2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

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.

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
(Capacity: 5,000)
2019 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
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

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

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)
1San Diego79 (7)
2Dayton66 (2)
3Drake64
4Marist52
5Davidson48
6Stetson44
7Butler37
8Jacksonville30
9Morehead State15
Valparaiso

Preseason All–PFL teams

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

Schedule
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

At Eastern Kentucky
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
  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.
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