2014 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2014
| team=Valparaiso Crusaders
| sport= football
| image=Valparaiso Crusaders wordmark.svg
| image_size= 175
| conference= Pioneer Football League
| division=
| short_conf= PFL
| TSNRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 4–8
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach= Dave Cecchini
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Jason Miran
| oc_year =
| def_coach= Ernest Moore
| dc_year =
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Brown Field
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2014 Pioneer Football League standings}}
The 2014 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 4–8, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in a tie for 9th place.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2013
| poll = The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 28
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Western Illinois
| site_stadium = Hanson Field
| site_cityst = Macomb, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 6–45
| attend = 3,584
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|school=Saint Joseph's College (Indiana)|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 10–31
| attend = 3,212
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2014|team=William Jewell Cardinals|title=William Jewell}}
| site_stadium = Greene Stadium
| site_cityst = Liberty, MO
| tv =
| score = 39–30
| attend = 592
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Barker–Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Buies Creek, NC
| tv =
| score = 24–34
| attend = 6,370
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Marist
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 7–35
| attend = 1,512
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Missouri Baptist Spartans|title=Missouri Baptist}}
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 55–7
| attend = 4,771
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 9–17
| attend = 1,947
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Morehead State
| site_stadium = Jayne Stadium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| tv =
| score = 47–48
| attend = 3,583
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = Welcome Stadium
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| tv =
| score = 19–42
| attend = 1,866
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Butler
| gamename = Hoosier Helmet Trophy
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 17–3
| attend = 1,867
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 3:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Diego
| site_stadium = Torero Stadium
| site_cityst = San Diego, CA
| tv =
| score = 27–32
| attend = 1,480
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 27–13
| attend = 922
}}
}}
- Source: [http://www.valpoathletics.com/football/schedule Schedule]