San Diego Toreros

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San Diego Toreros
San Diego Toreros logo.svg
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 directorKimya Massey
Location San Diego, California
Varsity teams17
Football stadium Torero Stadium
Basketball arena Jenny Craig Pavilion
Baseball stadium Fowler Park
MascotDiego Torero
NicknameToreros
ColorsNavy, white, and Toreros blue [1]
     
Website www.usdtoreros.com
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The San Diego Toreros are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of San Diego (USD). The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I (FCS) as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Contents

Sports sponsored

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross country
Cross countryRowing
Football Soccer
GolfSoftball
RowingSwimming and diving
Soccer Tennis
TennisTrack and field1
Volleyball
1 – outdoor only

National championships

Rugby

AssociationDivisionSportYearOpponentScore
USD Rugby Division 1-AA/Red DivisionMen's rugby2022 Harvard 28–14

Team

San Diego Toreros baseball players during a game San Diego Toreros baseball players high-fiving.jpg
San Diego Toreros baseball players during a game
AssociationDivisionSportYearOpponent/Runner-upScore/Points
NCAA (2) Division II (2) Men's Tennis (2)1974 UC Irvine 25–20
1975† Southern Colorado State

Individual

Assoc.DivisionSportYearEventIndividual(s)
NCAA (5) Division II (4) Men's Tennis (4)1974Singles Andy Rae
Doubles Andy Rae & Russell Watts
1975Singles Andy Rae
1978Doubles Par Svensson & Rick Goldberg
Division I (1) Women's Tennis (1) [2] 1999 Singles Zuzana Lešenarová

Notable athletes

Notable non-varsity teams

Rugby

RivalScore
Kennesaw State 36-5
Iowa State 24-19
Harvard 15-14
PlayoffsScore
Stanford 26-24
Nebraska 17-12
Harvard 26-14

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:

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References

  1. "Color Palette - USD Brand - University of San Diego" . Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. "NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  3. History, USD Toreros Rugby. Retrieved October 9, 2014.