The 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented

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in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach

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and played their home games at Brown Field. They competed in the

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. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The Crusaders had a winning season for the first time since 2003 and had five league wins for the first time since 1961.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Montana

Duquesne

At Trinity International

At Drake

Stetson

At Campbell

Marist

Morehead State

At Jacksonville

At Butler

Dayton

References

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