San Diego Toreros

The San Diego Toreros are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of San Diego. The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I (FCS) as a member of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Team

 * † Title shared with UC Irvine

Notable athletes

 * Oliver Kane - MLR Prop San Diego Legion
 * Jamal Agnew - NFL wide receiver
 * Eric Bakhtiari - former NFL linebacker
 * Kris Bryant - MLB outfielder/third baseman
 * Josh Butler - former MLB pitcher
 * Brady Clark - Former MLB outfielder
 * Dylan Covey - former MLB pitcher
 * Ross Dwelley - NFL tight end
 * Scott Garlick - former MLS Goalkeeper
 * Michael Gasperson - NFL wide receiver
 * A.J. Griffin - former MLB pitcher
 * Evan Hlavacek - former AFL wide receiver
 * Josh Johnson - NFL quarterback
 * Zuzana Lešenarová - former professional tennis player
 * Matt Maslowski - former NFL wide receiver
 * John Matthews - former NFL wide receiver
 * Brian Matusz - former MLB pitcher
 * Mike McCoy - former MLB utility player
 * James Pazos - MLB pitcher
 * Paul Sewald - MLB pitcher
 * Sammy Solís - former MLB pitcher
 * Vern Valdez - former NFL defensive back
 * Stan Washington - former NBA player
 * John Wathan - former MLB utility player

Rugby
The University of San Diego Rugby Football Club was founded in 1980. USD plays college rugby in Division 1-AA in the Gold Coast Conference. They are coached by Charlie Purdon.

In the 2021–22 season, USD finished 4-0 in conference play and qualified for the D1-AA national playoffs in both 15s and 7s, where they lost to Fresno State 46-7 (who later won the 15s National Championship) and defeated Sacramento State 53-17. The Toreros then regrouped and poised themselves to take a shot at the National Title in 7s later that year in Atlanta, Georgia. The Toreros went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating Kennesaw State, Iowa State, Harvard, Stanford, Nebraska, and finally Harvard once again to claim the First National Championship in the club's 42-year history: