The 2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented Valparaiso University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Landon Fox, the Crusaders compiled an overall record of 1âÂÂ11 with a mark of 1âÂÂ7 in conference play, tying for ninth place at the bottom of the PFL standings. The team played home games at Brown Field in Valparaiso, Indiana. 2019 was the program's centennial season.
The Pioneer League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019. The Crusaders were picked to finish tied for ninth place.
The Crusaders had two players selected to the preseason allâÂÂPFL teams.
Defense
First team
Drew Snouffer â LB
Special teams
Second team
Bailey Gessinger â RS