SAN DIEGO — San Diego football (1-6, 1-3 PFL) surged ahead with 42 seconds remaining on Saturday afternoon but could not hang on and secure its second Pioneer Football League win of the season, dropping a heartbreaking 25-20 decision to Drake (4-3, 4-0 PFL) on a last-chance Hail Mary at Torero Stadium.

With USD chasing 19-13 late in the fourth quarter, senior running back Isaiah Williams recorded a one-yard touchdown rush that put his team ahead 20-19 after it converted on the extra point.

The Bulldogs got the ball back and used seven plays to march 75 yards down the field before quarterback Luke Bailey heaved a wobbly, last-second pass into the end zone as time expired. Drake wide receiver Tyler Radocha came down with the ball while surrounded by several teammates and San Diego defenders, scoring a game-winning, walk-off 38-yard touchdown strike with zeros on the clock.

San Diego kicker Aidan Lehman made a pair of pivotal field goals in the defeat, including one from 51 yards out.

Junior cornerback Nick Murray headlined the USD defense with a 83-yard pick-six.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Drake got on the board first to begin Saturday afternoon's game, converting on a 37-yard field goal at the 7:12 mark in the first quarter to take a 3-0 lead.
• The Bulldogs doubled their lead in the second quarter, this time making a 26-yard field goal to make it 6-0.
• USD answered back with 8:55 remaining in the second when Murray grabbed his second interception of the season and returned it 83 yards for a touchdown, giving San Diego its first advantage of the afternoon as the score moved to 7-6 in the Toreros' favor.
• A third Drake field goal — this time from 50 yards out as the first half wound to a close — gave the Bulldogs a 9-7 lead going into the intermission.
• Midway through the third quarter it was San Diego that took the lead with a field goal, pulling ahead 10-9 after Lehman nailed one from 33 yards away.
• Drake converted on yet another 50-yard field goal at the 6:53 mark in the third quarter, pushing the Bulldogs back in front at 12-10.
• The Bulldogs added on with their first touchdown of the afternoon at the 2:38 mark in the third quarter, completing a 49-yard touchdown pass to extend their advantage to 19-10.
• Lehman helped USD answer and made it a one-score game by converting a 51-yard field goal with 11:38 remaining in the game, cutting his team's deficit to 19-13.
• With just 42 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Williams sprinted a yard into the end zone to give USD the lead back at 20-19 after Lehman converted on the go-ahead extra point.
• A 38-yard Drake touchdown pass on its ensuing possession as time expired in the game followed, dealing the Toreros their third consecutive loss.

TORERO TIDBITS

• Freshman quarterback Dom Nankil entered the game in the second quarter and threw for 180 yards while completing 10 of 18 passes.
• Williams scored the Toreros' lone touchdown of the day and recorded 65 yards on the ground.
• Ja'seem Reed paced the San Diego receivers with 125 yards on five receptions.
• Lehman was a perfect 2-for-2 kicking field goals after converting from 33 and 51 yards away.
• Re-al Mitchell totaled 101 all-purpose yards, including 80 as a receiver, 16 as a kick returner, and five as a rusher.
• Giovanni Iovino had a team-high eight total tackles, which included six solo efforts, a tackle for a loss, and a quarterback hurry.

UP NEXT
The Toreros will remain home next weekend to host Morehead State for Homecoming and Family Weekend at USD. Kickoff at Torero Stadium on Saturday afternoon is set for 2 p.m.