2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team explained
The 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dale Carlson and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1]
Assistant coach Mike Gravier was promoted to interim head coach for the final game of the season when head coach Carlson was fired.[2] At the end of the season, Dave Cecchini was hired as a full-time replacement.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Valparaiso Crusaders (clubhouse). ESPN. January 5, 2014.
- Web site: Valparaiso fires football coach after 3-40 record. The Sporting News. November 10, 2013. Dan. Barker. January 4, 2014. January 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040127/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2013-11-10/valparaiso-fires-coach-dale-carlson-fired-crusaders-record-butler-football-dayton-mike-gravier. dead.
- Web site: New coach Dave Cecchini eager to help Crusaders turn the corner. January 5, 2014. December 11, 2013. Paul. Oren. Northwest Indiana Times.