San Diego

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Pioneer · Torero Stadium · 6,000 · 4,573 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Cal Poly · our model 31% San Diego · a number, not a pick

LastL 17–59 at Idaho State · Sat Sep 12 · Dillon Kellner 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 5 tackles

Nextat Cal Poly · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Alex G. Spanos Stadium · series 2-9, last win 2024 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

San Diego · 2026 schedule & results0-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 6#142#116+14.5UC DavisL 17–490-10-0
2Sep 12#150#144+22.5@Idaho StateL 17–590-20-0
3Sep 20#172#221@Cal Poly
4Sep 26#175#207@St. Thomas (MN)
5Oct 3Davidson
6Oct 10@Butler
7Oct 17Valparaiso
8Oct 24@Dayton
9Oct 31Marist
10Nov 7@Drake
12Nov 22Stetson
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 12@Idaho StateL 17–59+0.02237.0%118.8%
Sep 6UC DavisL 17–49-0.03235.3%86.6%
Season average (2 games)-0.00536.1%102.7%
Verdict Begins·Live

San Diego is the West Coast non-scholarship FCS dynasty — 12 Pioneer League titles, multiple playoff runs, and the program where Jim Harbaugh and Josh Johnson proved talent identification beats recruitment budgets.

Title DroughtSince 2019 · 7 yrs

Fans here believe san Diego's chip is the disrespect of the non-scholarship narrative — the media that treats FCS as minor-league football and San Diego's success as a curiosity, not proof of concept.…

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Cal Polyat Cal Poly · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-4 · last season

Game feel53even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 11 in the Pioneer
Heart rate3-2some dramain one-score games (5 of 12)5th most one-score games of 11 in the Pioneer
Margin+4.1competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 11 in the Pioneer
Big plays1.33some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)4th most explosive of 11 in the Pioneer
Home crowd2,648avg attendance7th biggest crowds of 11 in the Pioneer

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Pioneer teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

San Diego has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast

Next Sep 20

vs Cal Poly · away

Outcome band · San Diego · 2026

San Diego's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base0-12Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling3-9Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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San Diego is the West Coast non-scholarship FCS dynasty — 12 Pioneer League titles, multiple playoff runs, and the program where Jim Harbaugh and Josh Johnson proved talent identification beats recruitment budgets.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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