2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2013 record 1–10 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach Dale Carlson (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Bob Muckian
Defensive coordinator Tyson Silveus
Home stadium Brown Field
(Capacity: 5,000)
2013 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Butler +^   7 1         9 4  
Marist +   7 1         8 3  
Mercer   6 2         10 2  
Dayton   5 3         7 4  
Drake   5 3         6 5  
Jacksonville   4 4         5 6  
Morehead State   3 5         3 9  
Campbell   2 6         3 9  
Stetson   1 7         2 9  
Valparaiso   1 7         1 10  
Davidson   0 8         0 11  
San Diego   0 0         8 3  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Dale Carlson and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1]

Assistant coach Mike Gravier was promoted to interim head coach for the final game of the season when head coach Carlson was fired.[2] At the end of the season, Dave Cecchini was hired as a full-time replacement.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
August 29 8:00 PM at North Dakota* Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND L 10–69   9,269
September 7 1:00 PM at Saint Joseph's (IN)* Alumni Stadium • Rensselaer, IN L 31–34   2,865
September 14 2:00 PM William Jewell* Brown FieldValparaiso, IN L 34–36   1,574
September 28 2:00 PM Campbelldagger Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN W 49–42 OT  3,357
October 5 12:00 PM at Marist Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY L 0–37   2,089
October 12 12:00 PM at Mercer Moye ComplexMacon, GA L 21–35   8,272
October 19 2:00 PM Morehead State Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN L 28–42   2,287
October 26 2:00 PM at Drake Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA L 10–23   2,154
November 2 1:00 PM San Diego Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN L 14–58   1,704
November 9 1:00 PM at Butler Butler BowlIndianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy) L 12–72   3,049
November 16 2:00 PM Dayton Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN L 20–45   1,668
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. 1 2 "Valparaiso Crusaders (clubhouse)". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  2. Barker, Dan (November 10, 2013). "Valparaiso fires football coach after 3-40 record". The Sporting News. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  3. Oren, Paul (December 11, 2013). "New coach Dave Cecchini eager to help Crusaders turn the corner". Northwest Indiana Times. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
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