San Diego Toreros | |
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University | University of San Diego |
Conference | WCC (primary) Pioneer Football League (football) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (women's swimming & diving) |
NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
Athletic director | Kimya Massey |
Location | San Diego, California |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Football stadium | Torero Stadium |
Basketball arena | Jenny Craig Pavilion |
Baseball stadium | Fowler Park |
Mascot | Diego Torero |
Nickname | Toreros |
Colors | Navy, white, and Toreros blue [1] |
Website | www |
The San Diego Toreros are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of San Diego. The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I (FCS) as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
Men's sports | Women's sports |
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Baseball | Basketball |
Basketball | Cross country |
Cross country | Rowing |
Football | Soccer |
Golf | Softball |
Rowing | Swimming and diving |
Soccer | Tennis |
Tennis | Outdoor track and field |
Volleyball |
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent | Score |
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USD Rugby | Division 1-AA/Red Division | Men's Rugby | 2022 | Harvard Rugby Football Club | 28–14 |
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Opponent/Runner-up | Score/Points |
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NCAA (2) | Division II (2) | Men's Tennis (2) | 1974 | UC Irvine | 25–20 |
1975† | Southern Colorado State | — |
Association | Division | Sport | Year | Event | Individual(s) |
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NCAA (5) | Division II (4) | Men's Tennis (4) | 1974 | Singles | Andy Rae |
Doubles | Andy Rae & Russell Watts | ||||
1975 | Singles | Andy Rae | |||
1978 | Doubles | Par Svensson & Rick Goldberg | |||
Division I (1) | Women's Tennis (1) [2] | 1999 | Singles | Zuzana Lešenarová |
The University of San Diego Rugby Football Club was founded in 1980. [3] USD plays college rugby in Division 1-AA in the Gold Coast Conference. They are coached by Charlie Purdon.
In the 2021–22 season, USD finished 4-0 in conference play and qualified for the D1-AA national playoffs in both 15s and 7s, where they lost to Fresno State 46-7 (who later won the 15s National Championship) and defeated Sacramento State 53-17. The Toreros then regrouped and poised themselves to take a shot at the National Title in 7s later that year in Atlanta, Georgia. The Toreros went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating Kennesaw State, Iowa State, Harvard, Stanford, Nebraska, and finally Harvard once again to claim the First National Championship in the club's 42-year history:
Opposition | Score |
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Kennesaw State | 36-5 |
Iowa State | 24-19 |
Harvard | 15-14 |
Playoffs | |
Stanford | 26-24 |
Nebraska | 17-12 |
Harvard | 26-14 |
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