The 2012 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University (Valpo) is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Lutheran university with about 3,000 students from over 50 countries on a campus of . Originally named Valparaiso Male and Female College, Valparaiso Universit ...
in the
2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach
Dale Carlson
Dale Carlson is an American football coach and former college player. He served as the head football coach at Lakeland College—now known as Lakeland University—in Plymouth, Wisconsin, from 1987 to 1989, Taylor University from 1990 to 1993, T ...
and played their home games at
Brown Field. They are a member of the
Pioneer Football League
The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. It has member ...
. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in ninth place.
Schedule
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Awards
* #22 Alex Grask S JR: Team's Most Valuable Player, Academic All PFL
* #49 Jake Hutson RB RSFR: Team's Offensive Player of the Year, PFL Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches, All PFL Honorable Mention (Coaches), PFL Freshman of the Year (College Sports Madness, All PFL 2nd Team (College Sports Madness)
* #88 Greg Wood P SR: Team's Special Team Player of the Year, All PFL 1st Team ( Coaches), All PFL 1st Team (College Sports Madness)
* #71 Sam Manternach OL FR: Team's Offensive Rookie of the Year
* #60 John Guilford DL FR: Team's Defensive Rookie of the Year, All PFL Honorable Mention
* #3 Erik Slenk WR SR: Crusader Special Team Effort Award
* #89 Austin Etzler WR FR: Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year
* #36 Tevin Johnson LB FR: Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year
* #83 Mike Gerton TE SR: Richard P. Koenig Award
* #38 Chris Howard DL RSSR: Joe Sever Trophy
* #75 Stuart Barkley OL SO: All PFL Honorable Mention (Coaches, Academic All PFL
* #35 Cody Gokan LB RSSR: All PFL Honorable Mention (Coaches)
* #24 Pat Derbak LB JR: All PFL Honorable Mention (Coaches, All PFL 3rd Team (College Sports Madness)
* #57 Bill Bodzianowski OL RSJR: All PFL 3rd Team (College Sports Madness)
* #70 Matt Scroll OL SR: Academic All PFL
References
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The Valparaiso Beacons football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Valparaiso University located in the U.S. state of Indiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of ...