Division I · Pioneer Football League
University of San Diego Football
San Diego, CA · the Toreros · University of San Diego overview
99
Roster
room for 6 under the cap of 105
$2.4M
Team budget
6th percentile in Division I
$24,052
Per roster spot
median $79,762
12
Coaches
1 head · 11 assistant
977
APR
97% of players retained
47%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of San Diego fields a football team in the Pioneer Football League (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 99 players, below the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 11 assistants. Team expenses were $2,381,199, well below the median of $9.1M — $24,052 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I football programs. That leaves room for 6 under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 977, about the median of 964, with 97% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,846,456 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $15,263 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#246Team budgetof 261 · Division I#242Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#248Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#68APRof 261 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster99 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 room for 6
- Coaching staff1 head, 11 assistant
- Team expenses$2,381,199 for the year
- Operating expenses$816,506 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$24,052 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate977 multi-year; 977 latest
- Players retained97% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$3,846,456 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$15,263 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$263,427 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Moore head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike McGlinchey | Assistant Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line Coach | not on file |
| Isaac Carter | Associate Head Coach / Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach / Recruiting Coordinator | not on file |
| Nick Fulton | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | not on file |
| Austen Jacobs | Offensive Line Coach | not on file |
| Ryan Diedrick | Wide Receivers Coach / Passing Game Coordinator | not on file |
| Louis Cortes | Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers Coach | not on file |
| Nick Murray | Inside Linebackers Coach | not on file |
| Drew Adams | Running Backs Coach / Tight Ends Coach | not on file |
| Mike Rish | Assistant Wide Receivers Coach / Administrative Assistant | not on file |
| Nick Cortes | Director of Football Operations / Video Coordinator | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the football recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →5,726undergraduates · 9,110 students in all
Women 57% Men 43%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →47%admitted · of 15,953 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 82%
Football
Full picture →99on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 10599
room for 6
Academic Progress Rate977
97% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,381,199 $24,053 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 11 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $3,846,456
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $263,427
Cost
Full picture →$37,675net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $56,444
Campus safety
Full picture →1violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 21 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →39%of bachelor's degrees in business · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of San Diego
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football program99 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions47% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$37,675 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 39%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 5,726Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 7 | 116 | $22M | 969 | 34% | |
| Chapman University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 80 | 110 | $794k | — | 56% | |
| University of Redlands Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 89 | 141 | $756k | — | 81% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 97 | — | — | — | 85% | |
| Pomona-Pitzer Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 97 | 97 | $652k | — | 7% | |
| Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 97 | 83 | $818k | — | 11% | |
| University of La Verne Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 98 | 114 | $658k | — | 48% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 102 | — | — | — | 79% | |
| University of Southern California Division I · Big Ten Conference | 107 | 116 | $74M | 970 | 10% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 115 | 121 | $55M | 944 | 9% | |
| California Lutheran University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 140 | 139 | $599k | — | 89% |
Other football programs in the Pioneer Football League
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson College room for 5 | 100 | $2.6M | $25,889 | 982 | vs | |
| University of San Diego room for 6 | 99 | $2.4M | $24,052 | 977 | vs | |
| University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) 5 over cap | 110 | $2.3M | $20,791 | — | vs | |
| Stetson University 27 over cap | 132 | $2.3M | $17,211 | 968 | vs | |
| Marist University 4 over cap | 109 | $2.3M | $20,777 | 979 | vs | |
| University of Dayton 14 over cap | 119 | $2.2M | $18,650 | 991 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College 33 over cap | 138 | $1.8M | $13,158 | 970 | vs | |
| Morehead State University 24 over cap | 129 | $1.7M | $13,072 | 930 | vs | |
| Valparaiso University 27 over cap | 132 | $1.6M | $11,815 | 956 | vs | |
| Drake University 5 over cap | 110 | $1.5M | $13,589 | 969 | vs | |
| Butler University 14 over cap | 119 | $1.4M | $11,947 | 989 | vs |
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