2012 San Diego Toreros football team

2012 San Diego Toreros football
Pioneer Football League Co–Champions
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2012 record	8–3 (7–1 PFL)
Head coach	Ron Caragher (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tanner Engstrand
Defensive coordinator	Dale Lindsey
Home stadium	Torero Stadium

2012 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Butler +		7	–	1					8	–	3
Drake +		7	–	1					8	–	3
San Diego +		7	–	1					8	–	3
Jacksonville		5	–	3					7	–	4
Dayton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Marist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Davidson		2	–	6					2	–	9
Valparaiso		1	–	7					1	–	10
Campbell		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Ron Caragher and played their home games at Torero Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 8–3, 7–1 in PFL play to win their second consecutive league championship, shared with Butler and Drake. Head Coach Ron Caragher resigned at the end of the season to take the same position at San Jose State. On December 28th, defensive coordinator Dale Lindsey was named the new head coach beginning in 2013.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:00 PM	at Cal Poly*	Alex G. Spanos Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA	L 14–41	6,022
September 8	6:00 PM	Western New Mexico*	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 34–27	4,081
September 15	9:30 AM	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	L 13–28	5,272
September 22	1:00 PM	Valparaiso	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 51–14	2,084
October 6	11:00 AM	at Drake	Drake Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	L 10–38	3,154
October 13	2:00 PM	Campbell	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 44–0	3,417
October 20	10:00 AM	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL	W 24–7	2,270
October 27	6:00 PM	Dayton	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 41–9	2,264
November 3	1:00 PM	at Marist	Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY	Postponed
November 10	6:00 PM	Morehead State	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 41–28	2,735
November 17	10:00 AM	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 17–10	3,712
December 1	9:00 AM	at Marist	Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY	W 34–10	1,066
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

• Source: Schedule

November 3rd's game against Marist was postponed due to effects from Hurricane Sandy. The Game was rescheduled to December 1st.

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