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2021 Valparaiso Beacons football | |
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Conference | Pioneer Football League |
Record | 4–7 (4–4 PFL) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chris Limbach (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Dougherty (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Brown Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego + | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas (MN)* | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Valparaiso Beacons football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Pioneer Football League. They were led by third-year head coach Landon Fox and played their home games at Brown Field.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | at Indiana Wesleyan * |
| ESPN3 | L 10–28 | 3,000 | ||
September 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 5 North Dakota State * | WDAY | L 0–64 | 15,118 | |||
September 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Dartmouth * | ESPN3 | L 18–28 | 3,856 | |||
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at Drake | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 6,039 | |||
October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Marist |
| ESPN3 | L 27–24 OT | 3,079 | ||
October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Thomas | L 13–20 | 7,433 | ||||
October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Dayton |
| ESPN3 | W 45–28 | 2,950 | ||
October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at San Diego | L 14–21 | 1,024 | ||||
November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| ESPN3 | W 65–55 | 1,223 | ||
November 13 | 11 a.m. | at Butler | W 47–3 | 2,548 | ||||
November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| ESPN3 | L 38–51 | 1,294 | ||
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