Valparaiso Beacons
FCS
Pioneer Football League · VAL
Team Vitals
-11.0
power · 2026 · #358 D1
-4.5 / -6.5
off / def (higher = better)
2–10
2025 record
119
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Wk 1 | Lawrence Tech | HOME | — |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Murray State FCS | AWAY | Murray State 60% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Indiana State FCS | AWAY | Indiana State 69% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Butler FCS | HOME | Butler 61% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Morehead State FCS | AWAY | Morehead State 64% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Drake FCS | HOME | Drake 70% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | San Diego FCS | AWAY | San Diego 77% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Presbyterian FCS | HOME | Presbyterian 73% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | Dayton FCS | AWAY | Dayton 76% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Stetson FCS | AWAY | Stetson 52% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | St. Thomas-Minnesota FCS | HOME | St. Thomas-Minnesota 72% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Butler @ | L | 20–27 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Stetson vs | W | 32–31 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | San Diego vs | L | 27–43 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Presbyterian @ | L | 14–43 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Morehead State vs | L | 13–17 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | St. Thomas-Minnesota @ | L | 17–55 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Dayton vs | L | 10–41 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Drake @ | L | 0–41 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | North Dakota @ | L | 7–58 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Western Illinois @ | L | 30–51 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Adrian vs | L | 7–10 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Virginia Lynchburg vs | W | 67–10 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 244 | 427 | -183 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 171 | 301 | -130 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 | 195 | 273 | -78 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 267 | 361 | -94 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 298 | 346 | -48 |
| 2019 | 1 | 11 | 187 | 384 | -197 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 | 290 | 392 | -102 |
| 2017 | 6 | 5 | 330 | 313 | +17 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 | 253 | 366 | -113 |
| 2015 | 2 | 9 | 245 | 432 | -187 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Long | RB | 62 | #410 | 7 | 310 rush yds · 2 TD · 6 rec |
| Ryan Ricketti | WR | 62 | #563 | 12 | 44 rec · 479 yds · 3 TD |
| Michael Mansaray | RB | 62 | #439 | 6 | 325 rush yds · 3 TD · 4 rec |
| Devin Yeats | WR | 61 | #594 | 7 | 21 rec · 222 yds · 3 TD |
| Brayden Welch | TE | 61 | #216 | 2 | 2 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD |
| Jay Melchiori | WR | 58 | #741 | 10 | 33 rec · 367 yds · 1 TD |
| Jason Salman | DB | 56 | #1090 | 1 | 1 INT |
| O.C. Nurse | DB | 56 | #1089 | 1 | 1 INT |
| Mark Johnson | DB | 55 | #1191 | 2 | 2 INT |
| Wyatt Little | DB | 55 | #1184 | 1 | 1 INT |
| Colin Hayes | TE | 55 | #340 | 7 | 11 rec · 128 yds · 2 TD |
| Dawaiian McNeely | RB | 54 | #754 | 9 | 198 rush yds · 4 TD · 2 rec |
| Nic Lendino | DB | 54 | #1253 | 3 | 3 INT |
| Donovan Dey | RB | 52 | #871 | 1 | 17 rush yds |
| Micah Mackay | WR | 52 | #1154 | 7 | 12 rec · 196 yds · 1 TD |
| Chris Gundy | WR | 51 | #1245 | 9 | 19 rec · 276 yds · 1 TD |
| Max Carter | TE | 50 | #445 | 1 | 1 rec · 18 yds |
| Antony Morris | DL | 48 | #1504 | 2 | — |
| Nathan Downey | QB | 47 | #580 | 1 | 41 pass yds · 0 INT · -16 rush yds |
| Jack Elgin | WR | 46 | #1542 | 1 | 1 rec · 2 yds |
| Michael Rumoro | RB | 43 | #1354 | 9 | 137 rush yds · 8 rec |
| Amir Simmons | RB | 40 | #1454 | 7 | 79 rush yds · 3 rec |
| David Akinbosoye | DB | 40 | #2506 | 1 | — |
| Frank Bartell | DB | 40 | #2505 | 1 | — |
| Nate Hillenburg | P | 39 | #242 | 12 | 50 punts · 39.0 yd avg |
| De'Andre Wilborn | DL | 38 | #2097 | 1 | — |
| Rowan Keefe | QB | 38 | #766 | 12 | 1,552 pass yds · 12 TD · 14 INT |
| Luke Scoma | K | 36 | #444 | 10 | 5 FG · 17 XP · 32 pts |
| Zander Lankford | P | 35 | #265 | 2 | 5 punts · 33.0 yd avg |
| Caron Tyler | QB | 33 | #852 | 7 | 400 pass yds · 2 TD · 2 INT |
| Liam Shepherd | K | 33 | #475 | 4 | 6 XP · 6 pts |
| Anthony Feltrinelli | LB | 31 | #1829 | 2 | — |
| Marcus Brown | QB | 29 | #903 | 4 | 0 INT · 63 rush yds |
| Marty O'Keeffe | WR | 22 | #2524 | 7 | 6 rec · 27 yds |
| Team | RB | 17 | #1948 | 8 | -40 rush yds |