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American college football season
The 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented
Valparaiso University in the
2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach
Dave Cecchini and played their home games at
Brown Field. They were members of the
Pioneer Football League.
[1] They finished the season 4–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a two-way tie for seventh place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 10
Illinois State* | |
ESPN3 | L 13–50 | 10,026 |
September 10 | 12:00 pm | at
Sacred Heart* | |
NECFR | L 14–42 | 2,406 |
September 17 | 1:00 pm |
Trinity International* | | ESPN3 | W 49–24 | 1,232 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm |
Davidson![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN3 | W 24–20 | 2,897 |
October 1 | 12:00 pm | at
Morehead State | |
OVCDN | L 26–29 | 3,453 |
October 8 | 1:00 pm |
Drake | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
| ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 2,521 |
October 15 | 12:00 pm | at
Stetson | | ESPN3 | W 21–18 | 2,590 |
October 22 | 3:00 pm | at
San Diego | |
W.TV | L 10–49 | 2,222 |
October 29 | 1:00 pm |
Butler | | ESPN3 | L 12–23 | 2,141 |
November 5 | 12:00 pm | at
Dayton | |
TWCS | L 21–37 | 4,193 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm |
Jacksonville | - Brown Field
- Valparaiso, IN
|
WVUR | W 42–39 | 1,380 |
|
Game summaries
At Illinois State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
13 |
#10 Redbirds
|
7
|
27
|
9
|
7 |
50 |
At Sacred Heart
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Pioneers
|
7
|
28
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
Trinity International
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Trojans
|
0
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Crusaders
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
7 |
49 |
Davidson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
20 |
Crusaders
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
At Morehead State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
7
|
10
|
3
|
6 |
26 |
Eagles
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
8 |
29 |
Drake
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
0
|
7 |
35 |
Crusaders
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
At Stetson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
Hatters
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
0 |
18 |
San Diego
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Toreros
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
Butler
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
10 |
23 |
Crusaders
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
12 |
At Dayton
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
Flyers
|
14
|
10
|
13
|
0 |
37 |
Jacksonville
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Dolphins
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
15 |
39 |
Crusaders
|
28
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
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