2025 Valparaiso Beacons football team

2025 Valparaiso Beacons football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	1–6 (0–3 PFL)
Head coach	Andy Waddle (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Reed Florence (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Zach Feltrop (1st season)
Home stadium	Brown Field
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2025 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Presbyterian		3	–	0					7	–	0
Drake		3	–	0					4	–	2
Butler		3	–	1					5	–	3
Dayton		3	–	1					5	–	2
Stetson		2	–	2					3	–	5
St. Thomas (MN)		2	–	2					4	–	3
Marist		1	–	2					3	–	4
San Diego		1	–	2					3	–	4
Davidson		0	–	3					1	–	6
Valparaiso		0	–	3					1	–	6
Morehead State		1	–	3					3	–	5
As of October 19, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Valparaiso Beacons football team represent Valparaiso University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Beacons are led by first-year head coach Andy Waddle, ^[1] who is assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Reed Florence and first-year defensive coordinator Zach Feltrop. ^[2] Home games are played at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:00 p.m.	VUL *	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 67–10	1,640
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Adrian *	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	L 7–10	1,941
September 13	6:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois *	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	L 30–51	572
September 20	3:00 p.m.	at No. 16 North Dakota *	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	ESPN+	L 7–58	11,424
October 4	12:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN+	L 0–41	4,007
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	L 10–41	1,405
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN	Midco Sports+	L 17–55	3,623
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+
November 8	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Stetson	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+
November 22	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	FloFootball
*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

VUL (NCCAA)

See also: VUL Dragons football

VUL Dragons (NCCAA) (0-0) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons (NCCAA)	0	10	0	0	10
Beacons	13	13	35	6	67

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 1:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 1,640
• Referee: Timothy Duffy
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Tom Byrne (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First Quarter VAL – Michael Mansaray 49 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed). Valparaiso 0–6Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:12 VAL – Ryan Ricketti 10 Yd pass from Caron Tyler (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 0–13Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:43 Second Quarter VUL – Jacob Briggeman 36 Yd Field Goal. Valparaiso 3–13Drive: 18 plays, 56 yards, 7:34 VAL – Luke Scoma 43 Yd Field Goal. Valparaiso 3–16Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:54 VAL – Michael Mansaray 5 Yd Run (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 3–23Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05 VUL – Kevon Gregory 40 Yd Interception Return (Jacob Briggeman Kick). Valparaiso 10–23Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:51 VAL – Luke Scoma 31 Yd Field Goal. Valparaiso 10–26Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:41 Third Quarter VAL – Colin Hayes 17 Yd pass from Rowan Keefe (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 10–33Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:48 VAL – Frank Bartell 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 10–40Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 1:37 VAL – Anthony Feltrinelli 10 Yd Fumble Return (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 10–47Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:07 VAL – Dawaiian McNeely 17 Yd Run (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 10–54Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:22 VAL – Rowan Keefe 13 Yd Run (Liam Shepherd Kick). Valparaiso 10-61Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:47 Fourth Quarter VAL – Noah Long 26 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed). Valparaiso 10–67Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:21

Statistics	VUL	VAL
First downs	10	20
Total yards	161	411
Rushing yards	25	298
Passing yards	136	113
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–29–2	10–16–1
Time of possession	29:55	30:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VUL	Passing	Max Zavala	12/22, 68 yards, 2 INTS
	Rushing	Jacob Newman	13 carries, 40 yards
	Receiving	Montell Wright	4 receptions, 75 yards
Valparaiso	Passing	Caron Tyler	5/7, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Michael Mansaray	15 carries, 134 yards, 2 TDS
	Receiving	Jay Melchiori	3 receptions, 41 yards

Adrian (DIII)

See also: Adrian Bulldogs football

Adrian Bulldogs (DIII) (0-0) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs (DIII)	0	3	0	7	10
Beacons	0	0	0	7	7

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 1,941
• Referee: Michael Hoffman
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brett Jennings (analyst)

Game information
First Quarter No scoring plays. Second Quarter ADR – Jack Boike 33 Yd Field Goal. Adrian 3–0.Drive: 17 plays, 60 yards, 6:22 Third Quarter No scoring plays. Fourth Quarter VAL – Dawaiian McNeely 3 Yd Run (Luke Scoma Kick). Valparaiso 3–7.Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:35 ADR – Ethan Abberger 26 Yd pass from Noah Beaudrie (Jack Boike Kick). Adrian 10–7.Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 0:54

Statistics	ADR	VAL
First downs	16	15
Total yards	283	254
Rushing yards	109	101
Passing yards	174	153
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17/24/0	15/19/3
Time of possession	30:25	29:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Adrian	Passing	Noah Beaudrie	16/23, 183 yards, TD
	Rushing	Trey Brueggemann	22 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Ethan Abberger	6 receptions, 79 yards
Valparaiso	Passing	Rowan Keefe	15/19, 153 yards, 3 INTS
	Rushing	Noah Long	11 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Jay Melchiori	4 receptions, 66 yards

at Western Illinois

See also: 2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

Valparaiso Beacons (1-1) vs. Western Illinois Leathernecks (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0
Leathernecks	-	-	-	-	0

at Hanson Field • Macomb, IL

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Russ Eisenstein (play-by-play), Aiden Dersien (analyst) and Caiden Strenz (sideline)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 16 North Dakota

See also: 2025 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

Valparaiso Beacons (1-2) vs. No. 16 North Dakota Fighting Hawks (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0
No. 16 Fighting Hawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Heinert (play-by-play) and Ryan Kasowski (analyst)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Drake

See also: 2025 Drake Bulldogs football team

Valparaiso Beacons (1-3) vs. Drake Bulldogs (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	3	10	21	7	41

at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Admire (play-by-play) and Sage Rosenfels (analyst)

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

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

Dayton

See also: 2025 Dayton Flyers football team

Dayton Flyers (4-2) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (1-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	27	0	0	41
Beacons	0	0	0	10	10

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Tom Byrne (analyst)

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

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

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2025 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Valparaiso Beacons (1-5) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (3-3) – Game summary

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

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

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

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

Morehead State

See also: 2025 Morehead State Eagles football team

Morehead State Eagles (0-0) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 12:00 PM CDT

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

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

at Presbyterian

See also: 2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Hose	-	-	-	-	0

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

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

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

San Diego

See also: 2025 San Diego Toreros football team

San Diego Toreros (0-0) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	-	-	-	-	0
Beacons	-	-	-	-	0

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 3:00 PM CST

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Valparaiso	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stetson

See also: 2025 Stetson Hatters football team

Stetson Hatters (0-0) vs. Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 PM CST

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

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

Butler (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)

See also: 2025 Butler Bulldogs football team and Hoosier Helmet Trophy

Valparaiso Beacons (0-0) vs. Butler Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

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

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 PM EST

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

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

References

1. "Andy Waddle Named Head Coach of Valpo Football Program". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso Beacons. December 9, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
2. "Florence, Feltrop Join Valpo Football Staff as Waddle Announces Coordinators". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso Beacons. December 13, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
3. "2025 Football Schedule". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso Beacons. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
4. "2025 Valparaiso Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved May 30, 2025.