs. Dayton (2011), 35-33 vs. Marist (2013), 30- (Homecoming/Family Weekend) 27 vs. Marist (2015) and 28-27 vs. Butler (2015). Oct. 24 WARNER W, 45-14 Oct. 31 @ Stetson* W, 47-16 PLAYERS SELECT TEAM CAPTAINS FOR THE SEASON: Each year at the conclusion of Nov. 7 CAMPBELL* W, 31-27 camp, the Torero players vote to select the team captains for the season. The 2016 team Nov. 14 @ Davidson* W, 35-10 Nov. 21 BUTLER* W, 28-27 captain is senior corner back Devyn Bryant (San Diego, Calif.). Co-Captains are senior running back Jonah Hodges (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and senior wide receiver Brian Riley (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.). 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, California 92110-2492 619/260-4745 Fax: 619/260-2990 E-Mail: [email protected] * www.usdtoreros.com * Athletic Dept.: 619/260-4803 * #GameChangers SAN DIEGO TORERO TWO-DEEP Head Coach Dale Lindsey - 4th Season (as of 10-4-16) C- Team Captains USD Torero Offense The University of San Diego introduced Dale Lindsey as WR- #2 Brian Riley (6-3, 200, Sr.) - C its new head football coach on December 29, 2012. Lindsey be- #13 Joseph Jakubowsky (5-8, 175, Sr.) came the Toreros' 13th head coach and replaced Ron Caragher LT- #75 Daniel Cooney (6-8, 315, So.*) #65 Tanner Wilkey (6-7, 312, Fr.*) who was hired as head coach at San Jose State University. LG- #56 Trevor Provencio (6-1, 315, So.*) Lindsey enters the 2016 campaign with a three-year re- #64 Jack White (6-5, 293, Fr.*) cord of 26-8 (76.5 winning percentage). He has guided the To- C- #68 Joe Hurney (6-1, 280, Jr.) reros to two PFL championships (2015 & 2014), and to the pro- #69 Michael Weinstein (6-2, 290, Fr.) RG- #53 Jake Arlotti (6-2, 285, So.*) gram's first-ever NCAA Division I FCS playoff in 2014. Over the #79/97 Ricky Laureano (6-3, 330, Jr.) past three seasons the Toreros have taken care of business in RT- #55 Miles McArdle (6-3, 290, Jr.) home games, going 17-2 with a perfect 12-0 PFL mark. #57/88 Jake Michaels (6-4, 270, Fr.*) TE- #85 Ross Dwelley (6-5, 240, Jr.*) In 2015 he guided the Toreros to an overall record of 9-2 #42 Zach Holland (6-3, 230, Jr.) (6-0 home), including a share of the PFL Championship with its 7-1 record. USD opened the QB- #18 Anthony Lawrence (6-1, 195, So.*) season by playing its first-ever FBS opponent in San Diego State before 48,785 fans at Qual- #7 Reid Sinnett (6-4, 215, Fr.*) comm Stadium. Following a tough one-point road loss at Dayton, the Toreros closed out the RB- #29 Jonah Hodges (5-9, 194, Sr.*) - C #5 Jereke Armstrong (5-9, 196, Sr.*) year strong with six straight victories. FB- #45 Tevin Heyward (6-1, 230, Jr.*) Lindsey directed the 2014 squad to its first ever NCAA Division I FCS Playoff spot #49 Fia Malepeai (5-9, 215, Jr.*) as the Toreros finished 9-3 overall and won the PFL Championship with a 7-1 record. For his WR- #8 Justin Priest (6-3, 208, Jr.) #86 Jacob Arnell (5-10, 172, Sr.) efforts Lindsey was named PFL Coach of the Year and a 2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist for FCS Coach of the Year. He guided the 2013 USD football program in his rookie year to an 8-3 overall record with the team winning its final four contests and seven of its final eight. USD Torero Defense LE- #93 Spencer Hammitt (6-1, 235, Jr.*) Lindsey returned to USD's staff in 2012 where he was the program's defensive coor- #50/14 Jacob Bergstrom (6-3, 230, Fr.) dinator. The Toreros finished the season with an overall record of 8-3 and earned a share of DT- #91 Aaron Laut (6-2, 240, So.*) the Pioneer Football League title with Butler and Drake with 7-1 records. The Toreros won their #77 Jamal Newman (6-2, 287, Sr.) final six games, and among 121 FCS teams in the country, USD ranked 14th in scoring defense NT- #94 Jalen Smith (6-2, 280, Sr.*) #99 Connor Spencer (6-2, 280, So.*) (19.27), 15th in rushing defense (120.0) and 19th in pass efficiency defense (114.56). RE- #95 Jonathan Petersen (6-1, 230, Jr.*) From 2009-2011 Lindsey was at New Mexico State University where he was assistant #76 Kevin Glajchen (6-2, 230, Fr.) head coach and linebackers coach. Prior to NMSU, he spent his first season with the USD NB- #59 Max Michaels (5-9, 190, Jr.) #37 KJ Mahoney (6-2, 205, So.*) staff in 2008, where he was the Torero linebackers coach. That season Lindsey helped the 9-2 MB- #46 Alec Moreno (6-2, 215, Jr.*) Toreros' defense hold its opponents to just 18.9 points a game and 322 yards of total offense #41 Luke Taffuri (5-11, 220, Sr.) per contest. WB- #43 Nic Henson (6-2, 220, Sr.*) #58 Marcus Vaivao (5-11, 225, So.) Lindsey brings a wealth of football experience as a former NFL player and coach. His LCB- #26 Jamal Agnew (5-9, 193, Sr.) resume includes over 30 years of football coaching at the high school, college and profession- #25 David Tolbert (5-9, 164, Fr.) al ranks.