2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record6–5 (5–3 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJason Miran
Defensive coordinatorErnest Moore
Home stadiumBrown Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 San Diego $^   8 0     10 3  
Drake   6 2     7 4  
Jacksonville   5 3     7 4  
Campbell   5 3     6 5  
Valparaiso   5 3     6 5  
Butler   4 4     6 5  
Dayton   4 4     5 6  
Marist   3 5     4 7  
Morehead State   3 5     4 7  
Stetson   1 7     2 9  
Davidson   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Cecchini and played their home games at Brown Field. They competed in the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The Crusaders had a winning season for the first time since 2003 and had five league wins for the first time since 1961.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Crusaders Play Dayton for First Winning Season Since 2003". ValpoAthletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Ending: Valpo Clinches First Winning Season Since 2003". ValpoAthletics.com. Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2017.