2025 San Diego
8–4 (6–2 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Stetson 42–8Nov 22
By 34 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingBeat Davidson 40–28Oct 25
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs Cal Poly | L 17–41 | 75% |
| Sep 6 | vs Southern Utah | W 30–27 | 45% |
| Sep 13 | at Montana State | L 7–41 | 21% |
| Sep 20 | at Princeton | W 42–35 | 45% |
| Sep 27 | vs St. Thomas (MN) | W 30–27 | 58% |
| Oct 4 | at Marist | L 14–19 | 64% |
| Oct 11 | vs Drake | L 16–19 | 54% |
| Oct 25 | at Davidson | W 40–28 | 63% |
| Nov 1 | vs Dayton | W 31–13 | 54% |
| Nov 8 | at Valparaiso | W 43–27 | 77% |
| Nov 15 | vs Butler | W 29–7 | 62% |
| Nov 22 | at Stetson | W 42–8 | 79% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Stetson 42–8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pioneer Football League.
In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 6–2 tied for 2nd in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 341–292
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1381 +38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −28.3 No. 56 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 193
- Offensive coordinator
- Matt Aponte
- Defensive coordinators
- Isaac Carter and Mike McGlinchey Jr.
Leaders
| Passing yards | Dom Nankil QB | 1,941 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Dom Nankil QB | 13 TD |
| Rushing yards | Adam Criter RB | 927 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Adam Criter RB | 12 TD |
| Receiving yards | Cole Monach WR | 822 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Cole Monach WR | 6 TD |
| Interceptions | Ruben Lopez S | 5 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Zach Thompson RB | ★★★ | No. 2986 |
| Sione Vailea OL | ★★★ | No. 3126 |
| Zach Struempf OL | ★★ | No. 3325 |
| Jimmy McKenzie DE | ★★ | No. 3520 |
| Fale Gatoloai OL |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.812 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.5 | 0.790 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.760 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.5 | 0.788 |
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.
Roster 107
The 2025 roster107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 4
The 2025 portal Dylan Tapley TE | ★★★ | from  Arizona |
 Hudson Emeterio LB | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
 Maclane Watkins WR | ★★★ | from  Hawai’i |
| Evan Niemi DE | ★★ | from  Butler |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2025 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake | 7–1 | 8–4 | |
 Presbyterian | 6–2 | 10–2 | |
 San Diego | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Dayton | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Butler | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Morehead State | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
| Marist | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Stetson | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Davidson | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| Valparaiso | 1–7 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.