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2014 Valparaiso

3–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Pioneer Football League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠8, over 12 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Valparaiso in 2014, game by game: lost at Western Illinois 6–45; lost vs. St. Joseph’s (IN) 10–31; won at William Jewell 39–30; lost at Campbell 24–34; lost vs. Marist 7–35; lost vs. Drake 9–17; lost at Morehead State 47–48; lost at Dayton 19–42; won vs. Butler 17–3; lost at San Diego 27–32; won vs. Davidson 27–13+14−39Lost 6–45 at Western Illinois-39Western IllinoisLost 10–31 vs. St. Joseph’s (IN)-21St. Joseph’s (I…Won 39–30 at William Jewell+9William JewellLost 24–34 at Campbell-10CampbellLost 7–35 vs. Marist-28MaristLost 9–17 vs. Drake-8DrakeLost 47–48 at Morehead State-1Morehead StateLost 19–42 at Dayton-23DaytonWon 17–3 vs. Butler+14ButlerLost 27–32 at San Diego-5San DiegoWon 27–13 vs. Davidson+14Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atWestern IllinoisL 6–⁠4527%
Sep 6vsSt. Joseph’s (IN)L 10–⁠3142%
Sep 20atWilliam JewellW 39–⁠3024%
Sep 27atCampbellL 24–⁠3443%
Oct 4vsMaristL 7–⁠3542%
Oct 18vsDrakeL 9–⁠1730%
Oct 25atMorehead StateL 47–⁠4829%
Nov 1atDaytonL 19–⁠4212%
Nov 8vsButlerW 17–⁠324%
Nov 15atSan DiegoL 27–⁠329%
Nov 22vsDavidsonW 27–⁠1369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 10th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠330
Coach
—
Elo
1090 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−51.9 No. 119 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jason Miran
Defensive coordinator
Ernest Moore

2014 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville6–⁠18–⁠2
San Diego6–⁠18–⁠3
Dayton5–⁠27–⁠3
Drake5–⁠26–⁠4
Marist4–⁠34–⁠6
Stetson3–⁠45–⁠6
Campbell3–⁠44–⁠7
Morehead State3–⁠44–⁠7
Butler2–⁠54–⁠6
Valparaiso2–⁠63–⁠8
Davidson0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.