2022 Valparaiso Beacons football team
American college football season
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The 2022 Valparaiso Beacons football team represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Landon Fox and played their home games at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana.
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record5–7 (4–4 PFL)
Headcoach
- Landon Fox (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorWill Fleming (1st season)
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| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 5–7 (4–4 PFL) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Will Fleming (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brian Dougherty (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Brown Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) * $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Indiana Wesleyan* | ESPN3 | W 20–17 | 3,260 | |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Illinois State* | Marquee/ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 6,937 | |
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dartmouth* | ESPN+ | L 13–35 | 3,562 | |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego |
| ESPN3 | W 28–21 | 3,485 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | W 41–21 | 894 | |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler |
| ESPN3 | L 25–26 | 2,156 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Morehead State | ESPN3 | W 40–35 | 8,055 | |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Facebook Live | L 24–31 | 2,566 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas (MN) |
| ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 1,416 |
| November 12 | 11:00 a.m. | at Marist | ESPN+ | W 45–24 | 1,469 | |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Drake |
| ESPN+ | L 0–24 | 419 |
| December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State* | FloSports | L 3–65 | 14,784 | |
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The December 3 game was a late addition to the schedule, as a replacement for New Mexico State's cancelled game against San Jose State (see 2022 New Mexico State Aggies football team). The NCAA had to approve a waiver to allow Valparaiso to play a 12th game.[2]
Game summaries
Indiana Wesleyan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Beacons | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
At Illinois State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Redbirds | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
At Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Big Green | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
San Diego
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Toreros | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Beacons | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
At Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Butler Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Beacons | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
At Morehead State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 14 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 40 |
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Flyers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
St. Thomas (MN)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tommies | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
At Marist
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Beacons | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Drake
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Drake Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At New Mexico State
Valparaiso Beacons at New Mexico State Aggies – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beacons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aggies | 21 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 65 |
| Game information |
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Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
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Statistics
| Statistics | VAL | NMSU |
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| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Total yards | 188 | 621 |
| Rushing yards | 28 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 160 | 389 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 40:09 | 19:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Valparaiso | Passing | Michael Appel Jr. | 16/31, 106 yards |
| Rushing | Aaron Dawson | 13 rushes, 17 yards | |
| Receiving | Braden Contreras | 4 receptions, 40 yards | |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Diego Pavia | 9/13, 323 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Ahmonte Watkins | 1 rush, 78 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kordell David | 3 receptions, 95 yards, TD |