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2018 San Diego

9–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

San Diego in 2018, game by game: won vs. Western New Mexico 38–9; lost at UC Davis 21–54; lost at Harvard 14–36; won vs. Stetson 49–10; won at Morehead State 51–34; won vs. Dayton 36–34; won at Butler 42–13; won vs. Jacksonville 59–35; won at Drake 27–10; won vs. Davidson 56–52; won at Marist 31–14; lost at Nicholls 30–49+39−33Won 38–9 vs. Western New Mexico+29Western New Mex…Lost 21–54 at UC Davis-33UC DavisLost 14–36 at Harvard-22HarvardWon 49–10 vs. Stetson+39StetsonWon 51–34 at Morehead State+17Morehead StateWon 36–34 vs. Dayton+2DaytonWon 42–13 at Butler+29ButlerWon 59–35 vs. Jacksonville+24JacksonvilleWon 27–10 at Drake+17DrakeWon 56–52 vs. Davidson+4DavidsonWon 31–14 at Marist+17MaristLost 30–49 at Nicholls-19Nicholls
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsWestern New MexicoW 38–⁠988%
Sep 8atUC DavisL 21–⁠5460%
Sep 15atHarvardL 14–⁠3654%
Sep 29vsStetsonW 49–⁠1074%
Oct 6atMorehead StateW 51–⁠3473%
Oct 13vsDaytonW 36–⁠3471%
Oct 20atButlerW 42–⁠1366%
Oct 27vsJacksonvilleW 59–⁠3584%
Nov 3atDrakeW 27–⁠1046%
Nov 10vsDavidsonW 56–⁠5289%
Nov 17atMaristW 31–⁠1471%
Nov 24atNichollsL 30–⁠4951%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Nicholls 49–⁠30; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Pioneer Football League champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
454–⁠350
Coach
—
Elo
1451 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.1 No. 53 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Jim Jackson and Christian Taylor
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Jay

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Luke LaCilento OG★★No. 3870

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.700

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.

2018 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠09–⁠3
Stetson6–⁠28–⁠2
Drake6–⁠27–⁠4
Dayton5–⁠36–⁠5
Marist5–⁠35–⁠6
Davidson3–⁠56–⁠5
Butler2–⁠64–⁠7
Morehead State2–⁠63–⁠8
Valparaiso2–⁠62–⁠9
Jacksonville1–⁠72–⁠8

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