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SAN DIEGO – San Diego will look to remain undefeated in conference play and extend its Pioneer Football League winning streak when it travels to Drake on Saturday at 11 a.m. PT.
 
The Toreros (6-2, 5-0 PFL) have won 26 straight PFL games dating back to Oct. 10, 2015. USD owns the longest active home winning streak among FCS teams at 20 games. 
 
The Toreros have won 33 straight home PFL games, dating back to Oct. 9, 2010.
 
The Bulldogs (5-2, 4-1 PFL) are currently in second place in the PFL standings and coming off a, 42-25, victory at Valparaiso last weekend. Drake has allowed the fewest points in PFL play (140) while the Toreros have racked up the most points (237).
 
The game will be available to watch on Bulldog Vision. Jack Cronin will have the radio broadcast call on ESPN 1700AM and live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
- Anthony Lawrence became San Diego's all-time leader in career passing yards as he led the Toreros to a dominating, 59-35, victory against Jacksonville at Torero Stadium.
 
- A 16-yard completion to Michael Bandy with 10:37 to play in the third quarter gave Lawrence 11,106 career passing yards, moving him past Mason Mills' (2010-13) previous mark of 11,104.
 
- Lawrence is the second USD quarterback to break the 11,000-yard career passing mark in program history.
 
- Lawrence finished the day 22-of-28 for 284 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions to lead USD to a season-high 59 points. He spread the wealth to his receivers with Michael Bandy, Christian Brooks, Emilio Martinez and Michael Armstead logging a touchdown reception apiece.
 
- Bandy entered Saturday's game leading the nation in receiving yards and led the Toreros with six receptions for 113 yards – eclipsing the 100-yard mark for the sixth time in eight games this season. Bandy surpassed the 1,000-yard receiving mark and has 1,033 yards on the season.
 
- Emilio Martinez also posted a huge day, rushing 12 times for 88 yards and three touchdowns. He also made four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown.
 
- Armstead provided the special teams highlight of the day, returning the opening kickoff of the second half 100 yards for a touchdown. The touchdown-return outdid a 67-yard kickoff return he produced at the end of the second quarter. Armstead led the Toreros with 217 all-purpose yards on the day.
 
- Armstead was named the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week for his standout performance.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST DRAKE
- USD is 14-11 all-time against Drake and have won five straight against the Bulldogs, including a 45-15 victory last season. Jonathan Petersen registered three sacks to become the FCS all-time leader in career sacks and Anthony Lawrence threw for 326 yards and four touchdowns.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Toreros will return home for their final regular season home game on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. against Davidson. USD will honor its seniors before the game.
 
AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
- Anthony Lawrence and Michael Bandy have connected 59 times this season and are among the nation's most prolific players at their positions. Below are categories in which they rank among the top in the country.
 
Anthony Lawrence
Category                                                          National Ranking          Value
Completion Percentage (110 ranked)                        8                          0.663
Completions Per Game (150 ranked)                        7                          23.38
Passing Efficiency (110 ranked)                                2                          172.4
Passing TDs (122 ranked)                                         2                           24
Passing Yards (150 ranked)                                      2                          2,713
Passing Yards Per Game (150 ranked)                     2                          339.1
Passing Yards per Completion (110 ranked)           14                          14.51
Points Responsible For (186 ranked)                        2                           158
Points Responsible For Per Game (149 ranked)      3                           19.8
Total Offense (200 ranked)                                        2                          348.1
Yards per Pass Attempt (110 ranked)                       2                           9.62
 
Michael Bandy
Category                                                          National Ranking          Value
Receiving TDs (127 ranked)                                      6                             9
Receiving Yards (150 ranked)                                    1                          1,033
Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked)                   1                          129.1
Receptions Per Game (194 ranked)                           9                          7.4
All Purpose (200 ranked)                                           10                       150.25
 
MARTINEZ IN THE TOP-50
Emilio Martinez ranks in the top-50 in the country in multiple offensive categories.
Category                                                          National Ranking          Value
Rush Yards Per Carry (144 ranked)                         43                           5.53
Rushing TDs (109 ranked)                                       27                            8
Scoring (196 ranked)                                               18                            8.6
Total Touchdowns (137 ranked)                               20                            10
 
ADDITIONAL TOREROS AMONG THE FCS TOP-30
- Michael Armstead ranks 5th in the country with one kickoff return for a touchdown.
- Kim Mahoney ranks 9th in the country with two fumble recoveries.
- Tanner Kuljian ranks 15th in the country with a punting average of 43.1 yards.
- David Tolbert ranks 26th in the country in punt return average at 8.6 yards.
 
LAWRENCE AT QUARTERBACK
- Anthony Lawrence has continued his consistent play at quarterback this season. The four-year starter is 187-of-282 for 2,713 yards with 24 touchdowns and four interceptions on the season. He has also rushed for a pair of touchdowns.
 
LAWRENCE'S RANKINGS IN FCS ALL-TIME RECORDS
Anthony Lawrence currently ranks among the top FCS quarterbacks all-time in the following categories. 
- Sixth all-time in career passing efficiency (160.8)
- 22nd in career passing yards (11,234)
- 14th in career touchdown passes (105)
- 32nd in career total offense (11,285 yards)
 
LAWRENCE APPROACHES SAN DIEGO ALL-TIME RECORDS
- Lawrence ranks among the top quarterbacks in Torero history in the following career categories.
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Passing Yards – 1st, 11,234                  N/A
Passing Attempts – 2nd, 1,315              Mason Mills (2010-13) - 1,338 
Passing Completions – 2nd, 866           Josh Johnson (2004-07) - 887
Completion Percentage – 3rd, .659       Mason Mills (2010-13) - .664
Efficiency Rating – 2nd, 160.8               Josh Johnson (2004-07) – 176.7
Touchdown Passes – 2nd, 105              Josh Johnson (2004-07) – 113
Total Offense – 2nd, 11,285                   Josh Johnson (2004-07) – 11,563
 
LAWRENCE NAMED WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL TROPHY SEMIFINALIST
- Anthony Lawrence was named a William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist as announced by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation.
 
DEEP THREATS
- Michael Bandy leads the Toreros with 59 catches for 1,033 yards and nine touchdowns. He's averaging 17.5 yards per catch. Christian Brooks is second among receivers on the team with 27 receptions for 309 yards (11.4 yards per catch) and four touchdowns.
 
BIG BODY IN THE END ZONE
- Tight end, Dalton Kincaid, has established himself as a red zone threat. The 6-foot-5-inch freshman from Las Vegas, Nevada, is second among Toreros with five receiving touchdowns, all within 15-yards of the end zone. 
 
SHUT-DOWN DEFENSE
- Kama Kamaka leads the Toreros defense with 49 tackles, while Jack Michael and Daniel Tolbert have 47 apiece. 
 
- Jacob Bergstrom has spent the most time in the backfield for the Toreros, racking up 8.0 tackles for loss including 2.5 sacks. Connor Specner and Jake Wittwer have been joining Bergstrom in the backfield with 7.5 and 6.5 tackles for loss, respectively.
 
- David Tolbert has been solid at shutting down opposing team's passing attack and has a team-high nine pass break-ups and one forced fumble. Arrion Archie has six pass break-ups, while Daniel Tolbert and Cassius Johnson have chipped in four pass-breakups apiece.