POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team (2-3 overall, 2-1 Pioneer Football League) hosts Dayton (3-2, 1-1) in a Pioneer Football League on Saturday at Tenney Stadium. Kickoff is set for noon.
 

How to Follow

• Geoff Brault (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on ESPN3.
• Game updates will be available on Twitter via Marist Football (@Marist_FBall).

 

Last Time Out

• With three touchdowns in 3:37 late in the fourth quarter, Marist came back to defeat Stetson 45-31.
• The three touchdowns came in all three phases: a 32-yard touchdown run by Amin Woods, an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown by Clayborne Fields III, and a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown by Fields. Fields' two touchdowns came 89 seconds apart.
• It marked the first time in a PFL game that Marist scored touchdowns offensively, defensively, and on special teams in the same game.
• Fields was named PFL Co-Defensive Player of the Week and earned a helmet sticker from ESPN College Football Final.

 

Season Notes

• Marist is 2-0 on the road this season and 0-3 at Tenney Stadium.
• Marist has forced eight turnovers in its last two games.
• Marist 15-for-32 (46.9 percent) on third down conversions in its two wins, and 9-for-37 (24.3 perent) in its two losses.
• The Marist defense is holding the opposition to 8-for-32 (25 percent) on third downs in its two wins, and 23-for-48 (47.9 percent) in its three losses.
• At Stetson, Marist scored four touchdowns covering at least 60 yards. The last the Red Foxes accomplished that feat was in a 44-7 win at Valparaiso on Oct. 27, 2012, when they scored four touchdowns that covered at least 78 yards.

 

PFL History

• This is Marist's 100th PFL game. Marist is 52-47 all-time in PFL play, having joined the league in 2009. Marist is 7-11 in September, 29-18 in October, 16-17 in November, and 0-1 in December. Marist is 25-25 at home, and 27-22 on the road.
• Marist won a share of the PFL championship in 2013.

 

History vs. Dayton

• Marist is 3-9 all-time against Dayton, but has won two of the last three.
• Marist won the last meeting at Tenney Stadium, 28-17 on Sept. 29, 2018.

 

About Dayton

• Picked fourth in the PFL Preseason Poll, Dayton is 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the PFL.
• The Flyers fell 31-0 at Butler last week, which snapped a streak of 501 straight games Dayton had scored in.
• Head coach Rick Chamberlin is in 15th season at the helm, and 47th with the program as a player, assistant coach, and head coach.

 

Up Next

• Marist heads back to the road to face Butler in a PFL contest on Saturday, Oct. 22
• Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.