2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football
2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	4–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach	Dave Cecchini (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Jason Miran
Defensive coordinator	Ernest Moore
Home stadium	Brown Field
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Dayton	7	–	1	9	–	2
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Marist	5	–	3	5	–	6
Jacksonville	4	–	3	5	–	5
Campbell	3	–	4	5	–	5
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Valparaiso	3	–	5	4	–	7
Butler	2	–	6	4	–	7
Stetson	2	–	6	4	–	7
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

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

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
September 3	6:00 pm	at No. 10 Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN3	L 13–50	10,026
September 10	12:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 14–42	2,406
September 17	1:00 pm	Trinity International*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN3	W 49–24	1,232
September 24	1:00 pm	Davidson	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN3	W 24–20	2,897
October 1	12:00 pm	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	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	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 21–18	2,590
October 22	3:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	W.TV	L 10–49	2,222
October 29	1:00 pm	Butler	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	ESPN3	L 12–23	2,141
November 5	12:00 pm	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	TWCS	L 21–37	4,193
November 12	1:00 pm	Jacksonville	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	WVUR	W 42–39	1,380
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	3	7	0	3	13
#10 Redbirds	7	27	9	7	50

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	0	0	14
Pioneers	7	28	7	0	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	17	7	0	24
Crusaders	14	7	21	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	6	7	0	7	20
Crusaders	7	10	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	10	3	6	26
Eagles	14	0	7	8	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	0	7	35
Crusaders	0	14	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	14	7	0	21
Hatters	5	7	6	0	18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	3	0	0	7	10
Toreros	14	14	14	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	3	0	10	23
Crusaders	6	6	0	0	12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	0	0	14	21
Flyers	14	10	13	0	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	14	7	15	39
Crusaders	28	7	7	0	42

^ "2016 Football Schedule Announced". ValpoAthletics.com. January 28, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.