2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

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2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Valparaiso Crusaders wordmark.svg
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record1–10 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Muckian
Defensive coordinatorTyson Silveus
Home stadium Brown Field
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Butler +^  7 1   9 4  
Marist +  7 1   8 3  
Mercer  6 2   10 2  
Dayton  5 3   7 4  
Drake  5 3   6 5  
Jacksonville  4 4   5 6  
Morehead State  3 5   3 9  
Campbell  2 6   3 9  
Stetson  1 7   2 9  
Valparaiso  1 7   1 10  
Davidson  0 8   0 11  
San Diego  0 0   8 3  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings.

The 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dale Carlson and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place. [1]

Assistant coach Mike Gravier was promoted to interim head coach for the final game of the season when head coach Carlson was fired. [2] At the end of the season, Dave Cecchini was hired as a full-time replacement. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 298:00 pmat North Dakota *L 10–699,269
September 71:00 pmat Saint Joseph's (IN) *
L 31–342,865
September 142:00 pm William Jewell *L 34–361,574
September 282:00 pm Campbell Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 49–42 OT3,357
October 512:00 pmat Marist L 0–372,089
October 1212:00 pmat Mercer L 21–358,272
October 192:00 pm Morehead State
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 28–422,287
October 262:00 pmat Drake L 10–232,154
November 21:00 pm San Diego
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 14–581,704
November 91:00 pmat Butler L 12–723,049
November 162:00 pm Dayton
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 20–451,668
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "Valparaiso Crusaders (clubhouse)". ESPN . Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. Barker, Dan (November 10, 2013). "Valparaiso fires football coach after 3-40 record". The Sporting News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. Oren, Paul (December 11, 2013). "New coach Dave Cecchini eager to help Crusaders turn the corner". Northwest Indiana Times . Retrieved January 5, 2014.