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Valparaiso Beacons football
US football team and program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Valparaiso Beacons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Valparaiso University located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). Valparaiso's first football team was fielded in 1919. The team plays its home games at the 5,000-seat Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana. Andy Waddle has served as the team's head coach since 2025. Valparaiso was known as the Crusaders through the 2019 season.
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History
Classifications
- 1941–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973–1978: NCAA Division III
- 1979–1992: NCAA Division II
- 1993–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
- 1919–1923: Independent
- 1924–1925: Western Interstate Conference
- 1926–1933: Independent
- 1934–1947: Indiana Intercollegiate Conference
- 1948–1950: Independent
- 1951–1977: Indiana Collegiate Conference
- 1978–1989: Heartland Collegiate Conference
- 1990–1992: Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
- 1993–present: Pioneer Football League
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Year-by-year results
Bowl game appearances
Season | Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA | Coach | Notes |
1950 | January 1, 1951 | Cigar Bowl | L | La Crosse State | 14 | 47 | Emery Bauer | notes |
Total | 1 bowl game | 0–1 | 14 | 47 |
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Championships
Conference championships
† Co-champions
Divisional championships
From 2001 to 2005, the Pioneer Football League (PFL) was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the PFL's North Division, Valparaiso has made one appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2003. Valparaiso shared the Division title with San Diego in 2003, but the tie-breaker allowed the Crusaders to represent the division in the championship game.
† Co-champions
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of July 27, 2025.[2]
2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
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Virginia–Lynchburg | at Murray State | at Illinois State | at Youngstown State |
Adrian College | at Indiana State | ||
at Western Illinois | |||
at North Dakota |
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External links
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