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2017 San Diego

10–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

San Diego in 2017, game by game: won vs. Western New Mexico 34–20; lost at UC Davis 7–35; lost at Princeton 17–27; won vs. Butler 38–17; won at Dayton 23–7; won vs. Morehead State 56–27; won at Jacksonville 63–10; won at Stetson 48–7; won vs. Drake 45–15; won at Davidson 63–7; won vs. Marist 35–7; won at Northern Arizona 41–10; lost at North Dakota State 3–38+56−35Won 34–20 vs. Western New Mexico+14Western New Mex…Lost 7–35 at UC Davis-28UC DavisLost 17–27 at Princeton-10PrincetonWon 38–17 vs. Butler+21ButlerWon 23–7 at Dayton+16DaytonWon 56–27 vs. Morehead State+29Morehead StateWon 63–10 at Jacksonville+53JacksonvilleWon 48–7 at Stetson+41StetsonWon 45–15 vs. Drake+30DrakeWon 63–7 at Davidson+56DavidsonWon 35–7 vs. Marist+28MaristWon 41–10 at Northern Arizona+31Northern ArizonaLost 3–38 at North Dakota State-35North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWestern New MexicoW 34–⁠2088%
Sep 9atUC DavisL 7–⁠3573%
Sep 16atPrincetonL 17–⁠2740%
Sep 23vsButlerW 38–⁠1774%
Sep 30atDaytonW 23–⁠748%
Oct 14vsMorehead StateW 56–⁠2785%
Oct 21atJacksonvilleW 63–⁠1058%
Oct 28atStetsonW 48–⁠782%
Nov 4vsDrakeW 45–⁠1577%
Nov 11atDavidsonW 63–⁠789%
Nov 18vsMaristW 35–⁠789%
Nov 25atNorthern ArizonaW 41–⁠1055%
Dec 2atNorth Dakota StateL 3–⁠3830%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 38–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Pioneer Football League champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
473–⁠227
Coach
—
Elo
1501 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.3 No. 41 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 246
Offensive coordinator
Tanner Engstrand
Defensive coordinator
Steve Irvin

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Myles Wilson WDE★★No. 3176
Rhett Harris OLB★★No. 4117
Alex Spadone WR

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.748
Whole class22.00.758

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠010–⁠3
Drake6–⁠27–⁠4
Jacksonville5–⁠37–⁠4
Campbell5–⁠36–⁠5
Valparaiso5–⁠36–⁠5
Butler4–⁠46–⁠5
Dayton4–⁠45–⁠6
Morehead State3–⁠54–⁠7
Marist3–⁠54–⁠7
Stetson1–⁠72–⁠9
Davidson0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.