July 24, 2017
PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll 
ST. LOUIS - For the seventh consecutive year, the University of San Diego has been picked to win the Pioneer Football League regular-season race in a preseason vote of the league's coaches. The PFL will announce its preseason All-PFL teams, Tuesday morning.
San Diego, which won the 2016 regular-season title then advanced to the second round of the FCS Championship, again received the coaches' nod to win the 2017 PFL title. The Toreros were chosen just ahead of Dayton in polling that was dominated by the two teams. San Diego and Dayton combined to receive all available first-place votes and claimed all but two of the possible second-place votes (coaches could not vote for their own team).
The Toreros, who finished with a final national ranking of 19th in 2016, received nine first-place votes and a lone second-place vote to finish with 99 of the maximum 100 points possible. Dayton earned two first-place votes and eight second-place votes, finishing with 92 points.
A group of four teams - separated by just seven points - were closely bunched behind the leading duo. Marist was picked to finish third with 69 points, followed by Drake in fourth place with 67 points. Campbell and Jacksonville were picked to finished tied for fifth with 62 points each.
Behind the top six were Butler (49), Morehead State (42), Stetson (29), Valparaiso (24) and Davidson (10).
The upcoming 2017 season marks the 25th year for the Pioneer Football League - the nation's only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The league will feature 11 teams each playing an eight-game schedule to determine the league champion and recipient of the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Championship.
The 2017 schedule gets underway Thursday, Aug. 31 when Morehead State and Campbell open their home schedules while Jacksonville opens up on the road. The league's other eight teams begin the schedule the following Saturday. The Toreros kick-off their season on September 2nd with a 2:00 p.m. home contest against Western New Mexico. The PFL regular-season race gets an early Week 2 start when Stetson travels to Marist, Sept. 9. The first full week of the PFL schedule follows two weeks later with a five-game slate, Sept. 23. The Toreros open up PFL play by hosting the Butler Bulldogs in a 2:00 p.m. contest. San Diego reports to camp on Friday, August 4th with their first practice slated for August 5th.
PFL 2017 Preseason Coaches' Poll
Team (1st place votes), Points
1. San Diego (9), 99 points
2. Dayton (2), 92 points
3. Marist, 69 points
4. Drake, 67 points
5t. Campbell, 62 points
5t. Jacksonville, 62 points
7. Butler, 49 points
8. Morehead State, 42 points
9. Stetson, 29 points
10. Valparaiso, 24 points
11. Davidson, 10 points
Voting Notes:
* 10 points for a first-place vote, with one point less for each succeeding place.
* Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
Season tickets for the 2017 Torero football season are now on sale
USD offers some outstanding packages for its Torero fans for the five regular season games. All season tickets are located on the south side of the stadium- sections 112-123 (Seating Chart). An individual season ticket costs $60.00. A USD Faculty/Staff season ticket costs $40.00. USD is excited to offer a new promotion for its recent Torero Graduates (within last 5 years), a season ticket for $40.00. A Family Four Pack (includes two adult and two children season tickets) can be purchased for $180.00.
Season tickets can be purchased online, by phone or in-person. USD Faculty/Staff, Recent Graduate and Family Four Pack may only be purchased through the box office, either by phone 619-260-7550 or in-person.
