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2015 Valparaiso

1–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Pioneer Football League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–⁠9, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Valparaiso in 2015, game by game: lost at Eastern Kentucky 10–52; lost vs. Sacred Heart 3–56; lost vs. San Diego 6–38; won at Davidson 42–35; lost at Drake 7–34; lost vs. Dayton 14–44; lost vs. Stetson 14–37; lost at Butler 21–42; lost vs. Morehead State 29–36; lost vs. Jacksonville 13–58+7−53Lost 10–52 at Eastern Kentucky-42Eastern KentuckyLost 3–56 vs. Sacred Heart-53Sacred HeartLost 6–38 vs. San Diego-32San DiegoWon 42–35 at Davidson+7DavidsonLost 7–34 at Drake-27DrakeLost 14–44 vs. Dayton-30DaytonLost 14–37 vs. Stetson-23StetsonLost 21–42 at Butler-21ButlerLost 29–36 vs. Morehead State-7Morehead StateLost 13–58 vs. Jacksonville-45Jacksonville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atEastern KentuckyL 10–⁠5220%
Sep 12vsSacred HeartL 3–⁠5627%
Sep 26vsSan DiegoL 6–⁠3829%
Oct 3atDavidsonW 42–⁠3553%
Oct 10atDrakeL 7–⁠3425%
Oct 17vsDaytonL 14–⁠4422%
Oct 24vsStetsonL 14–⁠3755%
Nov 7atButlerL 21–⁠4224%
Nov 14vsMorehead StateL 29–⁠3633%
Nov 21vsJacksonvilleL 13–⁠5810%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville 58–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠432
Coach
—
Elo
1029 −131 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−56.0 No. 120 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 214
Offensive coordinator
Jason Miran
Defensive coordinator
Ernest Moore

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Jalin LeAndre CB★★★No. 1993

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.803

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dayton7–⁠110–⁠2
San Diego7–⁠19–⁠2
Jacksonville6–⁠29–⁠2
Morehead State6–⁠26–⁠4
Butler4–⁠45–⁠5
Drake4–⁠45–⁠6
Marist4–⁠45–⁠6
Campbell3–⁠55–⁠6
Stetson1–⁠73–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠9
Valparaiso1–⁠71–⁠9

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