SAN DIEGO – With a conference-opening win under its belt, San Diego football now hits the road for a league matchup at Davidson on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.

The Toreros, winners of 30 straight PFL games, will be making their first trip outside the state of California this season with the game against the Wildcats. After dropping its first two games of the season - including the season opener on the road at Cal Poly - the Toreros have won back-to-back games.

Davidson has won four of its first five games to start the season, including last week's PFL opener victory at Morehead State. The Wildcats, who have not played at home since September 14, are undefeated (3-0) at Richardson Stadium this year and have won four consecutive home games dating back to last season.

Saturday's game will be available on Davidson All-Access (subscription required) as well as be streamed with live audio on USDToreros.com, with the Voice of the Toreros Jack Cronin on the call. Live stats are also available on the Toreros' website.


LAST TIME OUT: DEFENSE STANDS TALL IN 31-7 WIN OVER MARIST
- Allowing its fewest yards in almost two years and intercepting a pass on four straight second-half Marist possessions, the USD defense lifted the Toreros to a 31-7 win over the Red Foxes in their PFL season opener last Saturday. USD only surrendered a second quarter touchdown, due in part to holding Marist to 245 total yards and 90 yards in the air in the second half. The Torero secondary picked off Marist on four consecutive possessions from the third through the fourth quarters to stifle any sort of comeback attempt. Cassius Johnson (2), Daniel Tolbert and David Tolbert all nabbed the picks while David had a team-high eight tackles. Offensively, quarterback Reid Sinnett was 11-of-14 with 219 yards and three touchdowns in the first half to build the USD advantage. Sinnett completed a pass to eight different receivers, including seven with more than one of his 19 total completions. Of USD's 453 total yards, 341 were captured through the passing attack.


ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST DAVIDSON
- USD is 12-2 all-time against Davidson, including last year's record-setting and thrilling 56-52 win at Torero Stadium.

- In last season's meeting, the Toreros clinched their fifth straight PFL title on senior day at Torero Stadium, but that was only half the story. The Toreros had to come back from a 31-7 deficit and 38 first-half points allowed mainly through then-senior quarterback Anthony Lawrence passing for a school-record 556 yards. The Wildcats, meanwhile, ran for an NCAA-record 789 yards.

- USD has won seven straight games in the series, including the last meeting in Davidson when it won 63-7.

- The Toreros have scored 52+ points in the last three games in the series and are averaging 42 points per contest during the current seven-game winning streak. They are also holding Davidson to an average of 13.9 points per game in the same stretch.


LOOKING AHEAD
- The Toreros march through conference play with a home game against Valparaiso at Torero Stadium on Saturday, October 19 at 2 p.m. USD has won 35 straight PFL home games.


STREAKING
- With the addition of last week's win over Marist, USD is the owner of 30-game conference winning streak - the longest active streak in all of Division I.

- Entering Saturday, it will have been more than 1,460 days since USD lost a conference game (Last: October 10, 2015 at Dayton).

- The Toreros have won 14 straight conference road games as well.

- Since 2014, USD has won 39 of its last 40 PFL games.


AMONG THE BEST
- He may have waited four years to assume the starting quarterback role, but redshirt senior quarterback Reid Sinnett has already placed himself among the nation's elite signal callers. The Johnston, Iowa native is currently in the FCS top-10 in passing efficiency, passing yards per game, passing yards per completion, completion percentage, and total offense.

FCS LEADERS - REID SINNETT
Passing Yds. Per Game 345.0 3rd
Total Offense 356.5 3rd
Passing Efficiency 179.8 4th
Completion Percentage 68.7% 7th
Passing Yds. Per Comp. 15.33 9th

- Sinnett has thrown for 1,380 yards so far this season, which is more than then-senior Anthony Lawrence threw for last season in the first four games (1,251). Lawrence went on to set the school record for most passing yards in a season (4,107).

- Entering week seven, Sinnett is the PFL leader in total offense, total passing yards, passing yards per game and passing yards per completion. He is one of only two PFL quarterbacks to throw for 300+ yards in a game this season, as he has done it three times.


AIR DELIVERY
- The air attack of the Toreros enters this week third in the FCS in passing offense (345.0 yards per game) and sixth in team passing efficiency (179.79). Last year, USD was first in the nation in passing efficiency (170.87) and second in passing offense (349.2). In each of the last three seasons, the Toreros have finished the season in the nation's top-25 for both categories.

- Also, USD is 14th in the FCS in total offense (467.8).


TOTAL COVERAGE
- The USD secondary stepped up in the PFL opener against Marist, intercepting four passes - on consecutive possessions - to help limit the Red Foxes to 206 yards in the air. It was the fewest passing yards allowed this season.

- The Toreros entered the game allowing 314 passing yards per game.


PICK PARTY
- A key part of the USD secondary's performance was its four interceptions - its most in a game since November 2016 at Campbell.

- Three Toreros combined to make up the four interceptions, including Cassius Johnson with two and Daniel and David Tolbert with one apiece.

- USD is now first in the PFL and ninth in the FCS with seven interceptions this season. Last season, the Toreros had eight interceptions in 12 games (five in eight PFL games).


PFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Following the two-interception performance, junior Cassius Johnson was named the PFL Defensive Player of the Week for week six. 

- Johnson was the first Torero with multiple interceptions in a game since 2017.

- He finished with four passes defended, as he added two pass breakups, as well as three tackles.

- Johnson joined Kevin Glajchen (week four) as the Toreros to earn PFL defensive player of the week honors this year. It was Johnson's first career award.


RUSH DEFENSE
- While limiting Marist in the air, the Torero defense did just as notable work in the ground game as it held the Red Foxes to only 39 rushing yards on 18 attempts (2.2 yards per rush). It was the fewest rushing yards allowed by the Toreros since they surrendered 37 against Marist on November 17, 2018.

- In the last two games, USD has held its opponents to 98 total rushing yards and 2.1 yards per carry (46 attempts).


SPECIALIZING IN THE RETURN
- Wide receiver and kick returner Michal Armstead has proven to be a playmaker in special teams again this season as he is seventh in the FCS in combined kick return yards (464) and average yards per kick return (31.8).

- The product of Monterey, Calif. is second among all active players in the NCAA (Divisions I, II and III) in career kickoff return average (32.1).
 
- Armstead is currently the only Torero to average more than 30 yards per kick return in a career. While he is averaging 32.1 yards per return over the last two years, he has a clip of 31.8 yards per kick return so far this season. 

- Armstead currently sits seventh in USD history with 1,221 career kick return yards. He is three yards from sixth (Jeff Mansukhani, 1984-87, with 1,224 yards) and 123 yards from fifth (Sam Hoekstra, 2010-13, with 1,344 yards). He has more than 150 kick return yards in two of his four games this year.

- Of the nine best totals in USD history for kick return yards in a game, Armstead holds five of them. His 221 yards in week one of this season were the second-most in program history while his week two total of 152 yards is tied for eighth.


SPECIALISTS ARE PEOPLE, TOO
- With the help of Armstead, the punt return component of the USD special teams is one of the best in the FCS. The Toreros lead the country with an average punt return of 41.5 yards while the punt return defense is second-best with an average of -1.5 yards per return.


BANDY MOVING UP THE CAREER CHARTS
- Michael Bandy continues to climb the USD career lists, as he sits fifth in career receiving yards (2,533) and 10th in career touchdowns (19). He needs four touchdowns to reach ninth (Justin Priest, 2014-17) and 196 yards to move into fourth in career receiving yards.

- Bandy is seven receptions away from cracking the Toreros' top-10 for career grabs. His 140 receptions trail Justin Priest (147, 2014-17) for 10th on the list.

- He is averaging 18.1 yards per reception in his career, which is currently fourth best in USD history.

- Among active FCS players, Bandy enters this week fifth in career receiving yards (2,533) and fourth in career average yards per game (72.4).


THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
- The Torero offense is fourth in the FCS in third down conversion rate as it has achieved a first down 54.4% of the time on third downs (31-of-57).

- The third down conversions have helped USD hold time of possession for 33:15 per game, the sixth-best time in FCS.