POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University football team (3-3 overall, 2-0 Pioneer Football League) heads to Des Moines, Iowa to face Drake (2-4, 2-1) on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Eastern.
 

How to Follow

• Geoff Brault (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network. The pre-game show will start at 12:45 p.m. Eastern.
• In-game updates will be available on X via Marist Football (@Marist_FBall).
• Michael Admire (play-by-play) and Justin Surrency (analyst) will have the call on ESPN+.

 

Our Leaders

• Marist has three season-long captains: graduate QB Sonny Mannino, senior LB Kade Werner, and senior RB Lincoln Cardillo.
• Mannino is a captain for the second straight year, while Werner and Cardillo are both first-time captains.
• Game captains this season have included Nate Furrow (Franklin Pierce), Chase Hatton (Lafayette), Brandon Furey (Presbyterian), Braylen Ricks (Stetson), and Joey Patierno (Columbia).

 

Block That Kick

• Entering this week, Marist is in sole possession of first place in all of Division I in total blocked kicks (seven) and blocked punts (four).
• Marist has blocked a kick in every game this season. Dylan Gilmore blocked a punt at New Haven that was recovered for a touchdown by Zach Garmont. Braylen Ricks blocked PATs vs. Franklin Pierce and Columbia. Jayden Taylor blocked a punt at Lafayette. Against Presbyterian, Jared Bernabei blocked a punt that was returned by Jayden Taylor for a touchdown, and Niles Riding blocked a punt. Naheem Ridore blocked a field goal at Stetson.
• Braylen Ricks is tied for the lead in all of Division I with two blocked kicks.
• In its last 20 games, dating back to the second-to-last game of the 2024 season, Marist has scored five special teams touchdowns (two blocked punts, one punt return, one muffed punt recovery, one kickoff return).

 

Top 10 List

• Marist ranks tied for fifth in the FCS in fewest interceptions thrown with two. The Red Foxes have not had a pass intercepted in four consecutive games.
• Marist is sixth in the FCS in rushing defense (98.8 yards allowed per game). The Red Foxes allowed minus-1 rushing yards at Stetson on Oct. 3. The last time Marist had held an opponent to negative rushing yards prior to that was September 6, 2002, when Sacred Heart had minus-14.

 

Broken Up

• Tyrell Powell is tied for seventh in the FCS with 1.5 passes defensed per game (nine break-ups in six games). Powell has a pass break-up in every game this season.
• Marist's 10 pass break-ups at Lafayette were its most since having 10 against Jacksonville on Sept. 26, 2015. Tyrell Powell and Chase Hatton each had a career-high three break-ups at Lafayette.

 

Marist's PFL History

• Marist is 63-66 all-time in PFL play, having joined the league in 2009. Marist is 10-14 in September, 33-27 in October, 20-24 in November, and 0-1 in December.
• Marist is 31-34 at home, and 31-32 on the road in PFL play.
• Marist won a share of the PFL championship in 2013.
• This season, Marist has started 2-0 in the PFL for the first time since 2021.
• This is the fourth time in Marist's 17 years in the PFL with a 2-0 league start.
• A win would give Marist its third 3-0 start in PFL history. This was last accomplished in 2021 and first accomplished in 2016.
• Marist's highest total of consecutive wins to start PFL play is four, which occurred in 2016.

 

About Drake

• The Bulldogs are coming off a 21-13 loss at Valparaiso last Saturday, which followed back-to-back league wins over Davidson and Dayton.
• Drake has won the last three PFL championships, and was picked to finish second this season.
• Head coach Matt Walker is in his first season.

 

History

• Marist is 2-11 all-time against Drake, with a 1-5 road record.
• The Red Foxes' only victory in Des Moines came in 2022. The only Red Fox who appeared in that game who is on this year's roster is DL Sean Coverdale.
• The only Red Foxes on the 2022 roster who are on this year's roster are Coverdale, QB Sonny Mannino, OL Brandon Furey, and DL Jalen Carpenter.
• In Marist's 2022 victory at Drake, QB Brock Bagozzi ran for a touchdown, threw a touchdown pass, and caught a touchdown. No Red Fox has accomplished that feat since.
• Drake has won the last three meetings.

 

Up Next

• Marist hosts St. Thomas on Saturday, Oct. 24 as part of Homecoming & Reunion Weekend.
• Kickoff is set for noon.