POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team returns to action on Saturday night. Coming off their bye week, the Red Foxes (0-1) host Columbia (0-0) at Tenney Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
 

How to Follow

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

 

Special Ceremonies

• The Red Foxes will continue to honor the memory of Mike Malet, the program's head coach from 1978-88, who passed away on May 27.
• Members of the Malet family will be present for the coin toss, as well as a special ceremony following the conclusion of the first quarter.

Last Time Out

• Marist fell to Georgetown, 43-12, in its season opener on Sept. 3.
• Dominic Dutton had two tackles for loss and a fumble recovery, and Teddy Wright had a team-best 11 stops.
• Brock Bagozzi threw for 154 yards and a touchdown, a 43-yard pass to Brandon Lombana.

 

About Columbia

• Coming off a 7-3 record in 2021, the Lions were picked to finish fifth in the Ivy League Preseason Poll.
• Columbia returns eight offensive starters, including 2021 Ivy League Rookie of the Year Joe Green at quarterback, and four defensive starters.
• Head coach Al Bagnoli is the FCS active leader with 268 career wins.

 

History vs. Columbia

• Marist is 0-5 against Columbia all-time.
• This is the Lions' second trip to Tenney Stadium, and first since 2017.
• Marist is looking for its first win against an Ivy League opponent in program history.

 

News & Notes

• This is the first time Marist is starting a season with back-to-back home games since 2016.
• Since opening in 2007, Tenney Stadium has had 14 crowds of over 3,000 and three over 4,000. Two of the three largest crowds have been night games.

 

Up Next

• Marist opens Pioneer Football League play with its first road game of the season at Drake.
• The Red Foxes face the Bulldogs in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern.