This Week's Schedule

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4	Kickoff (ET)	Series History	Streak	Last Meeting
San Diego at Marist	Noon	USD, 15-1	USD, W1	San Diego def. Marist, 34-6 (10/19/24)
Valparaiso at Drake	1 PM	DU, 18-2	DU, W3	Drake def. Valparaiso, 27-3 (10/5/24)
Dayton at Morehead State	1 PM	DAY, 20-9	MSU, W2	Morehead State def. Dayton, 14-6 (10/26/24)
Davidson at Stetson	1 PM	DC, 9-6	DC, W6	Davidson def. Stetson, 70-48 (10/19/24)
Butler at St. Thomas	2 PM	UST, 3-1	BU, W1	Butler def. St. Thomas 36-20 (11/16/24)

PFL Noteables

• Home teams swept the slate during the opening weekend of PFL play. Can they hold serve again in Week 6? San Diego makes its longest trip of the year, traveling more than 2,500 miles to meet Marist. Meanwhile, DaytBuon has the shortest trip in the league – merely a 157 mile road trip to Morehead State. Valparaiso travels to Drake in the PFL opener for both teams, while Davidson opens its PFL slate with a trip to Stetson. Butler heads north to meet St. Thomas in an early key PFL battle.
• Presbyterian is now ranked in the Top 25 in both the Stats Perform and AFCA FCS Polls. The Blue Hose entered the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll at No. 24 this week and moved up two spots to No. 23 in the Stats Peform FCS poll. It is the first time since the end of the 2018 season a PFL program has been ranked in both polls simultaneously.
• 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. 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.
• With Davidson's win in Week 4, all of the league's five new head coaches have recorded a win in their new home this season. First, it was Drake's Joe Woodley and Valparaiso's Andy Waddle who picked up wins in their Week 1 debuts. Week 2 action saw Butler's Kevin Lynch and Stetson's Mike Jasper pick up their first victories. Davidson's Saj Thakkar joined the club in Week 4 with a home shutout win.
• 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.
• With the activation of San Diego alumnus Ross Dwelley to the Detroit active roster, there are currently 10 PFL alumni on NFL rosters, with seven on the 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.