2011 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

2011 Valparaiso Crusaders football

Conference	Pioneer Football League
2011 record	1–10 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach	Dale Carlson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Muckian
Defensive coordinator	Tony Pierce
Home stadium	Brown Field


2011 Pioneer Football League standings
Team	W		L	W		L
San Diego §	7	–	1	9	–	2
Drake §	7	–	1	9	–	2
Jacksonville	6	–	2	7	–	4
Campbell	5	–	3	6	–	5
Dayton	4	–	4	6	–	5
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Butler	3	–	5	5	–	6
Davidson	2	–	6	4	–	7
Morehead State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Valparaiso	1	–	7	1	–	10

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crusaders were by second year head coach Dale Carlson and played their home games at Brown Field. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in last place

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	Franklin*	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN	L 35–49	3,847
September 10	3:00 PM	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH	L 13–77	14,117
September 17	12:00 PM	at Duquesne*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA	L 14–49	1,859
October 1	1:00 PM	Morehead State	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN	L 14–38	2,654
October 8	1:00 PM	San Diego	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN	L 14–55	2,073
October 15	12:00 AM	at Butler	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN (Hoosier Helmet Trophy)	L 14–42	1,716
October 22	1:00 PM	at Drake	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	L 0–50	2,145
October 29	1:00 PM	Dayton	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN	L 10–49	1,243
November 5	12:00 PM	at Marist	Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY	L 7–30	1,791
November 12	1:00 PM	Campbell	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN	W 34–31	1,073
November 19	1:00 PM	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC	L 22–30	3,312
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

#15 Laurence Treadaway S RSSR: Team's Most Valuable Player, All PFL Honorable Mention (Coaches)
#44 Gabe Ali-El RB FR: Team's Offensive Player of the Year
#88 Greg Wood P JR: Team's Special Teams Player of the Year, All PFL 2nd Team (Coaches)
#84 Tanner Kuramata WR FR: Team's Offensive Rookie of the Year
#48 Ryan Mundy LB FR: Team's Defensive Rookie of the Year
#61 Nate Koeneman OL FR: Offensive Scout Player of the Year
#59 J.T. Rotroff LB FR: Defensive Scout Player of the Year
#77 Nate Blair OL SR: Richard P. Koenig Award, All PFL Honorable Mention (Coaches), All PFL Academic Team,

ADA Academic All Star Team

Valparaiso Crusaders football

Venues	Brown Field (1919–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Hoosier Helmet Trophy (Butler)

Culture & lore	The Crusader

People	Head coaches

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