FCS Program Prestige · Valparaiso2008 FCS playoff run
Valparaiso makes the FCS playoffs for the first time
Valparaiso
1-1Pioneer · Brown Field · 5,000 · 1,534 avg in 2026
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Indiana State · our model 48% Valparaiso · a number, not a pick
LastL 18–27 at Murray State · Sat Sep 12 · Max Samuel 1 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 1 INT
Nextat Indiana State · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Memorial Stadium · first meeting on record
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
FCS Program Prestige · Valparaiso
Mid-Major Contender
All-time record · Valparaiso
Valparaiso has won 24% of its games since 1920 — 31% at home, 13% on the road.
56-172-2 all-time · 26 seasons · 1920–2026
Home
34-73-1
Away
13-87-1
Neutral
9-12
3 g
1920s
1 g
1930s
28%
2000s
18%
2010s
32%
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2009 FCS playoff run
Valparaiso repeats as an FCS playoff team
2010 FCS playoff run
Valparaiso makes it three straight FCS playoff appearances
2021 Crusaders → Beacons rebrand
Valparaiso rebrands from Crusaders to Beacons — a necessary ethical decision that severs 100+ years of tradition
Wound
Moment of the season — so far · Valparaiso · 2026
Moment of the season — so far · Valparaiso · 2026Won 59-13 vs Lawrence Tech
Week 1 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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