2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team

2024 Valparaiso Beacons football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	3–7 (1–5 PFL)
Head coach	Landon Fox (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matthew Symmes (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	David Marquis (1st season)
Home stadium	Brown Field
Seasons ←  2023 2025 →

2024 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Drake $		6	–	1					7	–	2
Butler		5	–	2					9	–	2
San Diego		5	–	2					7	–	3
Morehead State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Dayton		4	–	3					6	–	4
Davidson		4	–	3					6	–	4
St. Thomas (MN)*		4	–	3					5	–	6
Presbyterian		3	–	4					5	–	6
Valparaiso		1	–	5					3	–	7
Marist		1	–	7					1	–	10
Stetson		0	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III As of November 19, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa *	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	ESPN+	L 7–35	8,458
September 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Youngstown State *	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	ESPN+	L 25–59	7,649
September 14	6:30 p.m.	Indiana Wesleyan *	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 20–17	2,780
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Roosevelt (IL) *	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 31–23 2OT	1,378
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	L 5–17	2,552
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Drake	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	L 3–27	2,577
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	Postponed
October 19	1:00 p.m.	St. Thomas (MN)	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	L 14–42	1,461
October 26	11:00 a.m.	at Marist	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 17–14	1,547
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 17–24	1,783
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 14–26	2,921
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Northern Iowa

See also: 2024 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Game One – Valparaiso Beacons (0–0) vs Northern Iowa Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	7	0	0	7
Panthers	14	14	7	0	35

at UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 4:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) (indoor)
• Game attendance: 8,458
• Referee: David Hergert
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter (10:04) UNI – Layne Pryor 21-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:48; Northern Iowa 7–0) (2:48) UNI – Amauri Pesek-Hickson 20-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:05; Northern Iowa 14–0) Second quarter (14:06) UNI – Tye Edwards 54-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 1:13; Northern Iowa 21–0) (11:12) VAL – Mike Mansaray 1-yard run, Ryan Hawk kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Northern Iowa 21–7) (3:28) UNI – Tye Edwards 12-yard run, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:02; Northern Iowa 28–7) Third quarter (10:35) UNI – Sergio Morancy 5-yard pass from Aidan Dunne, Caden Palmer kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:59; Northern Iowa 35–7) Fourth quarter No scoring

Statistics	VAL	UNI
First downs	5	29
Total yards	137	481
Rushing yards	29	365
Passing yards	108	116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	8-19-0	12-17-0
Time of possession	18:13	41:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing	Rowan Keefe	6/16, 101 yards
	Rushing	Caron Tyler	2 carries, 17 yards
	Receiving	Mike Mansaray	3 receptions, 79 yards
Northern Iowa	Passing	Aidan Dunne	12/17, 116 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Tye Edwards	15 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Layne Pryor	3 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD

at No. 25 Youngstown State

See also: 2024 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Game Two – Valparaiso Beacons (0–1) vs No. 25 Youngstown State Penguins (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	22	3	0	25
No. 25 Penguins	21	14	7	17	59

at Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAL	YSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Indiana Wesleyan (NAIA)

See also: Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats

Game Three – Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats (NAIA) (1–0) vs Valparaiso Beacons (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats (NAIA)	0	7	7	3	17
Beacons	7	10	0	3	20

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:30 PM CDT
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	INWS	VAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana Wesleyan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roosevelt (IL) (DII)

See also: Roosevelt Lakers

Game Four – Roosevelt Lakers (DII) (0–0) vs Valparaiso Beacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lakers (DII)	0	0	0	0	0
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ROOSE	VAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Roosevelt (IL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Morehead State

See also: 2024 Morehead State Eagles football team

Game Five – Valparaiso Beacons (2–2) at Morehead State Eagles (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Jayne Stadium, Morehead, KY

• Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAL	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Drake

See also: 2024 Drake Bulldogs football team

Game Six – Drake Bulldogs (2–1) at Valparaiso Beacons (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	3	0	14	27
Beacons	0	0	3	0	3

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 2,577
• Referee: John Shay
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuck Reed (play-by-play) and Craig Wederquist (analyst)

Game information

First quarter 10:31 Drake – Joe Frommelt recovered fumble in end zone (Shane Dunning kick) (Drake 7–0) 6:11 Drake – Mitchell January 5-yard pass from Blake Ellingson (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:09; Drake 14–0) Second quarter 14:03 Drake – Shane Dunning 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:24; Drake 17–0) Third quarter 2:24 Valpo – Ryan Hawk 22-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:48; Drake 17–3) Fourth quarter 11:22 Drake – Shane Dunning 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:28; Drake 20–3) 6:02 Drake – Dairon Cherwin 21-yard run (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:23; Drake 27–3)

Statistics	DRKE	VAL
First downs	17	10
Total yards	390	80
Rushing yards	128	–4
Passing yards	228	84
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–1	11–22–1
Time of possession	31:42	28:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	17/26, 224 yards, INT
	Rushing	Davion Cherwin	10 carries, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sam Rodriguez	3 receptions, 65 yards
Valparaiso	Passing	Caron Tyler	11/21, 84 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ryan Mann	12 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Gary Givens III	2 receptions, 23 yards

at Stetson

See also: 2024 Stetson Hatters football team

Game Seven – Valparaiso Beacons (2–4) at Stetson Hatters (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
Hatters	0	0	0	0	0

at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, FL

• Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAL	STET
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stetson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Game Eight – St. Thomas Tommies (3–3) vs Valparaiso Beacons (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tommies	0	0	0	0	0
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0

at Brown Field, Valparaiso, IN

• Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	STMN	VAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
St. Thomas (MN)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Marist

See also: 2024 Marist Red Foxes football team

Game Nine – Valparaiso Beacons (2–5) vs Marist Red Foxes (0–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
Red Foxes	0	0	0	0	0

at Leonidoff Field, Poughkeepsie, NY

• Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAL	MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Butler (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)

See also: 2024 Butler Bulldogs football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Game Ten – Butler Bulldogs (7–2) at Valparaiso Beacons (3–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BUT	VAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Dayton

See also: 2024 Dayton Flyers football team

Game Eleven – Valparaiso Beacons (3–6) vs Dayton Flyers (5–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0

at Welcome Stadium, Dayton, OH

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 PM EST
• TV: Facebook Live

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	VAL	DAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Dayton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Davidson

See also: 2024 Davidson Wildcats football team

Game Twelves – Davidson Wildcats 07–0) at Valparaiso Beacons (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DAV	VAL
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Davidson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2024 Valparaiso Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
2. "2024-25 Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso Beacons. Retrieved May 31, 2024.