2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record2–9 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Miran
Defensive coordinatorErnest Moore
Home stadiumBrown Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dayton +^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego +   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Jacksonville *   6 – 2     9 – 2  
Morehead State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
Butler   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Drake   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Marist   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Campbell   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Stetson   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Valparaiso   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Davidson   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL's financial aid rules

The 2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–9, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 56:00 pmat No. 17 Eastern Kentucky*
OVCDNL 10–5212,800
September 121:00 pmSacred Heart*
L 3–563,019[1]
September 191:00 pmCollege of Faith (AR)±*
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
W 86–01,212
September 2612:30 pmSan Diegodagger
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 6–383,183
October 312:00 pmat Davidson
W 42–35647
October 101:00 pmat Drake
L 7–342,336
October 171:00 pmDayton
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 14–443,136
October 241:00 pmStetson
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 14–37729
November 712:00 pmat Butler
L 21–425,113
November 141:00 pmMorehead State
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 29–361,162
November 2112:00 pmat Jacksonville
L 13–582,388
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

± College of Faith didn't meet NCAA accreditation guidelines and all stats and records from this game do not count.

References

  1. ^ "Ground Attack Lifts Pioneers to Victory over Crusaders". ValpoAthletics.com. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.