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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Marist

5-7 2025 final

Marist is the Hudson Valley college that won one Pioneer League title and competes year to year with realistic ambitions — the program that accepts its tier and plays within it.

The Red Foxes hold the line.

Record
5-7
win% .416
FCS Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

Marist is the Hudson Valley college that won one Pioneer League title and competes year to year with realistic ambitions — the program that accepts its tier and plays within it.

Title DroughtSince 2013 · 12 yrs

Marist went 5–7 (3–5 PFL) in 2025 under Mike Willis in his second year — a down season that reflects the program's mid-tier position. Willis, hired in 2024, is still building the roster and culture. The 5–7 finish is one of the pr…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Marist

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Red Foxes hold the line.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Marist" — Marist fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Marist

Winning record

The baseline expectation.

Conference title

The annual recruiting proof point.

Playoff bid (24-team bracket)

Conference qualifier or at-large.

Championship gameLocked

Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.

Marist · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor3-9Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
base5-7Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
ceiling8-4Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

FCS Program Prestige · Marist

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Marist · low confidence

Growing (53)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 5-7 (42% win rate)53

Home-Field Advantage · Marist · 2018-present

Above-Average

33% home win rate vs 35% on the road. margin runs +5.8 better at home.

Home9-18Away10-18
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cooling

Two of five. Schedule has caught up.

Streak L1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6

Pioneer Standing · 2025

8th in the Pioneer

Marist is 8th of 11 in the Pioneer at 5-7. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Presbyterian10-2
2Drake8-4
3San Diego8-4
4Dayton7-4
5St. Thomas (MN)7-5
6Butler6-6
7Morehead State6-6
8Marist5-7
9Stetson3-9
10Davidson2-10
11Valparaiso2-10

Schedule Strength · Marist · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 50% across 12 finalized games. No top-25 opponents, but mid-tier slate kept the schedule honest.

Opp Win %0.508
Top-250
Top-100

Moment of the Year · Marist · 2025

Won 31-14 vs New Haven

Week 1 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Marist

2025: Lost 28-31 at Butler

In 2025, the program lost 28-31 at Butler — a close road result, 3 points either way.

Go Red Foxes.