Pioneer Marist

Record4-5through 9 games
Nextvs Morehead StateSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET

The rest of the season

One real test left: Butler 20%

Win out 15% · expect 1.9 of 3 more wins

Marist's chance to win each game left, from our model: Morehead State 86%, Butler 20%, Davidson 85%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Sonny Mannino 1,966 · Rushing Isaiah Simmons 610 · Receiving Zach Garmont 481 All player stats

The model#76 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Marist · 2026 schedule and results4-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 43% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 28@New HavenL 21-22Marist lost 21-22 at New Haven. Chance to win started at 34%, low 8%, high 81%.0-10-0Pass Mannino 70 · Rush Decaro 44 · Rec Taylor 42
1Sep 4Franklin PierceW 27-18Marist won 27-18 vs Franklin Pierce. Chance to win started at 58%, low 48%, high better than 99%.1-10-0Pass Mannino 203 · Rush Mannino 110 · Rec Garmont 64
2Sep 12@LafayetteL 9-13Marist lost 9-13 at Lafayette. Chance to win started at 11%, low 1%, high 44%.1-20-0Pass Mannino 291 · Rush Simmons 28 · Rec Taylor 90
3Bye week
4Sep 26PresbyterianW 42-7Marist won 42-7 vs Presbyterian. Chance to win started at 80%, low 80%, high better than 99%.2-21-0Pass Mannino 198 · Rush Mannino 63 · Rec Shumpert 68
5Oct 3@StetsonW 28-14Marist won 28-14 at Stetson. Chance to win started at 76%, low 50%, high better than 99%.3-22-0Pass Mannino 210 · Rush Simmons 85 · Rec Martinez 71
6Oct 9ColumbiaL 28-413-32-0Pass Mannino 321 · Rush Simmons 76 · Rec Shumpert 105
7Oct 17@DrakeW 27-22Marist won 27-22 at Drake. Chance to win started at 30%, low 9%, high 88%.4-33-0Pass Mannino 215 · Rush Simmons 108 · Rec Garmont 156
8Oct 24St. Thomas (MN)L 13-35Marist lost 13-35 vs St. Thomas (MN). Chance to win started at 52%, low under 1%, high 67%.4-43-1Pass Mannino 193 · Rush Simmons 41 · Rec Taylor 91
9Oct 31@San DiegoL 40-41Marist lost 40-41 at San Diego. Chance to win started at 34%, low under 1%, high 67%.4-53-2Pass Mannino 265 · Rush Simmons 182 · Rec Taylor 124
10Nov 7Morehead State12 pm ET86% to win
11Nov 14Butler12 pm ET20% to win
12Nov 21@Davidson1 pm ET85% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Marist, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31@San DiegoL 40-41———+0.31944.6%1.53One-score loss
Oct 24St. Thomas (MN)L 13-35———−0.28738.2%1.28Season-low EPA/play
Oct 17@DrakeW 27-22———+0.24552.5%1.11One-score win
Oct 9ColumbiaL 28-41———+0.06744.6%1.43Defense's roughest night
Oct 3@StetsonW 28-14———+0.11933.9%1.44
Sep 26PresbyterianW 42-7———+0.22052.6%0.98Best defensive stand
Sep 12@LafayetteL 9-13———−0.02835.2%1.51One-score loss
Sep 4Franklin PierceW 27-18———+0.37754.1%1.19Season-high EPA/play
Aug 28@New HavenL 21-22———−0.10319.1%1.55Most explosive
Season average (9 games)——+0.10341.6%1.34

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Morehead Statevs Morehead State · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Marist has won two of its last five.

4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6

Range of outcomes · Marist · 2026

Marist’s most common regular-season record in our model is 6-6. Most outcomes (98%) land from 5-7 to 7-5.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

4 wins 2%; 5 wins 20%; 6 wins 64%; 7 wins 15%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor4-8Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base5-7Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling7-5Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 50 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-5

Game feel50rock fightscombined pts / game10th highest-scoring of 11 in the Pioneer
Heart rate1-3white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 9)2nd most one-score games of 11 in the Pioneer
Margin+2.4competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 11 in the Pioneer
Big plays1.34highlight reelexplosiveness (IsoPPP)2nd most explosive of 11 in the Pioneer
Home crowd1,991avg attendance10th biggest crowds of 11 in the Pioneer

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among Pioneer teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Marist is 4-5 and hosts Morehead State next.

2026 Record4-5
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Marist is 4-5 and hosts Morehead State next.

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