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Conference | Pioneer Football League |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 PFL) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matthew Symmes (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | David Marquis (1st season) |
Home stadium | Brown Field |
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Butler | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas (MN) * | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team will represent Valparaiso University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Beacons will be led by sixth-year head coach Landon Fox and will play home games at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | at Northern Iowa * | TBA | ||
September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State * | TBA | ||
September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Indiana Wesleyan * | ESPN+ | ||
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Roosevelt (IL) * |
| ESPN+ | |
September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | ESPN+ | ||
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | Drake ![]() |
| ESPN+ | |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Stetson | ESPN+ | ||
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (MN) |
| ESPN+ | |
October 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Marist | TBA | ||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler (rivalry) |
| ESPN+ | |
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Dayton | Facebook Live | ||
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson |
| ESPN+ | |
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