Brown Field (Valparaiso University)

Brown Field
Tenants
Location	Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Coordinates	41°27′56″N 87°2′53″W / 41.46556°N 87.04806°W / 41.46556; -87.04806Coordinates: 41°27′56″N 87°2′53″W / 41.46556°N 87.04806°W / 41.46556; -87.04806
Owner	Valparaiso University
Operator	Valparaiso University
Capacity	5,000
Surface	FieldTurf
Opened	1919
Valparaiso Crusaders (NCAA) 1919-present

Brown Field is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is home to the Valparaiso University football team. The facility opened in 1919. It has hosted 9 Conference Championship Teams (1945, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1968, 1969, 2000 and 2003.^[1]

References

Valparaiso Crusaders football

Venues	Brown Field (1919–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Hoosier Helmet Trophy (Butler)

Culture & lore	The Crusader

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Valparaiso University

Presidents	O. P. Kretzmann (1940-1968) Alan Harre (1988-2008) Mark A. Heckler (2008-present)

Academics	Valparaiso University School of Law

Buildings	Chapel of the Resurrection Christopher Center library Heritage Hall

Culture	Brauer Museum of Art Kade-Duesenberg German House and Cultural Center WVUR

Athletics	Valparaiso Crusaders Men's Basketball Baseball Football Brown Field Athletics-Recreation Center Emory G. Bauer Field "The Shot"

Stadiums of the Pioneer Football League

Butler Bowl (Butler) Barker–Lane Stadium (Campbell) Richardson Stadium (Davidson) Welcome Stadium (Dayton) Drake Stadium (Drake) D. B. Milne Field (Jacksonville) Leonidoff Field (Marist) Moye Complex (Mercer) Jayne Stadium (Morehead State) Torero Stadium (San Diego) Spec Martin Stadium (Stetson) Brown Field (Valparaiso)

Big Ten	Memorial Stadium (Indiana) Ross–Ade Stadium (Purdue)

MAC	Scheumann Stadium (Ball State)

Independent	Notre Dame Stadium (Notre Dame)

Missouri Valley	Memorial Stadium (Indiana State)

Pioneer	Butler Bowl (Butler) Brown Field (Valparaiso)

GLVC	Alumni Stadium (Saint Joseph's) Key Stadium (Indianapolis)

Heartland	Carl W. Burt Memorial Stadium (Manchester) Cook Stadium (Rose–Hulman) Faught Stadium (Franklin) L. S. Ayres Field (Hanover) Macholtz Stadium (Anderson) Darrell M. Beane Memorial Stadium (Earlham)

MIAA	Shive Field (Trine)

North Coast	Blackstock Stadium (DePauw) Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium (Wabash)

Mid-States	Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium (Saint Francis) George C. Grosskopf Stadium (Marian) Jim Wheeler Stadium (Taylor)