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2019 San Diego

9–⁠3 (8–⁠0 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

San Diego in 2019, game by game: lost at Cal Poly 34–52; lost vs. UC Davis 35–38; won vs. Harvard 31–23; won vs. Marist 31–7; won at Davidson 37–17; won vs. Valparaiso 42–17; won at Dayton 50–38; won vs. Drake 49–7; won at Stetson 51–7; won vs. Morehead State 52–20; won vs. Jacksonville 47–28; lost at Northern Iowa 3–17+44−18Lost 34–52 at Cal Poly-18Cal PolyLost 35–38 vs. UC Davis-3UC DavisWon 31–23 vs. Harvard+8HarvardWon 31–7 vs. Marist+24MaristWon 37–17 at Davidson+20DavidsonWon 42–17 vs. Valparaiso+25ValparaisoWon 50–38 at Dayton+12DaytonWon 49–7 vs. Drake+42DrakeWon 51–7 at Stetson+44StetsonWon 52–20 vs. Morehead State+32Morehead StateWon 47–28 vs. Jacksonville+19JacksonvilleLost 3–17 at Northern Iowa-14Northern Iowa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atCal PolyL 34–⁠5259%
Sep 7vsUC DavisL 35–⁠3854%
Sep 21vsHarvardW 31–⁠2355%
Oct 5vsMaristW 31–⁠781%
Oct 12atDavidsonW 37–⁠1757%
Oct 19vsValparaisoW 42–⁠1789%
Oct 26atDaytonW 50–⁠3854%
Nov 2vsDrakeW 49–⁠767%
Nov 9atStetsonW 51–⁠764%
Nov 16vsMorehead StateW 52–⁠2088%
Nov 23vsJacksonvilleW 47–⁠2889%
Nov 30atNorthern IowaFCS Championship – First RoundL 3–⁠1749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 17–⁠3 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.

In program history: The 6th-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
462–⁠271
Coach
—
Elo
1472 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.4 No. 35 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 198
Offensive coordinator
Christian Taylor
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Jay

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Will Scadden WR★★No. 3231
Shane Jamison OLB★★No. 3231
Will Buck OLB★★No. 3746
Amir Wallace CB★★No. 3746
Maguire Withrow SDE

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.780
Linebackers22.00.770
Defensive backs12.00.760
Whole class42.00.770

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.

2019 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠09–⁠3
Dayton6–⁠28–⁠3
Drake6–⁠26–⁠5
Davidson5–⁠38–⁠4
Stetson4–⁠47–⁠4
Marist4–⁠44–⁠7
Morehead State3–⁠55–⁠7
Butler2–⁠63–⁠9
Jacksonville1–⁠73–⁠9
Valparaiso1–⁠71–⁠11

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