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2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record1–11 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Limbach (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Dougherty (1st season)
Home stadiumBrown Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant

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.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason coaches' poll[edit]

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)
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

Preseason All–PFL teams[edit]

The Crusaders had two players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 p.m.at Eastern Kentucky*
ESPN+L 7–5311,130
September 141:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
ESPN+L 13–422,110
September 213:00 p.m.at Truman*
GLVCSNL 7–383,087
September 281:00 p.m.Charleston (WV)*dagger
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
ESPN+L 13–194,399
October 52:00 p.m.at Drake
Bulldog VisionL 6–353,060
October 121:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
ESPN+L 28-412,388
October 194:00 p.m.at San Diego
WCC Network via StadiumL 17–421,323
October 2612:00 p.m.Stetson
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
ESPN+W 19–10878
November 212:00 p.m.at Davidson
ESPN+L 21–273,849
November 91:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
ESPN+L 21–271,477
November 1611:00 a.m.at Butler
YouTubeL 21–242,194
November 231:00 p.m.Marist
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
ESPN+L 14–261,088
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

At Eastern Kentucky[edit]

1 234Total
Crusaders 0 070 7
• Colonels 15 17714 53
  • Date: August 29, 2019
  • Location: Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, Kentucky
  • Game start: 7:05 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 11,130
  • Game weather: Temperature: 79-80°F • Weather: Sunny, 40% humidity • Wind: 6 mph[3]
  • Referee: Daniel Ingram
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer, Jim Tirey[4]
See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Central Connecticut[edit]

1 234Total
• Blue Devils 0 14217 42
Crusaders 6 070 13
  • Date: August 29, 2019
  • Location: Brown Field • Valparaiso, Indiana
  • Game start: 1:04 pm CDT
  • Game attendance: 2,110
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76°F • Weather: Sunny, perfect day • Wind: SW 8 mph[5]
  • Referee: Jason Berg
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Todd Ickow, Dave Huseman[6]
See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Truman[edit]

1 234Total
Crusaders 0 007 7
• Bulldogs 10 7210 38
  • Date: September 21, 2019
  • Location: Stokes Stadium • Kirksville, Missouri
  • Game start: 3:00 pm, moved up from 7:00 pm due to forecast thunderstorms[7] CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:42
  • Game attendance: 3,087
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80°F • Weather: Overcast/Rain • Wind: W 15–25 mph[8]
  • Referee: Craig Demaree
  • TV announcers (GLVCSN): Brad Boyer, Eric Duick, Kevin White, Hank Janssen[9]
See also: Truman Bulldogs football

Charleston (WV)[edit]

1 234Total
• Golden Eagles 7 363 19
Crusaders 7 600 13
  • Date: September 28, 2019
  • Location: Brown Field • Valparaiso, Indiana
  • Game start: 1:04 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:49
  • Game attendance: 4,399
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68°F • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 8 mph[10]
  • Referee: Craig Demaree
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Todd Ickow, Dave Huseman[11]
See also: Charleston Golden Eagles football

At Drake[edit]

1 234Total
Crusaders 0 330 6
• Bulldogs 0 21140 35
  • Location: Drake Stadium • Des Moines, Iowa
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:47
  • Game attendance: 3,060
  • Game weather: Temperature: 58°F • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 8 mph[12]
  • Referee: Michael Hoffman
  • TV announcers (Bulldog Vision): [13]
See also: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team

Dayton[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 14 7 13 7 41
Crusaders 7 0 14 7 28
See also: 2019 Dayton Flyers football team

At San Diego[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 3 0 14 0 17
Toreros 7 21 14 0 42
See also: 2019 San Diego Toreros football team

Stetson[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hatters 10 0 0 0 10
Crusaders 3 10 6 0 19
See also: 2019 Stetson Hatters football team

At Davidson[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 6 7 8 21
Wildcats 7 7 7 6 27
See also: 2019 Davidson Wildcats football team

Morehead State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 14 0 0 13 27
Crusaders 0 0 14 7 21
See also: 2019 Morehead State Eagles football team

At Butler[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 0 14 0 7 21
Bulldogs 0 7 7 10 24
See also: 2019 Butler Bulldogs football team

Marist[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 9 0 10 26
Crusaders 0 8 0 6 14
See also: 2019 Marist Red Foxes football team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Defending Champion San Diego again edges Dayton in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Four-Time First-Team selections Christian and Smith Highlight 26th All-PFL Teams". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "EKU Box Score Game 1". EKU Sports. EKU Sports Communications. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Britton, Kevin. "EKU Game Notes Game 1" (PDF). EKU Sports. EKU Sports Communications. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "CCSU Box Score Game 2". Blue Devils Athletics. Central Connecticut State University. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Valparaiso Game Notes Game 2". Valpo Athletics. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Football Falls at Truman State on Saturday". valpoathletics.com. Valparaiso University. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "TSU Box Score Game 3". Truman Bulldogs. Truman State University Bulldog Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "TSU Game Notes Game 3" (PDF). Truman Bulldogs. Truman State University Bulldog Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Week 4". UC Golden Eagles. University of Charleston. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  11. ^ "Week 4" (PDF). Valpo Athletics. Valparaiso University. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Week 5" (PDF). Go Drake Bulldogs. Drake University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "Week 5" (PDF). Go Drake Bulldogs. Drake University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Valparaiso_Crusaders_football_team

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