POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – On Saturday, the Marist football team will face Davidson at Tenney Stadium. It's the home and Pioneer Football League openers for the Red Foxes, with kickoff slated for 1 p.m.
 

How to Follow

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

 

New Food & Drink Options

• We're happy to announce the addition of food trucks and beer & wine sales available in the stadium during the game.
• This past summer, Gourmet Dining was selected as Marist College's new dining provider.
• Gourmet is known for active partnerships with local farms, restaurants, and businesses and we look forward to featuring new food and drink options at many of our home athletic contests starting at Saturday's Marist football home opener.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist fell in its season opener at Georgetown, 49-7, on Sept. 2.
• Tristan Shannon was named Pioneer Football Special Teams Player of the Week after amassing 151 yards in kickoff returns. This was the second-highest single-game total in program history.
• Marist had its bye last week.

 

Marist in the PFL

• Marist is 54-50 all-time in PFL play, having joined the league in 2009.
• Marist is 7-11 in September, 30-20 in October, 17-18 in November, and 0-1 in December.
• Marist is 26-27 at home, and 28-23 on the road in PFL play.
• Marist has been at least .500 in PFL play four straight seasons, and eight of the last nine.
• Marist won a share of the PFL championship in 2013.

 

History vs. Davidson

• Marist is 11-1 all-time against Davidson, with nine straight wins.
• This is the first meeting between the teams since 2019.
• The last two games were decided by a total of 13 points.
• The last meeting between the teams in Poughkeepsie was won by Marist, 48-41 in double overtime. Austin Day set the program's single-game record with 440 yards passing in that contest.

 

About Davidson

• The Wildcats have represented the Pioneer Football League in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs each of the last three years.
• Davidson was picked to finish second in this year's PFL Preseason Poll.
• Three Wildcats were named Preseason All-PFL: offensive linemen Gilbert Deglau and Beck Kipperman and defensive lineman Jonathan Hammond.
• The Wildcats' two losses this season, to VMI and Barton, have been by a total of seven points.
• Head coach Scott Abell is in his sixth season at the helm, and has a record of 34-21 at Davidson.

 

Up Next

• Marist heads back to the road to take on Valparaiso for the Red Foxes' first PFL road game of the season.
• Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Eastern.