BUIES CREEK, N.C. – USD head coach Ron Caragher said his Toreros didn't get to run the ball as much as they like to in yesterday's win at Campbell.

But four of USD's six touchdowns came on the ground in its 43-7 rout of the Camels.

Sophomore tailback Phil Morelli did most of the leg work for the Toreros, gaining 151 of USD's 184 rushing yards on 21 carries.

Morelli has been the team's leading rusher since All-American J.T. Rogan's season-ending injury in the Toreros' opening game.

Morelli scored the first three touchdowns of the game, helping to give USD (3-0, 1-0 Pioneer) a 20-0 lead with 11:34 remaining in the second quarter.

“I think Campbell maybe put a little more emphasis on stopping the pass, causing some of the holes to open up more,” Morelli said.

Campbell's efforts to stop the Toreros' passing game were hit-and-miss. The Camels allowed the Toreros to gain 264 passing yards but forced starting quarterback Sebastian Trujillo to throw two interceptions.

Campbell defender Donte Washington, working as part of a double-coverage team on receiver John Matthews, had both interceptions, picking off passes intended for Matthews in the second and third quarters.

Matthews had 109 yards and one touchdown on seven catches.

The Toreros had little difficulty moving the ball in the first half, converting on all five third-down chances.

“Third downs are so important,” Caragher said. “They can boost an offense. We watch a lot of film of third-down opportunities.”

Campbell (0-4, 0-2) scored with 9:30 remaining in the second quarter on a 38-yard pass from Matt Vollono to Paul Constantine, but the Toreros answered with a score less than two minutes later.

The winless Camels, who before this season hadn't had a football program since 1950, might have seemed like easy prey for the more experienced Toreros, but Caragher said that his team could not afford to take the team lightly.

“You see it across the country about college football upsets, week in and week out,” Caragher said. “Anytime you line up to play the game of football, you have to bring your A game.”

San Diego brought its top game to defend against the Campbell running game. The Camels, who lost leading rusher Carl Smith for at least a month to an injury in last week's 52-0 loss to Jacksonville, managed just 8 rushing yards against the Toreros.

Contributing to the Camels' running woes were several botched snaps and four sacks by the USD defensive line.

Julian Strickland had two sacks, and Vincent Atofau and Josh Sutchar each had one.

Camels quarterbacks Vollono and Wesley Snow combined for a loss of 29 yards on nine carries.

Caragher made clear after the game that the decisive win does not signal that the Toreros have peaked for the year.

“It's early in the season,” Caragher said. “And we do have a young football team. For 30 of our 55 players, this is the first time they've traveled with USD football. We will continue to grow and develop.”