SAINT LOUIS – The limelight for Week 9 in the PFL will fall squarely on Welcome Stadium in Dayton, Ohio, as nationally-ranked and PFL co-leader Presbyterian travels north for a key test against homestanding Dayton in a noon kickoff. Drake, the other PFL co-leader, heads to the northeast to meet a Marist squad that has played particularly well at home. The league's two 2-2 teams square off with St. Thomas, winners of two straight, traveling to Stetson, which has not lost a home PFL game this season. San Diego treks cross-country to meet Davidson and Morehead State, who head north to Valparaiso in the league's other two Week 9 affairs. 

This Week's Schedule

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25	Kickoff (ET)	Series History	Streak	Last Meeting
Presbyterian at Dayton	Noon	Tied, 2-2	PC, W2	Presbyterian def. Dayton 28-7 (11/2/24)
San Diego at Davidson	Noon	USD, 15-5	USD, W1	San Diego def. Davidson, 40-13 (11/2/24)
Drake at Marist	Noon	DU, 10-2	DU, W2	Drake def. Marist, 19-0 (11/2/24)
St. Thomas at Stetson	1 PM	UST, 4-0	UST, W4	St. Thomas def. Stetson 34-24 (10/5/24)
Morehead State at Valparaiso	1 PM	MSU, 25-5	MSU, W2	Morehead State def. Valparaiso 17-5 (9/28/24)

PFL Notables

• With its move to No. 16 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll, Presbyterian has reached the PFL's highest ranking in that poll since 2009. The Blue Hose also moved up to No. 19 in the Stats Perform FCS Poll, tying the league's best-ever ranking in the listing. Before this season, San Diego held the highest ranking in both polls, reaching No. 19 in the Stats Perform poll and No. 18 in the AFCA poll at the end of the 2018 season. 
• If it's possible to fly under the radar after posting a 15-1 record the past two seasons, Drake has done awfully well in avoiding the spotlight in 2025. With its shutout victory against Davidson last week, Drake has won 21 of its last 22 PFL games.
• Marist freshman safety Chase Hatton was one of 22 student-athletes named to the initial Jerry Rice Award Watch List on Wednesday. The Jerry Rice Award, presented by Stats Perform, honors the Football Championship Subdivision's Freshman Player of the Year.
• The PFL notched its seventh and eighth wins against nonconference FCS opposition in 2025 as San Diego stunned Princeton and Dayton toppled Robert Morris on the road during Week 4. The eight wins are the league's most since 2009. The league record for most wins against FCS teams in a season since 2000 is 10 set during the 2001 season. Two nonconference games remain in the regular season, with Marist traveling to Penn in Week 7 and St. Thomas facing North Dakota State in the season's final week.
• Presbyterian's victory against nationally-ranked Mercer in Week 1 was the PFL's first win against a ranked FCS opponent since 2018, when Butler defeated Youngstown State to begin the season. San Diego's victory against Southern Utah in Week 1 was the league's second against a Top 25 FCS foe. It is the first time the league has two wins against nationally-ranked opponents in the same season.
• Following a vote by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors in June, St. Thomas has officially completed the reclassification process, making it an active member of NCAA Division I and eligible to compete in NCAA championships. The Tommies will compete for the PFL automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs for the first time this season.
• Davidson senior running back Mari Adams and Drake senior linebacker Sean Allison are the PFL's representatives on the 2025 Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch Lists, respectively. Drake senior long snapper Brett Welsing joined Adams on the 2025 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Teams.
• There are currently 10 PFL alumni on NFL rosters, with seven on active 53-man rosters and three listed on reserve, injured, or practice rosters. Additionally, PFL alumni were featured on the rosters of the Canadian Football League and the United Football League during their respective 2025 seasons.