NCAA FCS Pioneer

San Diego football predictions & picks

Pioneer

2026 record: 5-5
Pioneer: 5th
PPG: 31.3
Streak: W2
Last 5: Lost 10–41 at Butler · Sat, Oct 10 Won 38–13 vs Valparaiso · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 32–37 at Dayton · Sat, Oct 24 Won 41–40 vs Marist · Sat, Oct 31 Won 40–17 at Drake · Sat, Nov 7

San Diego next game

Wk 12

San Diego vs7:00 PM ET Saturday, November 21 Stetson

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

San Diego 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs UC Davis UC Davis L17–49 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Idaho State Idaho St L17–59 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Cal Poly Cal Poly W38–35 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @St. Thomas St Thomas L17–50 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Davidson Davidson W63–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Butler Butler L10–41 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Valparaiso Valparaiso W38–13 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Dayton Dayton L32–37 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Marist Marist W41–40 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Drake Drake W40–17 —

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Stetson Stetson 7:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

San Diego team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 31.3/ game 33rd

Total yards 430.4/ game 16th

Passing yards 260.2/ game 19th

Rushing yards 170.2/ game 40th

Third-down conversions 42.8% 35th

Giveaways 1.2/ game 37th

Time of possession 32:37 10th

Defense

Points allowed 35.5/ game 108th

Yards allowed 421.3/ game 106th

Passing yards allowed 252.0/ game 108th

Rushing yards allowed 169.3/ game 76th

Takeaways 1.3/ game 67th

Penalties 6.3/ game 70th

San Diego leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Dom Nankil 2,431yds 13 TD · 8 INT · 66.0% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Adam Criter 918yds 10 TD · 4.9 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Elijah Taylor 845yds 65 catches · 2 TD · 10 games

Tackles Ruben Lopez 60 10 games

Sacks Shaun Aletor 2 8 games

Interceptions Ruben Lopez 2 6 passes defended · 10 games

Pioneer standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Dayton Dayton 810 8-1 .889 299194 +105 W5

2 Butler Butler 820 8-2 .800 334196 +138 W3

3 St. Thomas St Thomas 720 7-2 .778 323210 +113 L1

4 Marist Marist 550 5-5 .500 249226 +23 W1

5 San Diego San Diego 550 5-5 .500 313355 −42 W2

6 Valparaiso Valparaiso 450 4-5 .444 236204 +32 L1

7 Davidson Davidson 460 4-6 .400 231349 −118 W1

8 Presbyterian Presbyterian 350 3-5 .375 173314 −141 L2

9 Drake Drake 370 3-7 .300 258349 −91 L1

10 Morehead State Morehead St 280 2-8 .200 272405 −133 L2

11 Stetson Stetson 190 1-9 .100 234422 −188 L8

San Diego FAQ

Who does San Diego play next?

Next up for San Diego: home against Stetson, Saturday, November 21, 7:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is San Diego’s record this season?

San Diego is 5-5, 5th in the Pioneer.

Who leads San Diego in passing yards?

Dom Nankil, with 2,431 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (13 TD · 8 INT · 66.0% comp. · 9 games).

Pioneer rivals

All teams

Butler Davidson Dayton Drake Marist Morehead State Presbyterian St. Thomas Stetson Valparaiso

San Diego this week

San Diego is 5-5, 4-3 in Pioneer play. Its last game was a 40–17 win over Drake on November 7, its second in a row. Its offense averages 31.3 points a game (33rd in FCS), and its defense allows 35.5 (108th).

Next up, San Diego hosts Stetson on Saturday, November 21 at 7:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.