2018 Marist Red Foxes football team

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2018 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 San Diego $^		8	–	0					9	–	3
Stetson		6	–	2					8	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Dayton		5	–	3					6	–	5
Davidson		3	–	5					6	–	5
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Morehead State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Valparaiso		2	–	6					2	–	9
Jacksonville		1	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Marist Red Foxes football team represents Marist College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 27th-year head coach Jim Parady and play their home games at Leonidoff Field. They are members of the Pioneer Football League.

Previous season

The Red Foxes finished the 2017 season 4–7, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Preseason

Preseason All-PFL team

The PFL released their preseason all-PFL team on July 30, 2018, with the Red Foxes having four players selected.

Offense

Juston Christian – WR

Defense

Eddie Zinn-Turner – DL

Willie Barrett – LB

Wes Beans – DB

Preseason coaches poll

The PFL released their preseason coaches poll on July 31, 2018, with the Red Foxes predicted to finish in seventh place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	San Diego	81 (9)
2	Dayton	72 (1)
3	Drake	58
T–4	Butler	48
T–4	Valparaiso	48
6	Jacksonville	47
7	Marist	44
8	Morehead State	22
9	Stetson	19
10	Davidson	11

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Buck Buchanan Award	Willie Barrett	LB	SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown*	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		L 14-39	1,904
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at Bryant*	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI		L 27-37	3,673
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL		L 14-19	1,567
September 29	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 28-17	2,830
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia*	Wien Stadium New York City, NY	ESPN+	L 24-34	3,296
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL
October 20	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY
November 3	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA
November 17	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	11	0	21	7	39
Red Foxes	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–15	2017	MAR, 14–12

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	7	6	7	7	27
Bulldogs	7	10	6	14	37

See also: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2012	MAR, 35–10

at Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	7	0	7	14
Hatters	3	10	0	6	19

See also: 2018 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–1	2017	MAR, 38–17

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	7	10	0	17
Red Foxes	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2018 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2017	DAY, 36–17

at Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	0	14	7	3	24
Lions	0	17	14	3	34

See also: 2018 Columbia Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2017	COL, 41–17

at Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes					0
Dolphins					0

See also: 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2017	JACK, 44–37

Davidson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Red Foxes					0

See also: 2018 Davidson Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–1	2017	MAR, 31–9

at Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes					0
Eagles					0

See also: 2018 Morehead State Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	2017	MAR, 38–31

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders					0
Red Foxes					0

See also: 2018 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2017	VALPO, 49–15

at Drake

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes					0
Bulldogs					0

See also: 2018 Drake Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2017	DRAKE, 19–14

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros					0
Red Foxes					0

See also: 2018 San Diego Toreros football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–13	2017	USD, 35–7