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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#999 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#999 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, Sr/2026, San Diego, 6-2, 205 (DS#999 WR) + 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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WR 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, Sr/2026, San Diego, 6-2, 205 (DS#999 WR) + 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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WR Adam Criter, San Diego
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09/23/25 - Nate Fischer, So/2028, San Diego, 6-1, 220 (DS#999 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#999 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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09/20/25 - Tyler Voss, rJr/2027, San Diego, 6-2, 190 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Adam Criter rushed for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead score with 1:04 remaining, and San Diego rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat Princeton 42-35 on Saturday. San Diego trailed 21-0 after the first quarter and 35-14 late in the second. Criter's late 8-yard touchdown run capped an 11-play, 81-yard drive that took nearly six minutes off the clock. Kai Colon led Princeton past midfield with eight seconds left, but his Hail Mary toss to the end zone was broken up on the final play. Criter had 25 carries for 105 yards for San Diego (2-2). He started in place of the injured Matt Colombo, who rushed for 202 yards in an overtime win on Sept. 6.

Tyler Voss was 25-of-34 passing for 237 yards and three touchdowns for San Diego. Cole Monach and Christopher Hall each made seven catches for 90-plus yards. Josh Heverly had eight catches and two touchdowns. Colon was 12 of 18 for 196 yards and a touchdown for Princeton (0-1). Blaine Hipa also threw for 87 yards. Dareion Murphy rushed for two touchdowns on his only two carries of the game. Ethan Clark had a team-high 72 yards rushing and a score. - AP College Football

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QB Tyler Voss, San Diego
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09/06/25 - Matt Colombo, rSr/2026, San Diego, 5-10, 205 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Dom Nankil accounted for three touchdowns, Matt Colombo added 202 yards on the ground with a touchdown run in overtime and San Diego beat Southern Utah 30-27 on Saturday night. Bronson Barron threw a pair of touchdown passes for Southern Utah inside the final 2:20 of regulation that tied it 24-all. Jayden Rogers then opened the extra period kicking a 28-yard field goal for the FCS No. 24 Thunderbirds (1-1).

Nankil ran for a 10-yard touchdown in the second quarter and connected with Colombo on a 5-yard touchdown pass midway through the third. Barron threw his first touchdown pass, a 7-yarder to Shane Carr, and Rogers added a 32-yard field goal to pull the Thunderbirds to 14-10 early in the fourth. Nankil answered with a 49-yard touchdown run that gave San Diego (1-1) a 21-10 lead with 10:33 remaining. He finished 6-of-16 passing for 64 yards and with 76 yards rushing on seven carries. Barron was 22-of-38 passing for 292 yards. Gabe Nunez made six catches for 100 yards with a score. - AP College Football

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RB Matt Colombo, San Diego
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11/28/22 - Muhindo Kapapa, rSr/2023, San Diego, 6-2, 267 (DS#167 DT) + More +

2022 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Muhindo Kapapa, San Diego,...Kapapa, a graduate student from Fairfield, California, is the fifth San Diego defender to claim the league's defensive honor and the second in the last three seasons. He led the league in sacks (9.0) and tackles for loss (14.0) in San Diego's 10-game schedule. Kapapa posted 10 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks in just seven league outings, ranking second and fifth in those respective categories. He ranked among the FCS' top 15 in both tackles for loss (15th, 1.4 per game) and sacks (9th, 0.9 per game) at the regular season's end. - Pioneer Football League

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DT Muhindo Kapapa, San Diego
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11/19/22 - Judd Erickson, rSr/2023, San Diego, 6-5, 227 (DS#49 QB) + More +

Judd Erickson threw two first-half touchdown passes and San Diego beat Morehead State 14-9 Saturday in the season finale for both teams. Erickson completed 14 of 27 passes for 174 yards with two interceptions. Vance Jefferson caught a 7-yard TD pass from Erickson that capped a 10-play, 96-yard drive that took nearly six minutes off the clock and opened the scoring late in the first quarter. Re-al Mitchell - who had 10 carries for 66 yards rushing - scored on a 3-yard reception to give San Diego (5-5, 4-3 Pioneer League) a 14-0 lead just before halftime. Carter Cravens scored on a 1-yard run for Morehead State (2-9, 1-7). The Eagles lost their last six games, and seven of the last eight, this season. - San Diego/AP College Football

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QB Judd Erickson, San Diego
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11/12/22 - Judd Erickson, rSr/2023, San Diego, 6-5, 227 (DS#49 QB) + More +

Judd Erickson threw for two touchdowns, Re-al Mitchell ran for two scores and San Diego defeated Davidson 31-14 on Saturday. Erickson connected with Christian Brown for an 8-yard score on the opening drive of the game and Mitchell burst through the middle for a 75-yard touchdown for a 14-7 lead after one quarter. Mitchell, who had 127 yards on 12 carries, capped an 86-yard drive with a two-yard plunge and Aidan Lehman's 39-yard field goal as time expired put the Toreros (3-5, 3-3 Pioneer Football League) up 24-7 at halftime. Erickson, who was 22-of-30 passing for 258 yards found Rhyle Hanson for a 7-yard TD, the only score of the third quarter. Wide receiver Mark McCurdy had a rushing TD and a receiving TD for Davidson (7-3, 5-2). - San Diego/AP College Football

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QB Judd Erickson, San Diego
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10/18/22 - Joshua Hong, rSr/2023, San Diego, 6-0, 180 (DS#999 FS) + More +

OCT 17 PIONEER FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Joshua Hong, San Diego, (RSr., S, Las Vegas, Nevada),...Hong's 29-yard interception return for a touchdown opened the scoring in San Diego's 28-3 PFL victory against Presbyterian, Saturday. He finished the game with four tackles (all solo) and had another pass breakup in the outing. Hong led a San Diego defense that held Presbyterian to 52 passing yards on 25 pass attempts with 162 total offensive yards and no touchdowns. - Pioneer League Football

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FS Joshua Hong, San Diego
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10/18/22 - Hunter Nichols, rSr/2023, San Diego, 6-0, 191 (DS#56 FS) + More +

OCT 10 PIONEER FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hunter Nichols, San Diego (Gr., S, Los Angeles, California),...Nichols' 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown helped San Diego secure a 22-10 PFL victory at Drake, Saturday. Moments after Drake closed to within five points with a touchdown, Nichols returned the ensuing kickoff for an insurance touchdown. He finished the day with three kick returns totaling 136 yards. His 98-yard return is the fifth longest in the FCS this season. Nichols also had six tackles on defense for the Toreros. - Pioneer League Football

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FS Hunter Nichols, San Diego
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