The 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders football team represented

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in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Dale Carlson and played their home games at Brown Field. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 1–10, 1–7 in PFL play to finish in a tie for ninth place. Assistant coach

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was promoted to interim head coach for the final game of the season when head coach Carlson was fired. At the end of the season, Dave Cecchini was hired as a full-time replacement.

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