1973 San Diego Toreros football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1973 San Diego Toreros football Independent 9–2–1 Andy Vinci 2nd USD Stadium NCAA Division III Semifinal L 14–21 vs. Wittenberg The 1973 San Diego Toreros football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Diego as an independent in the 1973 NCAA Division III football season. In their second and final season under head coach Andy Vinci, the Toreros compiled a 9–2–1, outscored opponents by a total of 455 to 169, and lost to Wittenberg in the NCAA Division III Semifinals.2008 San Diego Football Media Guide University of San Diego 2008 46 https://s3.amazonaws.com/usdtoreros.com/documents/2018/6/1/08_usd_mfootbl_mg_full.pdf The 1973 season was San Diego's first in the NCAA, having competed as a club program for the previous four seasons. In its first season of NCAA competition, the Toreros led Division III with averages of 441 yards of total offense, 231.7 passing yards, and 40.2 points per game, and advanced to the four-team Division III playoffs.Toreros to battle for national football crown Chula Vista Star-News November 29, 1973 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38177582/toreros_to_battle_for_national_football/ Newspapers.com When Coach Vinci came to San Diego in December 1971, he inherited a club program that had won only five games in the previous two seasons, operated on a $10,000 budget, and played on a field that was described as "little more than a dirt bowl filled with gopher holes and a rut down the middle, no lights, insufficient parking and poor facilities for coaches and players."San Diego has become offensive power in 19 months The Times-Standard October 27, 1973 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38177118/san_diego_has_become_offensive_power_in/ Newspapers.com Vinci raised funds with a combination of loans and donations and rebuilt the program's facilities. Vinci said, "I even learned how to run a bulldozer." During the 1973 season, four San Diego players broke school records on offense: 1) Rich Paulson set school records with 16 rushing touchdowns, 96 points scored, and an average of 6.3 yards per carry;2008 San Diego Football Media Guide, pp. 39, 42. 2) quarterback Bob Dulich led all players in Division III with an average of 231.2 yards of total offense per game, and broke the schools' single-season records with 2,538 passing yards, 2,773 yards of total offense, and 21 touchdown passes and the single-game record with 389 yards against USIU;2008 San Diego Football Media Guide, pp. 40-41. 3) Ernie Yarbrough broke single-season receiving records with 1,102 receiving yards and 67 receptions;2008 San Diego Football Media Guide, p. 41. and 4) Doug Rothrock broke a single-season record with 49 successful extra point kicks and eight successful extra point kicks in one game.2008 San Diego Football Media Guide, p. 42. Schedule 1973 small college AP y y September 15 UC Riverside USD Stadium San Diego, CA L 16-20 UCR tops San Diego The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram September 16, 1973 E2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38263077/ucr_tops_san_diego/ Newspapers.com September 22 at 1973 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags Claremont-Mudd Claremont, CA W 35-7 Stags routed in opener Progress-Bulletin Tom Fahey September 23, 1973 D3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38177198/stags_routed_in_opener/ Newspapers.com September 29 1973 Occidental Tigers Occidental USD Stadium San Diego, CA W 34-14 October 6 1973 Pomona Sagehens Pomona USD Stadium San Diego, CA W 57-7 3,069 'Hens drop 57-7 battle Progress-Bulletin October 7, 1973 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38197395/hens_drop_577_battle/ Newspapers.com October 13 at 1973 La Verne Leopards La Verne La Verne, CA W 31-14 Toreros, mistakes down Leopards Progress-Bulletin Don Bradley October 4, 1973 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38185172/toreros_mistakes_down_leopards/ Newspapers.com October 20 at 1973 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Moraga, CA W 46-0 San Diego's Toreros trim St. Mary's, 46-0 San Francisco Examiner October 20, 1973 C5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38184677/san_diegos_toreros_trim_st_marys/USD 'Sharp' in 46-0 rout Daily Times-Advocate October 22, 1973 A9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38184904/usd_sharp_in_460_rout/ Newspapers.com October 27 at Humboldt State Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA T 28-28 2,000–3,500 San Diego U. rallies, ties Humboldt, 28-28 The Times-Standard October 28, 1973 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38184506/san_diego_u_rallies_ties_humboldt/ Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Humboldt State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/291/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association September 20, 2024 November 3 1973 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific USD Stadium San Diego, CA W 47-11 USD rolls on, posts 47-11 win Daily Times Advocate (Escondido, California) November 5, 1973 A13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38263872/usd_rolls_on_posts_4711_win/ Newspapers.com November 10 1973 United States International Westerners United States International San Diego, CA W 56-20 Westerners ripped apart by Toreros Times-Advocate November 12, 1973 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38263618/westerners_ripped_apart_by_toreros/ Newspapers.com November 17 1973 Loyola Lions Loyola (CA) USD Stadium San Diego, CA W 61-0 750 Toreros Rout Loyola, 61-0 Los Angeles Times November 19, 1973 III-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38183806/toreros_rout_loyola_610/ Newspapers.com November 24 Cal State Los Angeles USD Stadium San Diego, CA W 30-27 2,000–2,354 U. San Diego 30, Cal St. LA 27 The Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California November 25, 1973 III-15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8931912/u_san_diego_30_cal_st_la_27/ Newspapers.com February 13, 2017 Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Cal State Los Angeles) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/100/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association May 23, 2022 December 1 at No. 4 Wittenberg Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH (NCAA Division III Semifinal) L 14-21 6,200 Blocked Punts Costly as USD Loses, 21-14 Los Angeles Times December 2, 1973 III-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38263278/blocked_punts_costly_as_usd_loses_2114/ Newspapers.comSan Diego Falls: Defense Sends Wittenberg Into National Title Game Dayton Daily News December 2, 1973 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38177475/san_diego_falls_defense_sends/ Newspapers.com References San Diego Category:San Diego Toreros football seasons San Diego Toreros football