2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2017 record 6–5 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach Dave Cecchini (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Jason Miran
Defensive coordinator Ernest Moore
Home stadium Brown Field
(Capacity: 5,000)
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 San Diego $^  8 –0     10 –3  
Drake  6 –2     7 –4  
Jacksonville  5 –3     7 –4  
Campbell  5 –3     6 –5  
Valparaiso  5 –3     6 –5  
Butler  4 –4     6 –5  
Dayton  4 –4     5 –6  
Marist  3 –5     4 –7  
Morehead State  3 –5     4 –7  
Stetson  1 –7     2 –9  
Davidson  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Brown Field. They competed in the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The Crusaders had a winning season for the first time since 2003 and had five league wins for the first time since 1961.[1][2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 2:00 p.m. at Montana* Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT ALT/SWX L 23–45   23,160
September 9 1:04 p.m. Duquesne* Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN WVUR L 40–45   2,932
September 16 1:00 p.m. at Trinity International* Leslie Frazier Field • Deerfield, IL TIU W 44–10   300
September 23 1:00 p.m. at Drake Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV L 13–38   2,956
September 30 1:00 p.m. Stetsondagger Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN WVUR W 27–24   4,492
October 7 1:00 p.m. at Campbell Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC BSN L 10–49   5,253
October 14 1:00 p.m. Marist Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN WVUR W 49–15   946
October 28 1:04 p.m. Morehead State Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 W 63–32   2,277
November 4 11:05 a.m. at Jacksonville D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN3 L 20–17   1,738
November 11 12:00 p.m. at Butler Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy) Facebook Live W 36–28   3,661
November 18 1:04 p.m. Dayton Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN WVUR W 8–7   1,238
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Montana

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 6 7 0 10 23
Grizzlies 10 7 7 21 45
Overall record Last meeting Record
First meeting

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 14 17 7 7 45
Crusaders 0 21 7 12 40
Overall record Last meeting Record
0–2 2012 DUQ, 45–17

at Trinity International

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 14 10 13 7 44
Trojans 7 3 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Record
1–2 2016 VALPO, 49–24

at Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 6 7 0 0 13
Bulldogs 14 3 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Record
3–21 2016 DRAKE, 35–21

Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 0 13 3 8 24
Crusaders 10 10 0 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Record
1–1 2016 VALPO, 21–18

at Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 3 0 10
Fighting Camels 28 21 0 0 49
Overall record Last meeting Record
4–3 2014 CAMP, 34–24

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 3 0 6 6 15
Crusaders 7 7 21 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Record
0–6 2014 MAR, 35–7

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 6 12 14 32
Crusaders 21 21 14 7 63
Overall record Last meeting Record
3–19 2016 MORE, 29–26

at Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 7 0 3 17
Dolphins 3 10 7 0 20
Overall record Last meeting Record
3–6 2016 VALPO, 42–39

at Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 17 7 6 6 36
Bulldogs 3 14 0 11 28
Overall record Last meeting Record
25–50 2016 BUT, 23–12

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 0 0 7 7
Crusaders 0 0 0 8 8
Overall record Last meeting Record
2–24 2016 DAY, 37–21

References

  1. ↑ "Crusaders Play Dayton for First Winning Season Since 2003". ValpoAthletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hollywood Ending: Valpo Clinches First Winning Season Since 2003". ValpoAthletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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