POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team (0-2 overall, 0-1 Pioneer Football League) will play its first PFL road game of the season on Saturday at Valparaiso (0-2, 0-0). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Eastern.
 

How to Follow

• Geoff Brault will have the call on the Red Fox Network. The pregame show will begin at 12:45 p.m. EDT.
• The game will be shown on ESPN+ with Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Tom Byrne (analyst) on the call.
• Game updates will be available on X via Marist Football (@Marist_FBall).

 

Season Superlatives

• Tristan Shannon's 151 kickoff return yards at Georgetown are the second-highest single-game total in program history. Shannon also exceeded 100 yards in kickoff returns (113) vs. Davidson. Shannon is second in the FCS in total return yardage, seventh in all-purpose yards per game, and 21st in kickoff return average.
• Camron Ball's 14 tackles against Davidson were the most by a Red Fox since Mike Arrington and Jayden Johnson each had 14 against Stetson and Morehead State, respectively, in the 2021 season.
• Matt Stianche's 161 receiving yards against Davidson were the most by a Red Fox since 2018, when the Red Foxes had three 200-yard receiving performances (two by Juston Christian, one by Anthony Olivencia). His 68-yard touchdown reception against Davidson was Marist's longest passing play since Austin Day's 73-yard touchdown pass to Joe Petro on Nov. 9, 2019.
• Stianche ranks fourth in the FCS in yards per reception (27.0).
• Marist ranks 11th in the FCS in kickoff return defense (13.83 yards per return) and 31st in kickoff return average (22.54).

 

Marist in the PFL

• Marist is 54-51 all-time in PFL play, having joined the league in 2009. Marist is 7-12 in September, 30-20 in October, 17-18 in November, and 0-1 in December.
• Marist is 26-28 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. Valparaiso

• Marist is 9-2 against Valparaiso all-time, including a 5-1 road mark.
• The road team has won the last three games in the series.
• Marist won the first six meetings, and is 3-2 in the last five.

 

About Valparaiso

• The Beacons enter the contest with a pair of non-conference losses, and had a bye last week.
• Valparaiso faced nationally-ranked Youngstown State in its season opener.
• Two Beacons (wide receiver Solomon Davis, tight end Evan Jernegan) were named Preseason All-PFL.
• Valparaiso was picked to finish sixth in the Preseason Coaches' Poll, one spot ahead of Marist.
• Head coach Landon Fox is in his fifth season leading the program.

 

Up Next

• Marist returns home to face Stetson on Saturday, Sept. 30.
• The game is part of Family Weekend at Marist, and kickoff is set for noon.