SAN DIEGO – San Diego football secured long-term agreements to play multi-game series against UC Davis and Cal Poly, as announced by Executive Director of Athletics,
Bill McGillis.
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The Toreros will extend their series against the Aggies through the 2022 season and play a five-game series against the Mustangs through the 2023 season.
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UC Davis finished the 2018 season ranked No. 7 in the country among FCS teams. Cal Poly has made the FCS Playoffs three times in the past decade.
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"As a perennial top-25 Division-I FCS program, we pride ourselves on scheduling top opponents and giving our scholar-athletes the opportunity to compete against some of the most accomplished programs in the country," said McGillis.
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The series against Cal Poly will include home games during 2021 and 2023, while the series against UC Davis will feature a home contest in 2021.
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"Bringing both of these teams to Torero Stadium will be exciting for our players, our coaches and our fans," said McGillis. "We have one of the best venues for college football at San Diego and we are excited to continue competing against top-notch programs from outstanding universities."
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USD, UC Davis and Cal Poly football programs all rose to the DI level in the 1990s and have had great success throughout their histories. Each team has won conference championships, recorded multiple top-25 seasons and had numerous players selected in the NFL Draft.
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Along with success on the football field, each university has distinguished itself as a nationally-ranked academic institution.
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USD has been ranked among the FCS top-25 in each of the past two seasons. The Toreros have won seven of the past eight Pioneer Football League titles and owns the nation's longest active conference winning streak at 29 games. USD advanced to the FCS Playoffs for the third consecutive year and fourth in the past five.
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USD has competed in the FCS Playoffs four times in the past five years, taking on Montana, Cal Poly, Northern Arizona and Nichols State.
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Since the 2005 season, the Toreros have an overall record of 120-40 (.750), and a PFL mark of 82-15 (.839).
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