POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University football team hosts Pioneer Football League foe Drake on Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon at Tenney Stadium.
 

How To Follow

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

 

National Recognition

• Chase Hatton was named to the Watch List for the Jerry Rice Award. Hatton has earned Honorable Mention for Stats Perform FCS Freshman of the Week twice, following Marist's wins against New Haven and Wagner.
• Nate Furrow (Defensive Player of the Week) and Jeremy DeCaro (Freshman of the Week) both earned Honorable Mention from Stats Perform following Marist's win at San Diego. Furrow had five TFLs and three sacks, while DeCaro amassed 140 all-purpose yards.
• Nate Robinson Jr. was named Stats Perform FCS Defensive Player of the Week after a 10-tackle, two-interception performance at Wagner.
• Ethan Yuska earned Honorable Mention for Stats Perform FCS Special Teams Player of the Week after averaging 45.8 yards on five punts at Butler.
• Chris Leonardo was a national semifinalist for this year's Campbell Trophy.

 

Fourth Down

• Marist is tied for ninth in the FCS in fourth downs converted (12), and is tied for first in fourth down attempts (27).
• Marist is tied for the FCS lead with 14 fourth down stops on defense.
• Marist ranks second in the FCS in fourth-down conversion percentage (22.2%, 4-for-18). Drake is first (10%, 1-for-10).

 

Defense Does It

• Nate Robinson Jr. leads the FCS in passes defensed per game (2.0) and pass break-ups (11), and he is tied for seventh in total interceptions (three). Robinson's four PBUs vs. San Diego were the most by a Red Fox in a game since 2018 (Ryan Webb). His 14 passes defensed this season are the most in the program in a season since 2002 (Ike Ibeh, Aubrey Bennett).
• As a team, Marist is fourth in Red Zone defense (scores by opponent on 65% of trips), tied for sixth in turnovers forced (14), tied for 10th in the FCS in interceptions (eight), and tied for 11th in turnover margin (+0.86 per game).

 

Offensive Production

• Among FCS tight ends, Connor Hulstein ranks fourth in receiving touchdowns (four), fourth in receiving yards (307), and seventh in receptions (22).
• Marist has committed just eight turnovers in seven games this season.

 

Marist in the PFL

• This season, Marist's three PFL games have been decided by a total of 10 points. All have been one-score games.
• Marist last played three straight one-score PFL games in 2015, and the Red Foxes have never played four straight one-score PFL games since joining the league in 2009.
• Marist's record for one-score PFL games in a season is five, set in 2021 and 2015.
• Marist is 60-63 all-time in PFL play, having joined the league in 2009. Marist is 9-14 in September, 33-26 in October, 18-22 in November, and 0-1 in December.
• Marist is 29-33 at home, and 31-30 on the road in PFL play.

 

Series vs. Drake

• Drake leads the series, 10-2. The teams have split the last four meetings.
• Six of the last nine meetings have been one-score games.
• The winning team has scored under 20 points in five of the last seven games.

 

About Drake

• The Bulldogs have won 21 of their last 22 PFL contests. In this stretch, Drake has 13 one-score wins and four shutouts.
• The Bulldogs have qualified for the FCS playoffs each of the last two seasons.
• Drake is the only team in the FCS to score on every trip to the opponents' Red Zone this season (19 trips - 13 touchdowns, six field goals).
• Drake was picked to finish second in this year's PFL Preseason Poll.
• Head coach Joe Woodley is in his first season.

 

Up Next

• Marist heads back to the road to face St. Thomas on Saturday, Nov. 1.
• Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Eastern.