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2025 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Emiliano Salazar, San Diego,...Salazar, an Orange, California native, finished the season making 15-of-18 field goals and all 40 of his PATs while also averaging 44.76 yards per punt with 13 of his 37 punts going for 50-plus yards and also handled kickoff duties for the Toreros. He was the Toreros' kickoff and PAT specialist for the season's first four games before taking over all kicking duties in their PFL opener against St. Thomas. Still, Salazar finished the season second in punting average among PFL punters, thanks to his league-leading 50-yard punt count, and was one of three kickers to score 15 field goals during the season. - Pioneer Football League

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P Emiliano Salazar, San Diego
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11/25/25 - Tre Moore, Sr/2026, San Diego, 6-4, 210 (DS#82 OLB) + More +

WEEK 10 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tre Moore, San Diego (Senior, Linebacker, Chandler, Arizona),...Moore finished with six tackles (five solo), including two for loss and a sack, and had an interception in San Diego's 31-13 victory against Dayton. After a San Diego fumble late in the first half, Moore led a defensive effort that only allowed Dayton to gain 10 yards. On back-to-back plays, he scored a sack and then intercepted a pass to end the drive and help preserve San Diego's 7-0 lead while also setting up a drive that resulted in a touchdown just before the break. - Pioneer Football League

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OLB Tre Moore, San Diego
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11/25/25 - Emiliano Salazar, So/2028, San Diego, 6-1, 170 (DS#15 P) + More +

WEEK 9 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Emiliano Salazar, San Diego (Sophomore, Punter/Kicker, Orange, California),...Salazar was responsible for eight points in San Diego's 40-28 PFL victory at Davidson. He split the uprights for a 23-yard field goal and five PATs. Salazar also averaged 51.0 yards on his two punts, with one of 58 yards and one downed at the Davidson five-yard line. He also handled kickoff duties, with three of his seven kicks going for touchbacks and a net of 40.4 yards per kickoff. - Pioneer Football League

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P Emiliano Salazar, San Diego
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11/22/25 - Matt Colombo, rSr/2026, San Diego, 5-10, 205 (DS#99 RB) + More +

Matt Colombo rushed for four touchdowns and Adam Criter added another running score for San Diego in a 42-8 win over Stetson on Saturday to wrap up the regular season for both teams. Colombo's four touchdowns tied a single-game program record. He rushed from 37-, 14-, 3- and 1-yards out. On 23 attempts, the graduate student rushed for 129 total yards. The Toreros (8-4, 6-2 Pioneer Football League) scored first, on Columbo's 14-yard run up the middle, then Criter's 53-yard score put them up by double digits. Colombo scored two more times, making it 28-0 at halftime.

San Diego quarterback Dom Nankil completed 11 of 14 for 102 yards but he was intercepted once. Quarterback Chris Stephenson rushed up the middle in the fourth quarter for a 1-yard touchdown, the Hatters' only score of the game. Stephenson rushed again to complete the two-point conversion. Stephenson finished 12 of 24 for 69 yards for Stetson (3-8, 2-5). He threw two interceptions, one of them returned 25 yards for a pick-6 by Mo Vanderweil. - AP College Football

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RB Matt Colombo, San Diego
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11/15/25 - Matt Colombo, rSr/2026, San Diego, 5-10, 205 (DS#99 RB) + More +

Matt Colombo rushed for 113 yards including a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter that kicked off a run of three late scores and San Diego beat Butler 29-7. Colombo's 8-yard touchdown run came with eight minutes left and was followed by Dom Nankil's 43-yard TD pass to Josh Heverly following an interception by Nate Fischer and Dam Criter's 4-yard TD. A high punt snap into the end zone gave the Toreros a safety and a one-point lead earlier in the quarter.

San Diego (7-4, 5-2 Pioneer Football League) led 6-0 on a pair of Emiliano Salazar field goals before the Bulldogs (5-6, 3-4) scored late in the third quarter on Reagan Andrew's 10-yard pass to Brady Preston. Nankil threw for 218 yards and was intercepted once. Cole Monach had 119 yards receiving and Heverly 92. Andrew threw for 141 yards and was intercepted once and rushed for a team-high 49 yards. - AP College Football

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RB Matt Colombo, San Diego
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11/08/25 - Matt Colombo, rSr/2026, San Diego, 5-10, 205 (DS#99 RB) + More +

Matt Colombo and Adam Criter combined for 238 yards rushing and scored two touchdowns apiece in San Diego's 43-27 victory over Valparaiso on Saturday. Colombo carried 15 times for 121 yards and Criter had 117 yards on 26 carries. They had all but four of the Toreros' rushing yards with quarterback Dom Nankil gaining four yards on three carries. Nankil completed 21 of 29 passes for 219 yards with one touchdown for San Diego (6-4, 4-2 Pioneer Football League).

Valpo's Rowan Keefe threw two touchdown passes in the second quarter and the Beacons (1-9, 0-6) led 14-13 at halftime. Criter's 9-yard run made it 20-14 in the third quarter but Ryan Ricketti's 100-yard return on the ensuing kickoff gave Valpo a 21-20 lead. San Diego took the lead for good, 26-21, on Colombo's 3-yard touchdown run in the middle of the third quarter. Keefe threw for 234 yards with three touchdowns but he was intercepted three times. Other than a 67-10 victory against Virginia Lynchburg to open the season, this was only the second time that the Beacons scored more than 17 points. - AP College Football

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RB Matt Colombo, San Diego
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11/01/25 - Dom Nankil, Jr/2027, San Diego, 6-0, 175 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Dom Nankil threw for two touchdowns and Sean Scheck had 2.5 sacks to lead a strong defensive performance from San Diego in a 31-13 win over Dayton on Saturday. Matt Colombo opened the scoring for the Toreros (5-4, 3-2 Pioneer League) midway through the second quarter. With three seconds left in the half, Nankil found Dylan Tapley for a 40-yard strike to make it 14-0. Nankil connected with Cole Monach on an 11-yard touchdown in the third, and Adam Criter scored a 6-yard touchdown run at the start of the fourth to make it 28 straight points for the Toreros. Scheck's led a five-sack performance from the defense as the Flyers (6-3, 4-2) were held to minus-6 yards rushing on 28 attempts. Drew VanVleet was 18-of-30 passing for 220 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Flyers. Both scores came in the fourth quarter. Dayton has lost six consecutive road games against San Diego. - AP College Football

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QB Dom Nankil, San Diego
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10/25/25 - Dom Nankil, Jr/2027, San Diego, 6-0, 175 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Dom Nankil passed for 288 yards and threw two touchdown passes to Cole Monach, Adam Criter ran for TDs of 24 and 8 yards, and San Diego beat Davidson 40-28 on Saturday. Nankil completed 25 of 36 with an interception and Monach finished with six receptions for 113 yards. Criter had 73 yards rushing on 10 carries for San Diego (4-4, 2-2 Pioneer Football League). Christopher Hall's 37-yard kickoff return to near midfield set up a 23-yard field goal by Emiliano Salazar that gave San Diego the lead for good at 31-28 with 10:34 to play.

After the Wildcats went three-and-out, Nankil threw a 30-yard TD pass to Monach on third-and-5 that made it a 10-point game with 4:44 remaining. Evan Niemi sacked Coulter Cleland in the end zone for a safety that capped the scoring with 3:04 to play. Cleland was 15-of-21 passing for 277 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and Ivan Hoyt had seven receptions for 113 yards and a score. Mason Sheron ran for TDs of 8 and 5 yards in the third quarter. Davidson (1-7, 0-4) has lost four in a row and five straight in conference play, dating to last season. - AP College Football

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QB Dom Nankil, San Diego
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09/30/25 - Emiliano Salazar, So/2028, San Diego, 6-1, 170 (DS#15 P) + More +

WEEK 5 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Emiliano Salazar, San Diego (Sophomore, Kicker/Punter, Orange, California),...Salazar connected on all of his field goals, including a 25-yarder as time expired that lifted San Diego to a 30-27 PFL victory against St. Thomas on Saturday. He got San Diego on the scoreboard with a 42-yard field goal in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter, Salazar tied the game with a 34-yard field goal with 1:52 left and then hit the game-winner. He also made all three PATs to finish the day with 12 points. Salazar also had two punts average 49.5 yards, including a 57-yard boot, and handled kickoff duties with three touchbacks on six kicks. - Pioneer Football League

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P Emiliano Salazar, San Diego
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09/29/25 - Emiliano Salazar, So/2028, San Diego, 6-1, 170 (DS#15 P) + More +

WEEK 5 FCS NATIONAL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Emiliano Salazar, San Diego, PK/P, So., 6-1, 170,...Salazar kicked a pair of field goals in the final two minutes, including a 25-yarder as time expired, to lift San Diego past St. Thomas 30-27 in the Pioneer Football League. His 42-yard field goal in the second quarter was a career long, and he went 3-for-3 on both field-goal and extra-point attempts for 12 points. He also averaged 49.5 yards on two punts and 63.3 yards on six kickoffs. Honorable Mention: Jacob Baker, P, Eastern Kentucky; Jaden Carter, DB/ST, Morgan State; Ja'briel Mace, KR, Villanova; Elijah Kennedy, RS, North Carolina A&T; Trajan Sinatra, PK, Idaho State; Caden Williams, PK, Towson; Ethan Yuska, P, Marist. - Stats Perform FCS

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P Emiliano Salazar, San Diego
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09/27/25 - Adam Criter, rJr/2027, San Diego, 6-2, 205 (DS#65 RB) + More +

Emiliano Salazar kicked two field goals in the final 1:52 and San Diego scored the final 20 points to beat St. Thomas-Minnesota 30-27 in a Pioneer Football League opener on Saturday. Salazar kicked a 34-yard field goal with 1:52 left to tie it 27-all. Tre Moore sacked the Tommies' Andy Peters for a 16-yard loss on first down, and Jake Higgins recovered a Peters fumble after a 6-yard run on the next play to give San Diego (3-2, 1-0) the ball on the Tommies' 12-yard line with 53 seconds to go. Salazar's third field goal - a 25-yarder - on the final play completed the rally. Ben Hoiland's 40-yard field goal was the lone score in the first quarter as St. Thomas (2-2, 0-1) grabbed the lead.

Salazar tied it with a 42-yarder four minutes into the second, but Peters answered with 12-and 51-yard touchdown passes to Quentin Cobb-Butler in the final 6:15 to give the Tommies a 17-3 lead at halftime. Dom Nankil connected with Josh Heverly for a 41-yard touchdown to begin the third quarter, but Peters followed with a 53-yard touchdown run and Hoiland kicked a 44-yard field goal for a 27-10 lead. Criter had a 12-yard touchdown run for San Diego and Nankil fired a 54-yard scoring strike to Cole Monach with 7 seconds left to cut it to 27-24 heading to the final quarter. Nankil totaled 265 yards on 11-for-16 passing. Heverly had five receptions for 149 yards and Monach finished with 117 on nine catches. Criter carried 28 times for 120 yards. Peters had 216 yards on 14-for-26 passing. Cobb-Butler had six receptions for 132 yards. - AP College Football

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RB Adam Criter, San Diego
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09/23/25 - JaeVon Reels, Jr/2027, San Diego, 6-1, 280 (DS#999 DT) + More +

WEEK 4 PFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: San Diego defensive lineman Jae'Von Reels forced a fumble and had a key tackle on a fourth-down play while leading a defensive effort that held Princeton scoreless for the final 32 minutes, including a six-drive stretch without a first down in a 42-35 victory. - Pioneer Football League

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DT JaeVon Reels, San Diego
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09/23/25 - Adam Criter, rJr/2027, San Diego, 6-2, 205 (DS#65 RB) + More +

WEEK 4 PFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Adam Criter, San Diego (Senior, Running Back, Downers Grove, Illinois),...Making his first collegiate start, Carter scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help San Diego stun Princeton, 42-35 on Saturday at Princeton Stadium. With San Diego trailing 35-21 entering the fourth quarter, he posted 76 of his 105 rushing yards in the fourth quarter, including touchdown carries of four, 24, and eight yards, respectively. Carter also had 10 receptions for 68 yards in the contest, finishing the day with 173 all-purpose yards on 35 touches. - Pioneer Football League

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RB Adam Criter, San Diego
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09/23/25 - Nate Fischer, So/2028, San Diego, 6-1, 220 (DS#33 OLB) + More +

WEEK 2 PFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINEE: San Diego linebacker Nate Fischer posted 12 tackles (five solo), including 1.5 for loss and a sack, and a pass breakup in San Diego's 30-27 overtime victory against nationally-ranked Southern Utah. - Pioneer Football League

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OLB Nate Fischer, San Diego
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09/23/25 - Matt Colombo, rSr/2026, San Diego, 5-10, 205 (DS#99 RB) + More +

WEEK 2 PFL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt Colombo, San Diego (Graduate, Running Back, El Segundo, California),...Colombo's three-yard touchdown run in overtime capped his impressive day as he led San Diego to a 30-27 victory against nationally-ranked Southern Utah on Saturday. He posted the PFL's first 200-yard rushing performance of 2025, amassing 202 net yards on 34 carries, including the game winner. Colombo was responsible for 10 of San Diego's 18 first downs. He also had a five-yard touchdown reception in the victory. - Pioneer Football League

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RB Matt Colombo, San Diego
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