SAINT LOUIS – November is here and the PFL title race continues to intrigue with three teams tied for the league lead and two teams sitting one-game back in the standings. Week 10 action will pit two of the co-leaders against one another while the third hosts one of the teams a game back. 

The week's big action is in Indianapolis with league co-leaders St. Thomas and Butler squaring off in a series the Bulldogs have won the last two meetings, including last season's overtime thriller. Dayton, the other co-leader doesn't have an easy task with an upstart Valparaiso squad coming to Welcome Stadium. Marist is the other team within a game of the league lead and looks to snap a two-game losing streak when it hosts Morehead State. Late action includes long-time foes Drake and San Diego, both at 3-3 in the PFL, meeting in Des Moines, while Stetson heads north to meet Davidson.

This Week's Schedule

SATURDAY, NOV. 7	Kickoff	Series	Streak	Last Meeting
Morehead State at Marist	12 PM	MU, 5-4	MSU, W1	Morehead State def. Marist, 23-21 (10/18/2025)
Valparaiso at Dayton	12 PM	UD, 29-5	UD, W2	Dayton def. Valparaiso, 41-10 (10/11/2025)
St. Thomas at Butler	1 PM	UST, 3-2	BU, W2	Butler def. St. Thomas, 21-14 [OT] (10/4/2025)
San Diego at Drake	1 PM	USD, 20-13	DU, W3	Drake def. San Diego, 19-16 (10/11/2025)
Stetson at Davidson	1 PM	DC, 10-7	SU, W1	Stetson def. Davidson, 35-32 (10/4/2025)

PFL Notes

• Looking at what's left for the three co-leaders, St. Thomas has the toughest remaining schedule with its three opponents owning a 10-6 PFL record. Butler's opponents have an 8-7 PFL record and Dayton's a 7-9 league mark..
• St. Thomas quarterback Nick Peipert and Drake safety Dax Wiskur were among 30 student-athletes named to Stats Perform's 2026 Jerry Rice Award Watch List on Wednesday. Peipert leads the PFL in passing efficiency (171.7) and ranks sixth nationally, thanks to a FCS-leading 16.85 yards per completion. Wiskur ranks 2nd in the PFL in solo tackles (4.5 per game) and 13th in total tackles (6.2 per game). 
• Valparaiso senior punt returner Chris Gundy (2nd Team) and St. Thomas senior offensive lineman James Morrison (4th Team) were named to Phil Steele Magazine's 2026 FCS Mid-Season All-American Teams this week. Gundy has an FCS-best three punt-return touchdowns and is No. 2 among FCS return specialists in combined kick return yardage (597) and punt return average (23.6 yards per return). Morrison leads a Tommies line group that anchors an offense ranked No. 1 among PFL teams in team passing efficiency (150.38), fewest sacks allowed (0.57), and total offense (444.3 yards per game). 
• San Diego was the PFL preseason favorite by a narrow margin in the league's preseason coaches' poll. The Toreros received five first-place votes and 90 points. Drake was picked second with five first-place votes and 88 points. St. Thomas earned the third-place nod with 87 points, as the only team to earn a spot in the Top 3 on all 10 possible ballots. 
• Dayton, which was picked fourth in the league's preseason coaches' poll, had the PFL's representatives on the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch Lists, presented by Stats Perform. All-purpose back Gavin Lochow and defensive lineman Mirko Jaksic, both returning First Team All-Pioneer Football League selections, earned the preseason recognition. 
• Lochow and Jaksic are two of just seven returning First Team All-PFL selections. The other five returning first-teamers are San Diego running back Adam Criter, St. Thomas fullback Luke Schuler, Butler offensive lineman Charles Mackley, San Diego offensive lineman Maicah Talavou, and San Diego punter Emiliano Salazar.
• Salazar, the reigning PFL Special Teams Player of the Year, was one of 14 selections to the 2026 FCS Punter of the Year Watch List and one of 15 FCS placekickers named to the 18th annual Fred Mitchell Award Watch List.