2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2016 record 4–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach Dave Cecchini (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Jason Miran
Defensive coordinator Ernest Moore
Home stadium Brown Field
(Capacity: 5,000)
2016 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
San Diego $^   8 – 0         10 – 2  
Dayton   7 – 1         9 – 2  
Drake   6 – 2         7 – 4  
Marist   5 – 3         5 – 6  
Jacksonville   4 – 3         5 – 5  
Campbell   3 – 4         5 – 5  
Morehead State   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Valparaiso   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Butler   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Stetson   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Davidson   0 – 8         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Brown Field. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.[1] They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a two-way tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM at No. 10 Illinois State* Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN3 L 13–50   10,026
September 10 12:00 PM at Sacred Heart* Campus Field • Fairfield, CT NECFR L 14–42   2,406
September 17 1:00 PM Trinity International* Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 W 49–24   1,232
September 24 1:00 PM Davidsondagger Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 W 24–20   2,897
October 1 12:00 PM at Morehead State Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY OVCDN L 26–29   3,453
October 8 1:00 PM Drake Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN ESPN3 L 21–35   2,521
October 15 12:00 PM at Stetson Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL ESPN3 W 21–18   2,590
October 22 3:00 PM at San Diego Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA W.TV L 10–49   2,222
October 29 1:00 PM Butler Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy) ESPN3 L 12–23   2,141
November 5 12:00 PM at Dayton Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH TWCS L 21–37   4,193
November 12 1:00 PM Jacksonville Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN WVUR W 42–39   1,380
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Illinois State

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 7 0 3 13
#10 Redbirds 7 27 9 7 50
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 1948 L 14–16

at Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 7 0 0 14
Pioneers 7 28 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 L 3–56

Trinity International

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 0 17 7 0 24
Crusaders 14 7 21 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2007 L 13–17

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 6 7 0 7 20
Crusaders 7 10 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2015 W 42–35

at Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 10 3 6 26
Eagles 14 0 7 8 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–18 2015 L 29–36

Drake

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 0 7 35
Crusaders 0 14 7 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–20 2015 L 7–34

at Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 7 0 21
Hatters 5 7 6 0 18
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 L 14–37

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 0 0 7 10
Toreros 14 14 14 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–18 2015 L 6–38

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 3 0 10 23
Crusaders 6 6 0 0 12
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–49 2015 L 21–42

at Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 7 0 0 14 21
Flyers 14 10 13 0 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–23 2015 L 14–44

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 3 14 7 15 39
Crusaders 28 7 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–6 2015 L 13–58

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule Announced". ValpoAthletics.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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