2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football
2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	6–5 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach	Dave Cecchini (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jason Miran (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Ernest Moore (4th season)
Home stadium	Brown Field
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Brown Field. They competed in the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The Crusaders had a winning season for the first time since 2003 and had five league wins for the first time since 1961.^[1]^[2]

ConferencePioneer Football League

Record6–5 (5–3 PFL)

Headcoach

Dave Cecchini (4th season)

OffensivecoordinatorJason Miran (4th season)

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2017 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	3
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Jacksonville	5	–	3	7	–	4
Campbell	5	–	3	6	–	5
Valparaiso	5	–	3	6	–	5
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	5
Dayton	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:00 p.m.	at Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	ALT/SWX	L 23–45	23,160
September 9	1:04 p.m.	Duquesne*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	WVUR	L 40–45	2,932
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Trinity International*	Leslie Frazier Field Deerfield, IL	TIU	W 44–10	300
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 13–38	2,956
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	WVUR	W 27–24	4,492
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	BSN	L 10–49	5,253
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	WVUR	W 49–15	946
October 28	1:04 p.m.	Morehead State	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN3	W 63–32	2,277
November 4	11:05 a.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	L 20–17	1,738
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	Facebook Live	W 36–28	3,661
November 18	1:04 p.m.	Dayton	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	WVUR	W 8–7	1,238
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	14	17	7	7	45
Crusaders	0	21	7	12	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	14	10	13	7	44
Trojans	7	3	0	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	6	7	0	0	13
Bulldogs	14	3	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	13	3	8	24
Crusaders	10	10	0	7	27

2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Montana

Duquesne

At Trinity International

At Drake

Stetson

At Campbell

Marist

Morehead State

At Jacksonville

At Butler

Dayton

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Crusaders	7	0	3	0	10
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Crusaders	7	7	21	14	49