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2021 San Diego

7–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

San Diego in 2021, game by game: lost vs. Cal Poly 17–28; lost vs. UC Davis 7–53; lost at Montana State 10–52; lost at Davidson 16–28; won vs. St. Thomas (MN) 27–24; won at Butler 52–21; won vs. Drake 13–10; won at Presbyterian 69–28; won vs. Valparaiso 21–14; won vs. Morehead State 10–3; won at Stetson 41–16+41−46Lost 17–28 vs. Cal Poly-11Cal PolyLost 7–53 vs. UC Davis-46UC DavisLost 10–52 at Montana State-42Montana StateLost 16–28 at Davidson-12DavidsonWon 27–24 vs. St. Thomas (MN)+3St. Thomas (MN)Won 52–21 at Butler+31ButlerWon 13–10 vs. Drake+3DrakeWon 69–28 at Presbyterian+41PresbyterianWon 21–14 vs. Valparaiso+7ValparaisoWon 10–3 vs. Morehead State+7Morehead StateWon 41–16 at Stetson+25Stetson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsCal PolyL 17–⁠2876%
Sep 11vsUC DavisL 7–⁠5354%
Sep 18atMontana StateL 10–⁠5223%
Sep 25atDavidsonL 16–⁠2839%
Oct 2vsSt. Thomas (MN)W 27–⁠2480%
Oct 9atButlerW 52–⁠2158%
Oct 16vsDrakeW 13–⁠1065%
Oct 23atPresbyterianW 69–⁠2855%
Oct 30vsValparaisoW 21–⁠1474%
Nov 6vsMorehead StateW 10–⁠362%
Nov 20atStetsonW 41–⁠1669%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stetson 41–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
283–⁠277
Coach
—
Elo
1372 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.5 No. 93 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 184
Defensive coordinator
Bobby Jay

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Vance Jefferson WR★★★No. 1344
Kekona Tinajero ATH★★No. 2536
Trey Ortega S
Malachi Cooper SDE
Jalon Jackson WR

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.844
Athletes and specialists12.00.793
Whole class22.50.819

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.

Transfers in 2

The 2021 portal
Austin Liles WR★★from San José State
John Bledsoe QB★★from Washington State

Transfers out 2

Luke LaCilento OL★to North Dakota State
Alex Spadone WRno new school on file

2021 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Davidson7–⁠18–⁠3
San Diego7–⁠17–⁠4
St. Thomas (MN)6–⁠27–⁠3
Morehead State6–⁠27–⁠4
Dayton5–⁠36–⁠4
Marist5–⁠35–⁠5
Valparaiso4–⁠44–⁠7
Stetson2–⁠64–⁠7
Butler1–⁠73–⁠8
Drake1–⁠72–⁠9
Presbyterian0–⁠82–⁠9

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