2023 San Diego Toreros football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = football
| year = 2023
| team = San Diego Toreros
| image = San Diego Toreros logo.svg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Pioneer Football League
| short_conf = PFL
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Brandon Moore
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Corey White
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Bobby Jay
| dc_year = 6th
| codef_coach1 = Mike McGlinchey Jr.
| codc1_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Torero Stadium
}}
{{2023 Pioneer Football League standings}}
The 2023 San Diego Toreros football team represented the University of San Diego as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brandon Moore, the Toreros compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–4 conference play, tying for fifth place in the PFL. The team played home games at Torero Stadium in San Diego.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2023
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Pacific
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Stadium
| site_cityst = San Luis Obispo, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 10–27
| attend = 6,248
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Colorado Mesa Mavericks|title=Colorado Mesa}}
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 21–28
| overtime = OT
| attend = 858
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Princeton
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 12–23
| attend = 1,791
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 40–25
| attend = 934
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 33–55
| attend = 4,021
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Leonidoff Field
| site_cityst = Poughkeepsie, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 16–30
| attend = 1,243
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 20–25
| attend = 791
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = W
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 17–11
| attend = 1,593
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 10:00 a.m.
| w/l = W
| away = y
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Bailey Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 23–13
| attend = 675
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = St. Thomas
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 14–20
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,703
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 9:00 a.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Spec Martin Stadium
| site_cityst = DeLand, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 47–20
| attend = 1,260
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=San Diego Toreros Schedule 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/301/season/2023 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=November 5, 2024 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Football Schedule |url=https://usdtoreros.com/sports/football/schedule/2023 |publisher=University of San Diego Athletics |access-date=November 5, 2024 }}
Game summaries
{{Linescore Amfootball
|Road=Toreros
|R1=3
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Mustangs
|H1=10
|H2=7
|H3=3
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2023 Cal Poly Mustangs football team}}
{{Clear}}