NCAA FCS Pioneer

Marist football predictions & picks

Pioneer

2026 record: 5-5
Pioneer: 4th
PPG: 24.9
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 28–41 vs Columbia · Fri, Oct 9 Won 27–22 at Drake · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 13–35 vs St. Thomas · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 40–41 at San Diego · Sat, Oct 31 Won 14–13 vs Morehead State · Sat, Nov 7

Marist next game

Wk 11

Marist vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Butler

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Marist 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Aug 28Aug 28 @New Haven New Haven L21–22 —

Wk 1Fri, Sep 4Sep 4 vsFranklin Pierce F. Pierce W27–18 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Lafayette Lafayette L9–13 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Presbyterian Presbyterian W42–7 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Stetson Stetson W28–14 —

Wk 6Fri, Oct 9Oct 9 vs Columbia Columbia L28–41 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Drake Drake W27–22 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs St. Thomas St Thomas L13–35 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @San Diego San Diego L40–41 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Morehead State Morehead St W14–13 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Butler Butler 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Davidson Davidson 12:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Marist team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 24.9/ game 59th

Total yards 356.4/ game 58th

Passing yards 205.4/ game 67th

Rushing yards 151.0/ game 64th

Third-down conversions 43.2% 28th

Giveaways 1.2/ game 37th

Time of possession 30:06 56th

Defense

Points allowed 22.6/ game 30th

Yards allowed 359.6/ game 54th

Passing yards allowed 243.9/ game 100th

Rushing yards allowed 115.7/ game 18th

Takeaways 1.3/ game 67th

Penalties 6.2/ game 66th

Marist leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Sonny Mannino 2,016yds 12 TD · 4 INT · 56.9% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Isaiah Simmons 669yds 4 TD · 5.2 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Zach Garmont 497yds 34 catches · 3 TD · 10 games

Tackles Jace Williamson 76 10 games

Sacks Naheem Ridore 3 10 games

Interceptions Wayne Adair 5 10 games

Pioneer standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Dayton Dayton 810 8-1 .889 299194 +105 W5

2 Butler Butler 820 8-2 .800 334196 +138 W3

3 St. Thomas St Thomas 720 7-2 .778 323210 +113 L1

4 Marist Marist 550 5-5 .500 249226 +23 W1

5 San Diego San Diego 550 5-5 .500 313355 −42 W2

6 Valparaiso Valparaiso 450 4-5 .444 236204 +32 L1

7 Davidson Davidson 460 4-6 .400 231349 −118 W1

8 Presbyterian Presbyterian 350 3-5 .375 173314 −141 L2

9 Drake Drake 370 3-7 .300 258349 −91 L1

10 Morehead State Morehead St 280 2-8 .200 272405 −133 L2

11 Stetson Stetson 190 1-9 .100 234422 −188 L8

Marist FAQ

Who does Marist play next?

Next up for Marist: home against Butler, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Marist’s record this season?

Marist is 5-5, 4th in the Pioneer.

Who leads Marist in passing yards?

Sonny Mannino, with 2,016 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (12 TD · 4 INT · 56.9% comp. · 10 games).

Pioneer rivals

All teams

Butler Davidson Dayton Drake Morehead State Presbyterian San Diego St. Thomas Stetson Valparaiso

Marist this week

Marist is 5-5, 4-2 in Pioneer play. Its last game was a 14–13 win over Morehead State at home on November 7. Its offense averages 24.9 points a game (59th in FCS), and its defense allows 22.6 (30th).

Next up, Marist hosts Butler on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.