SAN DIEGO – No. 21/22 San Diego will try to complete its third straight undefeated Pioneer Football League season when it travels to Marist on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT.
 
The Toreros (8-2, 7-0 PFL) clinched their fifth straight PFL title last weekend when they defeated Davidson, 56-52, and the Red Foxes (5-5, 5-2) lost at Drake, 13-10.
 
The Toreros will also be putting the nation's longest active conference winning streak on the line. USD has won 28 straight PFL games dating back to Oct. 10, 2015. The Toreros have won 35 straight home PFL games, dating back to Oct. 9, 2010.
 
USD also owns the longest active home winning streak among FCS teams at 21 games. 
 
The game will be available to watch on the Red Foxes Network. It will also be broadcast on ESPN 1700AM with Jack Cronin on the call. Live statistics will be available via USDToreros.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
- San Diego clinched the Pioneer Football League championship and automatic berth to the FCS Playoffs with a thrilling 56-52 victory against Davidson on Saturday afternoon at Torero Stadium.
 
- It was a wild game filled with offense as FCS offensive records and program records were broken en route to the Toreros (8-2, 7-0 PFL) seventh PFL title in the past eight years and fifth consecutive.
 
- The Toreros needed its biggest comeback of the season to get the job done, however, as Davidson produced electrifying offensive plays and jumped on USD early. The Toreros trailed the Wildcats by 24 points twice in the first half.
 
- Anthony Lawrence racked up a single-game school-record 556 yards on 24-of-36 passing. He became the PFL's all-time leader in career passing yards with 12,017. In addition to those records, Lawrence also accomplished the following.

• Became just the 13th FCS quarterback to reach at least 12,000 career passing yards.
• Tied Josh Johnson (2004-07) for most career touchdown passes with 113.
• Tied program record with seven touchdowns in a single game.
• Moved into FCS top-10 all-time in career touchdown passes.
• Set USD record for most passing yards in a single season (3,496), passing Mason Mills' mark in 2013 (3,463).
• Became USD's all-time leader in career total offense with 12,061 yards and became first to reach 12,000 plateau.
• Now has a career-high 3,496 passing yards in single season, eclipsing his previous season high of 3,131 during 2017. He accomplished his career high in 2018 in three fewer games than in 2017. 

- Michael Bandy was Lawrence's favorite target and had 10 catches for a single-game school-record 324 yards. His average of 32.4 yards per catch is an FCS record (minimum of at least 10 catches).
 
- Bandy moved into second place in multiple all-time single-season record categories, including receiving yards (1,427) and touchdown catches (16). He needs 51 more receiving yards and five more touchdown catches to tie the respective single-season records.
 
- Both teams produced gaudy offensive numbers with the Toreros racking up 556 passing yards and Davidson rushing for an FCS single-game record 789 yards. The Wildcats had four players with 150 or more rushing yards apiece.
 
- USD allowed 38 points in the first half, which was the most points allowed by USD in a single game since a contest against Dayton on Oct. 19, 2013.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST MARIST
- USD is 13-0 all-time against the Red Foxes and won last year's meeting, 35-7.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
- The Toreros will compete in the FCS Playoffs for the third straight season. USD will find out its first-round matchup on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. during the FCS Playoffs selection show.
 
AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
- Anthony Lawrence and Michael Bandy have connected 64 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
Passing Efficiency                              1                  176.4
Passing TDs                                       1                  32
Yards per Pass Attempt                     1                  9.99
Points Responsible For                      2                  218
Points Responsible For Per Game    2                  21.8
Total Offense                                      2                 356.1
Passing Yards                                    2                 3,496
Passing Yards Per Game                  2                  349.6
Completion Percentage                     6                 0.663
Completions Per Game                     8                  23.20
Passing Yards per Completion         8                  15.07
 
Michael Bandy
Category                                  National Ranking    Value
Receiving Yards                                 1                 1,427
Receiving Yards Per Game               1                  142.7
Receiving TDs                                   2                  14
Total Touchdowns                              5                  14
All Purpose                                        7                  159.60
Receptions Per Game                       7                  7.4
Yards per Reception                        16                19.28
Scoring                                             20                8.4
 
ADDITIONAL TOREROS IN THE NCAA
Additional Toreros rank among the top in the country in multiple categories.
Category                           National Ranking    Value
Fumbles Recovered                      3                  3          Kim Mahoney
Kickoff Return TDs                        3                  2          Michael Armstead
Kickoff Returns                             4                  33.6     Michael Armstead
Punting                                         10                43.3     Tanner Kuljian
Combined Kick Returns               14                605       Michael Armstead 
Passes Defended                        25                1.2        David Tolbert
Total Touchdowns                         31                11        Emilio Martinez 
All Purpose                                   32              121.56   Emilio Martinez 
Receiving TDs                               33               7          Dalton Kincaid 
Forced Fumbles                            35               0.25     Nick Friedel
 
AS A TEAM IN THE NCAA
- USD ranks among the nation's best as a team in the following categories.
Category                                  National Ranking          Value
Blocked Punts Allowed                       1                  0
Passing Offense                                 2                  353.1
Team Passing Efficiency                    3                  176.20
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense    3                  0.250
Kickoff Returns                                   6                  25.58
Winning Percentage                           6                  0.800
Completion Percentage                      7                  0.659
Sacks Allowed                                    8                  0.70
Scoring Offense                                  8                  39.3
Tackles for Loss Allowed                    8                  4.00
Fumbles Lost                                      8                  3
Total Offense                                     10                486.9
Net Punting                                       12                38.67
Turnovers Lost                                  12                10
Passing Yards per Completion          15                15.09
Red Zone Offense                             18                0.881
Blocked Punts                                    26                   1
Kickoff Return Defense                      26                17.92
Time of Possession                            30                31:23
4th Down Conversion Pct                   31                0.563
Blocked Kicks                                    32                    3
Passes Had Intercepted                     32                   7
First Downs Offense                          34                213
 
LAWRENCE AT QUARTERBACK
- Anthony Lawrence has continued his consistent play at quarterback this season. The four-year starter is 232-of-350 for 3,496 yards with 32 touchdowns and seven interceptions on the season. He has also rushed for four touchdowns.
 
LAWRENCE'S RANKINGS IN FCS ALL-TIME RECORDS
Anthony Lawrence currently ranks among the top FCS quarterbacks all-time in the following categories. 
- Fourth all-time in career passing efficiency (162.4)
- 13th in career passing yards (12,017)
- T-10th in career touchdown passes (113)
- 20th in career total offense (12,061 yards)
 
LAWRENCE APPROACHES SAN DIEGO ALL-TIME RECORDS
- Lawrence ranks among the top quarterbacks in Torero history in the following career categories.
                                                            NEXT UP                       
Passing Yards – 1st, 12,017                   N/A
Passing Attempts – 1st, 1,383               N/A 
Passing Completions – T-1st, 911          N/A
Completion Percentage – 3rd, .659       Mason Mills (2010-13) - .664
Efficiency Rating – 2nd, 162.4               Josh Johnson (2004-07) – 176.7
Touchdown Passes – T-1st, 113             Josh Johnson (2004-07) – 113
Total Offense – 2nd, 12,061                  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 74 catches for 1,427 yards and 14 touchdowns. He's averaging 19.3 yards per catch. Christian Brooks is second among receivers on the team with 31 receptions for 368 yards (11.9 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 seven receiving touchdowns, with six of the seven coming in the red zone. 
 
SHUT-DOWN DEFENSE
- Kama Kamaka leads the Toreros defense with 61 tackles, while Jack Michael and Arrion Archie have 53 apiece. 
 
- Jacob Bergstrom has spent the most time in the backfield for the Toreros, racking up 11.0 tackles for loss including 5.5 sacks. Connor Spencer and Jake Wittwer have been joining Bergstrom in the backfield with 7.5 and 8.0 tackles for loss, respectively.
 
- David Tolbert has been solid at shutting down opposing team's passing attack and has a team-high 11 pass break-ups and one forced fumble. Arrion Archie has seven pass break-ups, while Kama Kamaka has five.