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Conference | Pioneer Football League |
Record | 1–11 (1–7 PFL) |
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Offensive coordinator | Chris Limbach (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Dougherty (1st season) |
Home stadium | Brown Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represents Valparaiso University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by first-year head coach Landon Fox and play their home games at Brown Field. They compete in the Pioneer Football League. It is the school's centennial football season.
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Crusaders were picked to finish tied for ninth place. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | San Diego | 79 (7) |
2 | Dayton | 66 (2) |
3 | Drake | 64 |
4 | Marist | 52 |
5 | Davidson | 48 |
6 | Stetson | 44 |
7 | Butler | 37 |
8 | Jacksonville | 30 |
9 | Morehead State | 15 |
Valparaiso | ||
The Crusaders had two players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams. [2]
Defense First team Drew Snouffer – LB | Special teams Second team Bailey Gessinger – RS |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky * | ESPN+ | L 7–53 | 11,130 | |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut * | ESPN+ | L 13–42 | 2,110 | |
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Truman * |
| GLVCSN | L 7–38 | 3,087 |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Charleston (WV) *![]() |
| ESPN+ | L 13–19 | 4,399 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | Bulldog Vision | L 6–35 | 3,060 | |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton |
| ESPN+ | L 28-41 | 2,388 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Diego | WCC Network via Stadium | L 17–42 | 1,323 | |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Stetson |
| ESPN+ | W 19–10 | 878 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Davidson | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 3,849 | |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 1,477 |
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Butler | YouTube | L 21–24 | 2,194 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist |
| ESPN+ | L 14–26 | 1,088 |
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Flyers | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
Crusaders | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
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Crusaders | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Toreros | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
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Hatters | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Crusaders | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
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Crusaders | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
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Eagles | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
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Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
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Red Foxes | 7 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 26 |
Crusaders | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
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