2025 Marist Red Foxes football team

2025 Marist Red Foxes football
2025 Marist Red Foxes football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	5–7 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach	Mike Willis (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	TJ Weyl (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Horan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field

2025 Pioneer Football League standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Drake $^	7	–	1	8	–	4
Presbyterian	6	–	2	10	–	2
San Diego	6	–	2	8	–	4
St. Thomas (MN)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Dayton	5	–	3	7	–	4
Morehead State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	6
Marist	3	–	5	5	–	7
Stetson	2	–	6	3	–	9
Davidson	1	–	7	2	–	10
Valparaiso	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Marist Red Foxes football team represented Marist University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Willis, the Red Foxes played home games at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	New Haven*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 31–14	4,955
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	L 23–34	1,907
September 13	1:00 p.m.	at Wagner*	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row	W 21–10	3,167
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	FloSports	L 28–31	4,167
October 4	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 19–14	4,183
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 9–28	1,164
October 18	2:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Phil Simms Stadium Morehead, KY	ESPN+	L 21–23	8,245
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Drake	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	L 17–31	1,942
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium St. Paul, MN	Midco Sports Plus	L 0–45	2,150
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Stetson	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 41–13	983
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Davidson	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN+	W 37–10	1,148
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	L 25–29	2,911
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

New Haven

New Haven Chargers (0-0) at Marist Red Foxes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	0	7	14
Red Foxes	17	0	7	7	31

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

Date: August 29
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,955
Referee: Eric Lewis
TV announcers (ESPN+): Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), William Rosen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

MRST – Samer Layous 35-yard field goal, 10:49. Red Foxes 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 4:07.
MRST – Tristan Shannon 59-yard run (Samer Layous kick), 7:11. Red Foxes 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:35.
MRST – Connor Hulstein 17-yard pass from Sonny Mannino (Samer Layous kick), 0:18. Red Foxes 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:56.

Second quarter

NH – Evan Chieca 5-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 11:27. Red Foxes 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:44.

Third quarter

MRST – Sonny Mannino 4-yard run (Samer Layous kick), 2:42. Red Foxes 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:42.

Fourth quarter

NH – Logan Schmidt 21-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Liam Quigley kick), 11:13. Red Foxes 24–14. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:19.
MRST – Rene Barber 0-yard fumble return (Samer Layous kick), 0:44. Red Foxes 31–14.

Statistics	NH	MRST
First downs	22	17
Total yards	396	305
Rushes–yards	19–18	44–228
Passing yards	377	75
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–55–0	11–20–0
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	26:53	33:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Haven	Passing	AJ Duffy	31/55, 377 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brian Thomas	8 carries, 16 yards
	Receiving	Joshua Tracey	9 receptions, 145 yards
Marist	Passing	Sonny Mannino	11/20, 75 yards, TD
	Rushing	Sonny Mannino	21 carries, 109 yards, TD
	Receiving	Connor Hulstein	2 receptions, 27 yards, TD

Bucknell

Bucknell Bison (0-1) vs. Marist Red Foxes (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	-	-	-	-	0
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

Date: September 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), William Rosen (sideline)

Statistics	BUCK	MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bucknell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wagner

Marist Red Foxes (1-1) vs. Wagner Seahawks (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0
Seahawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Wagner College Stadium • New York City, NY

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Marc Ernay (play-by-play) and Craig D'Amico (analyst)

Statistics	MRST	WAG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Butler

Marist Red Foxes (2-1) vs. Butler Bulldogs (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	7	7	14	28
Bulldogs	7	7	3	14	31

at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 4,167
Referee: Tyler Downs
TV announcers (FloCollege): Greg Rakestraw (play-by-play) & Andrew Mild (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(1:24) BUT – Cameron Heald 6-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:23; Butler 7–0)

Second Quarter

(12:31) MRST – Matt Bonczek 40-yard fumble return, Samer Layous kick (Tied 7–7)
(4:28) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 56-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:58; Butler 14–7)

Third Quarter

(10:02) BUT – Ryan Short 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:30; Butler 17–7)
(1:40) MRST – Connor Hulstein 17-yard pass from Patrick Grusser, Samer Layous kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 2:52; Butler 17–14)

Fourth Quarter

(13:20) MRST – Devin Kennedy 27-yard pass from Sonny Mannino, Samer Layous kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:34; Marist 21–17)
(9:49) BUT – Brady Preston 1-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:25; Butler 24–21)
(3:11) MRST – Lance Martinez 35-yard pass from Sonny Mannino, Samer Layous kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:21; Marist 28–24)
(1:47) BUT – Archie Cox 48-yard pass from Reagan Andrew, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:19; Butler 31–28)

Statistics	MRST	BUT
First downs	13	15
Total yards	240	376
Rushing yards	21	225
Passing yards	219	151
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–38–1	17–27–0
Time of possession	26:22	33:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing	Sonny Mannino	23/35, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Carter James	6 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Connor Hulstein	4 receptions, 58 yards, TD
Butler	Passing	Reagan Andrew	17/27, 151 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Reagan Andrew	14 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Ethan Loss	5 receptions, 59 yards

San Diego

San Diego Toreros (3-2) vs. Marist Red Foxes (2-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	0	0	7	14
Red Foxes	6	0	6	7	19

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

Date: October 4
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Geoff Brault (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst) and William Rosen (sideline)

Statistics	USD	MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Penn

Marist Red Foxes (3-2) vs. Penn Quakers (2-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	3	0	0	6	9
Quakers	7	7	0	14	28

at Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Game attendance: 1,164
Referee: Alexander Randolph
TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play) and Joe Valerio (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(7:55) MRST – Samer Layous 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 7:05; Marist 3–0)
(4:53) PENN – Jared Richardson 21-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:02; Penn 7–3)

Second Quarter

(5:49) PENN – Liam O'Brien 21-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:47; Penn 14–3)

Third Quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth Quarter

(11:45) PENN – Jared Richardson 11-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:11; Penn 21–3)
(10:28) MRST – Santino Correa 29-yard pass from Jeremy Decaro (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:17; Penn 21–9)
(3:03) PENN – Julien Stokes 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:31; Penn 28–9)

Statistics	MRST	PENN
First downs	15	22
Total yards	250	463
Rushing yards	98	128
Passing yards	152	335
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–25–0	26–40–0
Time of possession	29:47	30:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing	Will O'Dell	14/22, 118 yards
	Rushing	Will O'Dell	9 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Reed Shumpert	6 receptions, 55 yards
Penn	Passing	Liam O'Brien	26/40, 335 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Julien Stokes	13 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jared Richardson	15 receptions, 190 yards, 2 TD

at Morehead State

Marist Red Foxes (3-3) vs. Morehead State Eagles (2-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0
Eagles	-	-	-	-	0

at Phil Simms Stadium • Morehead, KY

Date: October 18
Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jared Stacy (play-by-play) and Randy Stacy (analyst)

Statistics	MRST	MORE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Morehead State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Drake

Drake Bulldogs (4-2) vs. Marist Red Foxes (3-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

Date: October 25
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	DRKE	MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at St. Thomas (MN)

Marist Red Foxes (3-5) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (5-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0
Tommies	-	-	-	-	0

at O'Shaughnessy Stadium • Saint Paul, MN

Date: November 1
Game time: 1:00 PM CDT

Statistics	MRST	STMN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
St. Thomas (MN)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stetson

Stetson Hatters (3-6) vs. Marist Red Foxes (3-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	-	-	-	-	0
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	STET	MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stetson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Davidson

Davidson Wildcats (0-0) vs. Marist Red Foxes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0

at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY

Date: November 15
Game time: 12:00 PM EST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	DAV	MRST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Davidson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Presbyterian

Marist Red Foxes (0-0) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	-	-	-	-	0
Blue Hose	-	-	-	-	0

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

Date: November 22
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Statistics	MRST	PRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Presbyterian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2025 Football Schedule". Marist University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
^ "Marist Red Foxes 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
^ "2025 Marist Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[1] "2025 Football Schedule". Marist University Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[2] "Marist Red Foxes 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

[3] "2025 Marist Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.

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