POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist Athletics Department has released the 2021 football schedule. The Red Foxes will play a total of 11 games, with five taking place at Tenney Stadium.
Marist will play eight games against Pioneer Football League opponents, and three non-league games. This schedule includes two first-time opponents.
Here is a closer look at the 2021 slate:
- Marist has faced Georgetown more than any other opponent on this year's schedule (23rd meeting).
- Third straight season the Red Foxes' season opener will be against the Hoyas.
- Fourth all-time meeting between the teams.
- Marist last faced Columbia in 2018.
- Home Opener
- Fourth all-time meeting between the teams.
- Bryant's first trip to Marist since 2008.
- PFL Opener
- Marist leads the all-time series, 9-1.
- Three of the last four meetings have been decided by seven points or less.
- Marist leads the all-time series, 5-2.
- 12th all-time meeting between the teams.
- Morehead State's first trip to Poughkeepsie since 2017.
- Marist leads the all-time series, 4-2.
- St. Thomas will be playing its first PFL season in 2021.
- First meeting between the teams.
- Ninth meeting between the teams.
- First meeting between the teams.
- Presbyterian played a PFL schedule for the first time this spring.
- Regular-season finale
- Marist leads the all-time series, 4-1.
Game times will be released at a later date.
Marist joined the PFL in 2009. The Red Foxes won a share of the league title in 2013. Two Marist football players, Terrence Fede and Jason Myers, have appeared in NFL games. Myers, the placekicker for the Seattle Seahawks, completed his sixth NFL season in 2020.
