US football team and program
The Valparaiso Beacons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Valparaiso University located in the U.S. state of Indiana . The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). Valparaiso's first football team was fielded in 1919. The team plays its home games at the 5,000-seat Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana . Landon Fox has served as the team's head coach since 2019. Valparaiso was known as the Crusaders through the 2019 season.
1941–1972: NCAA College Division 1973–1978: NCAA Division III 1979–1992: NCAA Division II 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS Conference memberships [ edit ] Year-by-year results [ edit ] Head coach George Keogan: 1919 5-3 1920 5-3 Head coach Earl Goheen: 1921 2-2-1 1922 3-2-2 Head coach William Shadoan: 1923 5-2-1 1924 4-3-2 Head coach Millard Anderson: 1925 1-6 Head coach Conrad Moll: 1926 1-4-1 Head coach Earl Scott: 1927 1-5 1928 1-6 Head coach J.M. Christianson: 1929 1-7 1930 5-4 1931 8-1 1932 7-0 1933 7-1 1934 6-2 1935 4-4-1 1936 1-6-1 1937 4-4 1938 2-4-1 1939 2-6 1940 3-3-1 Head coach Victor Dauer: 1941 0-7-1 Head coach Loren Ellis: 1942 4-4 1943 No Football due to WWII 1944 No Football due to WWII 1945 6-1 Head coach Emery Bauer: 1946 1-7 1947 2-5-1 1948 4-5 1949 7-2-1 1950 9-1 1951 9-0 1952 5-3-1 1953 5-2-1 1954 6-2-1 1955 6-3 1956 6-4 (Walt Reiner joins as a Co-Head Coach): 1957 4-2-2 1958 6-3 1959 5-4 1960 3-6 1961 7-2 1962 6-3 1963 3-6 1964 6-3 (Walt Reiner leaves program as Emery Bauer returns full responsibilities): 1965 3-6 1966 3-6 1967 3-6
Head coach Norm Amundsen: 1968 4-5 1969 7-2 1970 5-3-2 1971 8-2 1972 6-4 1973 6-5 1974 3-6 1975 3-6 1976 2-7-1 Head coach Bill Koch: 1977 3-6-1 1978 5-4 1979 5-4 1980 4-5-1 1981 1-9 1982 3-7 1983 4-6 1984 6-4 1985 6-4 1986 3-7 1987 3-6 1988 0-9-1 Head coach Tom Horne: 1989 0-10 1990 1-9 1991 1-8-1 1992 3-8 1993 5-5 1994 7-3 1995 5-5 1996 4-6 1997 3-8 1998 5-6 1999 9-2 2000 7-4 2001 3-8 2002 1-10 2003 8-4 2004 5-6 Head coach Stacey Adams: 2005 3-8 2006 3-8 2007 5-6 2008 3-8 2009 1-10 Head coach Dale Carlson: 2010 0-11 2011 1-10 2012 1-10 2013 1-10 Head coach Dave Cecchini : 2014 4-8 2015 1-9 2016 4-7
Bowl game appearances [ edit ] Conference championships [ edit ] † Co-champions
Divisional championships [ edit ] From 2001 to 2005, the Pioneer Football League (PFL) was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the PFL's North Division, Valparaiso has made one appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2003. Valparaiso shared the Division title with San Diego in 2003, but the tie-breaker allowed the Crusaders to represent the division in the championship game.
† Co-champions
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