SAINT LOUIS – All 11 PFL teams are in action during Week 7 with five conference games on the slate. Marist kicks off the week's action with a nonconference tilt at Ivy League foe Penn in the first meeting between the teams. Saturday's PFL action is highlighted by nationally-ranked Presbyterian traveling to Butler in an early meeting of championship contenders. Dayton, another of the four PFL unbeatens, is on the road at Valparaiso. Drake, which opened PFL play with a win last week, travels to San Diego. Stetson, fresh off its first PFL win since 2023, looks for a winning streak when it hosts Morehead State. St. Thomas travels to Davidson in a game where both teams are seeking their first PFL victory. 

This Week's Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10	Kickoff (ET)	Series History	Streak	Last Meeting
Marist at Penn	7 PM	1st Meeting
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11	Kickoff (ET)	Series History	Streak	Last Meeting
Presbyterian at Butler	1 PM	Tied, 1-1	PC, W1	Presbyterian def. Butler, 30-27 (11/23/24)
St. Thomas at Davidson	1 PM	Tied, 1-1	UST, W1	St. Thomas def. Davidson, 27-16 (10/8/22)
Morehead State at Stetson	1 PM	Tied, 4-4	SU, W1	Stetson def. Morehead State, 38-26 (9/24/22)
Dayton at Valparaiso	2 PM	UD, 28-5	UD, W1	Dayton def. Valparaiso, 26-14 (11/16/24)
Drake at San Diego	5 PM	USD, 20-12	DU, W2	Drake def. San Diego, 30-28 (9/28/24)

PFL Notables

• Presbyterian is now ranked in the Top 25 in both the Stats Perform and AFCA FCS Polls. The Blue Hose moved up one spot to No. 23 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll this week and dropped one spot to No. 24 in the Stats Perform FCS poll. It is the second straight week the Blue Hose have been ranked in both polls. 
• 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. However, with its shutout victory of Valparaiso to open its 2025 season, Drake has won 19 of its last 20 PFL games
• Stetson ended a 13-game PFL losing streak and a six-game losing streak to Davidson with its win last week. Previously, the Hatters' last PFL victory was a 28-24 win against Presbyterian on Oct. 7, 2023. It was the first time they defeated the Wildcats since Oct. 20, 2018. 
• 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.