2015 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

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.

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

Schedule

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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 Diego 
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 6–383,183
October 312:00 pmat DavidsonW 42–35647
October 101:00 pmat DrakeL 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 ButlerL 21–425,113
November 141:00 pmMorehead State
  • Brown Field
  • Valparaiso, IN
L 29–361,162
November 2112:00 pmat JacksonvilleL 13–582,388
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • 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

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