San Diego
8-4 2025 finalSan Diego is the West Coast non-scholarship FCS dynasty — 12 Pioneer League titles, multiple playoff runs, and the program where Jim Harbaugh and Josh Johnson proved talent identification beats recruitment budgets.
The Toreros are patient.
San Diego is the West Coast non-scholarship FCS dynasty — 12 Pioneer League titles, multiple playoff runs, and the program where Jim Harbaugh and Josh Johnson proved talent identification beats recruitment budgets.
San Diego went 8–4 (6–2 PFL) in 2025 under Brandon Moore in his third year — a respectable record that showed competitive consistency but not the dominance that defined the 2005–2019 era. Moore has stabilized the program after the…
Offseason
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Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · San Diego
The baseline expectation.
The annual recruiting proof point.
Conference qualifier or at-large.
Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.
San Diego · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · San Diego · medium confidence
Growing (60)
Home-Field Advantage · San Diego · 2018-present
Strong
67% home win rate vs 48% on the road. margin runs +6.1 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hot
Five straight. The momentum tier on every blog right now.
Pioneer Standing · 2025
3rd in the Pioneer
San Diego is 3rd in the Pioneer at 8-4. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presbyterian | 10-2 |
| 2 | Drake | 8-4 |
| 3 | San Diego | 8-4 |
| 4 | Dayton | 7-4 |
| 5 | St. Thomas (MN) | 7-5 |
| 6 | Butler | 6-6 |
| 7 | Morehead State | 6-6 |
| 8 | Marist | 5-7 |
| 9 | Stetson | 3-9 |
| 10 | Davidson | 2-10 |
| 11 | Valparaiso | 2-10 |
Schedule Strength · San Diego · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 45% across 12 finalized games. No top-25 opponents, but mid-tier slate kept the schedule honest.
Moment of the Year · San Diego · 2025
Won 31-13 vs Dayton
Week 10 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — San Diego
2025: Lost 16-19 vs Drake
In 2025, the program lost 16-19 vs Drake — a close home result, 3 points either way.
Go Toreros.