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American college football season
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.
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
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
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1 |
San Diego |
79 (7)
|
2 |
Dayton |
66 (2)
|
3 |
Drake |
64
|
4 |
Marist |
52
|
5 |
Davidson |
48
|
6 |
Stetson |
44
|
7 |
Butler |
37
|
8 |
Jacksonville |
30
|
9 |
Morehead State |
15
|
Valparaiso
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Preseason All–PFL teams
The Crusaders had two players selected to the preseason all–PFL teams.[2]
Defense
First team
Drew Snouffer – LB
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Special Teams
Second team
Bailey Gessinger – RS
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky* | | ESPN+ | L 7–53 | 11,130 |
September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | | ESPN+ | L 13–42 | 2,110 |
September 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Truman* | | GLVCSN | L 7–38 | 3,087 |
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Charleston (WV)*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN+ | L 13–19 | 4,399 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Drake | | Bulldog Vision | L 6–35 | 3,060 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Dayton | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN+ | L 28-41 | 2,388 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Diego | | WCC Network via Stadium | L 17–42 | 1,323 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Stetson | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN+ | W 19–10 | 878 |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Davidson | | ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 3,849 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 1,477 |
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at Butler | | YouTube | L 21–24 | 2,194 |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN+ | L 14–26 | 1,088 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
at Eastern Kentucky
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Colonels |
15 |
17 | 7 | 14 |
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]
|
Central Connecticut
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Blue Devils |
0 |
14 | 21 | 7 |
42 |
Crusaders |
6 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
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]
|
at Truman
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Bulldogs |
10 |
7 | 21 | 0 |
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]
|
Charleston (WV)
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Golden Eagles |
7 |
3 | 6 | 3 |
19 |
Crusaders |
7 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
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]
|
at Drake
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Crusaders |
0 |
3 | 3 | 0 |
6 |
• Bulldogs |
0 |
21 | 14 | 0 |
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]
|
Dayton
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Flyers
|
14
|
7
|
13
|
7 |
41 |
Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
at San Diego
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
3
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
17 |
Toreros
|
7
|
21
|
14
|
0 |
42 |
Stetson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hatters
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Crusaders
|
3
|
10
|
6
|
0 |
19 |
at Davidson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
8 |
21 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
27 |
Morehead State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
13 |
27 |
Crusaders
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
21 |
at Butler
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
Marist
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Red Foxes
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
10 |
26 |
Crusaders
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
6 |
14 |
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