Valparaiso Beacons
Pioneer
5-7 (4-4 conf)
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -44.6
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 12
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 5–7
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsIndiana Wesleyan | FCS | 20-17 | +3 | W |
| 2 | @Illinois State | FCS | 21-28 | -7 | L |
| 3 | @Dartmouth | FCS | 13-35 | -22 | L |
| 4 | vsSan Diego | FCS | 28-21 | +7 | W |
| 6 | @Presbyterian | FCS | 41-21 | +20 | W |
| 7 | vsButler | FCS | 25-26 | -1 | L |
| 8 | @Morehead State | FCS | 40-35 | +5 | W |
| 9 | @Dayton | FCS | 24-31 | -7 | L |
| 10 | vsSt. Thomas (MN) | FCS | 7-34 | -27 | L |
| 11 | @Marist | FCS | 45-24 | +21 | W |
| 12 | vsDrake | FCS | 0-24 | -24 | L |
| 14 | @New Mexico State | -15.4 | 3-65 | -62 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2022 · 45
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Michael Appel Jr. | SR | 6'4" | 225 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Michael Appel Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Jeffrey Jackson | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Aaron Dawson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Jeffery Vercher | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Barret Labus | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Jahni Clarke | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Ryan Mann | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Solomon Davis | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Braden Contreras | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Matt Ross | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Charlie Maxwell | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Dominic Grguric | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Josh Becton | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Cam Livingston | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Jordan Bingham | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Matt Martin | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Evan Jernegan | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Jake Vickers | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Dawson Pierson | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Alex Conlin | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Brett Gray | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Niko Paic | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Sam Hafner | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Kevin Spelman | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Kurt Kessen | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Christian Hilton | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Logan Chastain | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Mason Kaplan | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Ben Hines | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Jake Birmingham | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Hunter Nabers | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Colin Graves | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Kohlton Sherman | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Max Franco | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Austin Chilton | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Jadarius Horton | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Tyler Days | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Marvin Rushing | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Keyon Turner | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Caleb Rao | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Anthony Sciarroni | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Garner Jones | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Evan Matthes | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Brian Bartholomew | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
22.3
PPG Against
30.1
Differential
-7.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 2-3
- Away
- 3-4
- Conference
- 4-4
- Non-Conference
- 1-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- -7.8
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-3 | 16.0 | 24.4 |
| Away | 3-4 | 26.7 | 34.1 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 4-4 | 26.3 | 27.0 |
| Non-conference | 1-3 | 14.3 | 36.3 |
Season History · last 11
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-10 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-7 | 2-5 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1-11 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2-9 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 4-7 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-4 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2022 · 10 w/ line
| Straight up | 4-7 |
| ATS | 5-550% |
| Over / Under | 6-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-2 |
| As underdog | 2-3 |
| Home | 1-3 |
| Away | 4-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #206 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★1 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #214 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #225
Talent composite11.8 #225 / 233
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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