POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team will open the 2019 season on Saturday, when the Red Foxes face Geogetown at Cooper Field in Washington, DC. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m.
 
This is the second straight season the Red Foxes have opened their season against the Hoyas. It's the seventh straight season the teams have met, and 22^nd time overall in a rivalry that dates back to 1994. Both teams were formerly members of the MAAC Football League.
 
Saturday's game will be broadcast in the Hudson Valley on Z-93 (93.3 FM) with Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (color), and Ed Weir (sideline) on the call. The broadcast goes on air at 12:15 p.m., and will also be available on iHeart Radio and the Red Fox Network.
 
The Red Foxes will next be in action on Saturday, Sept. 14, when they host Stetson in their home and Pioneer Football League openers. Kickoff is set for noon. Single-game and season tickets are available on MaristTickets.com.
 
Here is a closer look at the 2019 Marist football team:
 

Captains

• Senior OL Dan Wittekind (second season).
• Red-shirt junior LB Grant Dixon (second season).
• Senior LB Maliek Carr (first season).
• Red-shirt junior OL Luke Butera (first season).
• Red-shirt junior LB Matt Thomson (special teams captain – first season).

 

Returning Starters - Offense

• Red-Shirt Senior TE Jon Kanda
• Red-Shirt Senior WR Anthony Olivencia
• Senior OL Dan Wittekind
• Red-Shirt Junior WR Ethan Carpenter
• Red-Shirt Junior RB Darryn Jordan
• Red-Shirt Junior OL Matt McKnelly
• Red-Shirt Junior OL Jerry Prutos
• Red-Shirt Sophomore QB Austin Day

 

Returning Starters - Defense

• Red-Shirt Senior S Andrew McElroy
• Senior LB Maliek Carr
• Red-Shirt Junior LB Grant Dixon
• Red-Shirt Junior CB Ryan Webb

 

Schedule

• 11 games – six home, five road.
• First season with six home games since 2016.
• Non-league games: at Georgetown (Sept. 7), vs. Cornell (Sept. 21), vs. Dartmouth (Oct. 19).
• Red Foxes' first meeting with Cornell and Dartmouth.
• First team Marist will host two Ivy League foes in the same season.
• PFL home games: Stetson (Sept. 14), Drake (Sept. 28), Butler (Nov. 2), Jacksonville (Nov. 16).
• PFL road games: San Diego (Oct. 5), Davidson (Oct. 26), Dayton (Nov. 9), Valparaiso (Nov. 23).

 

Preseason Reading

• Marist Football Names Five Captains
• Scrimmage – Aug. 23
• Football Holds Opening Practice
• Football Reports To Preseason Camp
• Marist Football Picked Fourth In PFL Preseason Poll
• Wittekind Named Preseason All-PFL
• Butera Nominated For Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• 2019 Marist Football Yearbook