Marist Red Foxes football
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| First season | 1978 | ||
| Athletic director | Tim Murray | ||
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Jim Parady 25th year, 127–129–1 (.496) |
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| Stadium | Leonidoff Field | ||
| Seating capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Field surface | Field Turf | ||
| Location | Poughkeepsie, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Pioneer Football League | ||
| All-time record | 226–231–6 (.495) | ||
| Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
| Conference titles | 4 (1994, 2006, 2007, 2013) | ||
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| Colors | Red and White |
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| Fight song | Marist Fight Song | ||
| Mascot | Shooter | ||
| Marching band | Marist Band | ||
| Website | GoRedFoxes.com | ||
The Marist Red Foxes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Marist College located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Pioneer Football League. Marist's first football team was fielded in 1978. The team plays its home games at the 5,000 seat Leonidoff Field in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Red Foxes are coached by Jim Parady.
Marist College Football traces its roots back to 1965, when the first team, then a club, posted a 3-3 record under coach Ron Levine. The program would soon become one of the most powerful club programs in the country advancing to two National Title Games (1970 and 1972) while competing in the Eastern Collegiate Club Football League. After 13 seasons of numerous All-America selections and conference crowns, the program was elevated to varsity status in 1978 at the Division III level. The first varsity win was a 14-9 decision over Manhattan College in 1978. The Red Foxes played at the Division III level for the next 15 years, as members of the Metropolitan Conference, the ACFC, and the Liberty Conference. Mike Malet was the first coach of the varsity Red Foxes, holding that position from 1978-88.
In 1993 football moved up to Division I-AA and in 1994 became the first Marist athletic team to become a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
The Red Foxes broke into the national spotlight in 1997 by setting national records. The Marist defense set a pair of I-AA records in the fall of 1997, breaking the opponent rushing yards per game and fewest yards allowed per rush marks, that had been held by Florida A&M University. The Red Foxes allowed just 39.8 rush yards a game, eclipsing the 1978 record of 45.4 yards per game. The stingy Marist defense also allowed just 1.2 yards per rush, which snapped the Rattlers 1984 national record of 1.3 yards a carry.
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