BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Week 8 of the Division II college football season features MEC-leading Frostburg State on the road against Wheeling. The Bobcats, at 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the MEC, are the only league team with four conference wins after knocking off Charleston in the capital city of West Virginia last Saturday. Frostburg State ended UC's 15-game conference winning streak and are the team with the most points outside of the AFCA Top 25 poll. The winner of Frostburg-Wheeling will sit at the top of the MEC standings entering the regular season's final month.
Another marquee matchup will be Charleston at Fairmont State, the two teams that occupied the top two spots in the MEC preseason coaches poll. UC is the defending MEC champion and the Falcons have reeled off consecutive wins.
Overall, four teams have one conference loss: Frostburg State, Charleston, Glenville State, and Wheeling, which means the race for the regular season title is heating up on the final October football Saturday of the 2025 season.
Week 8 Matchups
Saturday, Oct. 25
Charleston (4-3, 3-1 MEC) at Fairmont State (4-3, 1-3 MEC) | 1 p.m. | Fairmont, W.Va.
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Notes: The University of Charleston tries to start a new MEC winning streak after its 15-game run came to an end last Saturday … This will be the 12th meeting between UC and Fairmont since the MEC commenced in 2013 … the Golden Eagles hold an 8-3 advance in the series … Charleston won last year’s meeting, 50-30, but lost in its most recent trip to Fairmont, 33-30 … the Falcons enter Saturday on a two-game win streak … the Falcons have rushed for 250 or more yards in four games this season … the Fairmont State offense has at least one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown in every game in 2025 … the Falcons lead the MEC in rushing yards (1,687), rushing yards per game (241.0), rushing average (6.1 yards per carry), and rushing touchdowns (18) … Fairmont State is No. 9 nationally in rushing … the Falcons are averaging 23.0 first downs per game, the most among MEC teams.
Glenville State (4-3, 3-1 MEC) at West Liberty (2-5, 2-2 MEC) | 1 p.m. | West Liberty, W.Va.
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Notes: Glenville State and West Liberty meeting for the 12th time since the MEC began play … the Hilltoppers lead the series, 7-4, in that span … the Pioneers were victorious a season ago, 37-14, in a game played in Glenville, West Virginia … the Pioneers have lost three in a row at West Liberty, last winning there in 2017 … Glenville State enters Saturday’s game on a three-game win streak and tied for first place in the MEC in the loss column … the Hilltoppers enter the game on a two-game win streak … in last weekend’s win against West Virginia Wesleyan, WLU head coach Roger Waialae recorded his 100th career victory … the win in Buckhannon, West Virginia, ended the Hilltoppers’ nine-game road losing streak … WLU has won consecutive conference games for the first time since 2023 … the Hilltoppers are No. 1 in the MEC in forced fumbles (seven) and fumbles recovered (seven) … West Liberty is the best among conference teams when the opposition goes for it on fourth down, stopping the offense on seven of 10 tries.
Frostburg State (6-1, 4-1) at Wheeling (4-3, 3-1) | 1 p.m. | Wheeling, W.Va.
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Notes: Frostburg State hits the road again after ending the University of Charleston’s 15-game MEC winning streak … the Bobcats were the first team to hand the Golden Eagles a loss at home this season … Frostburg State is receiving the most points of any team outside the AFCA Top 25 poll … the Bobcats previously spent two weeks inside the Top 25 … Frostburg State and Wheeling have met every year since 2018, with the Bobcats holding a 5-2 edge in the series … the Cardinals won last year’s meeting, 26-25, after erasing a 12-point fourth quarter deficit in the final 5:06 … Frostburg State enters this weekend with the No. 1 scoring offense and the No. 1 scoring defense in the MEC … the Bobcats have won twice this season when allowing 30 or more points after going 0-4 last season when doing so … Wheeling erased a 17-point deficit to win at West Virginia State last Saturday … the Cardinals join Carson-Newman as the only WVSU opponents to hold the Yellow Jackets to 20 points or fewer.
West Virginia Wesleyan (0-8, 0-5 MEC) at Concord (2-5, 1-4 MEC) | 2 p.m. | Athens, W.Va.
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Notes: Concord has won seven consecutive games in its series with West Virginia Wesleyan … the Bobcats last defeated the Mountain Lions, 23-18, to open the 2017 season … WVWC enters this Saturday’s game with a 32-game losing streak overall, which dates back to Oct. 22, 2022 … the Bobcats get after the opposing passer, leading the MEC in sacks as a team with 13 … Concord has showcased one of the MEC’s most prolific offenses this season, but the Mountain Lions are also No. 2 in the league in total defense … CU is No. 1 in the MEC in passing yards per game … the Mountain Lions rank No. 10 in Division II in passing yards … the Mountain Lions’ success through the air is aided by the offensive line, which has allowed the fewest sacks among MEC teams (five) … Concord is tied for the league lead in interceptions with nine … CU has the most first downs via the pass among MEC teams (85) and the fewest via the run (40).
West Virginia State (4-3, 3-2 MEC) at West Florida (7-0, 1-0 GSC) | 2 p.m. | Pensacola, Fla.
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Notes: West Virginia State steps out of MEC play for a week to travel to the Sunshine State and face West Florida … the Yellow Jackets will take one of the best offenses in the league to Florida, as they are one of three MEC teams averaging 30-plus points per game … WVSU is No. 2 in the MEC in total offense … the Yellow Jackets have a reliable kicking game, converting a league-best 88.9 percent of field goals (8 of 9) and boasting the top net punting average (36.8 yards per punt) … West Virginia State is No. 1 among MEC teams in third down conversions at 46.0 percent … West Florida is undefeated in 2025 … the Argonauts have defeated two nationally ranked teams, Lenoir-Rhyne and West Alabama … Gulf South Conference head coaches picked West Florida as the preseason favorite … the Argonauts enter Saturday’s game ranked No. 3 in the AFCA Top 25 poll.
A full slate of action for the MEC
• All nine Mountain East Conference teams are in action again this week.
• West Virginia State ventures out of MEC play this week for a non-league meeting at Edinboro.
• Frostburg State ended UC’s 15-game MEC winning streak and 11-game home MEC winning streak last Saturday.
• Four of this week’s contests are MEC games, plus one non-conference matchup.
Notable
• Streak no more: Frostburg State defeated Charleston last Saturday to end the Golden Eagles’ 15-game MEC winning streak.
• The Golden Eagles’ most recent loss in league play prior to last Saturday came on Oct. 21, 2023 at Fairmont State, a 33-30 Falcons win.
• Concord averaged 7.7 yards per carry last weekend, the best single game mark by an MEC team in 2025.
• Fairmont State running back Leonard Farrow had an 86-yard run at Edinboro, the longest rush by an MEC player this season. That honor would have went to West Liberty’s Hunter Patterson, who had an 84-yard carry last weekend.
• Frostburg State QB Jordan Brooks’ 389-yard passing output at UC was tied for the second most among MEC passers this season. It is the most passing yards by an MEC quarterback on the road.
• WLU running back Hunter Patterson has consecutive 100-yard rushing performances. The Hilltoppers are 2-0 when he reaches triple digits on the ground, and 0-5 when he does not. Patterson now has five career 100-yard rushing games.
• Fairmont State specialist Ethan Vargo-Thomas, this week’s MEC Special Teams Player of the Week, has recorded the three longest punts by an MEC player this season: 77, 71, and 66 yards.
• Hunter Patterson recorded his second consecutive three-touchdown game, the seventh time an MEC player has recorded a hat trick of non-throwing touchdowns this season. Patterson is the only MEC player who has multiple three-touchdown games this season.
• Fairmont State’s Leonard Farrow ranks No. 8 in Division II in all-purpose yards per game, just ahead of WLU’s Hunter Patterson (No. 14 in D2).
• UC’s Caleb Barringer is tied for the D2 lead in kickoff returns for touchdowns with two, along eight other players.
• West Virginia State wide receiver Amare Ary leads the nation in receiving yards with 768.
• Fairmont State’s Fred Highsmith had a 42-yard punt return versus Edinboro, the longest punt return by an MEC player this season.
• Concord quarterback Tyler Mizzell is in the top 10 in Division II in passing yards (seventh), passing touchdowns (seventh), and total offense (fourth).
• CU QB Tyler Mizzell had a 63-yard run last Saturday, the longest by any Mountain Lions player this season. The longest run by any other player on the team is 29 yards.
• Fairmont State specialist Emmanuel Richardson is continuing his pursuit of perfection. Richardson has not missed an extra point attempt in 120 career tries — the most makes and attempts by an MEC kicker without a miss in league history.
• There have been four games of 250 or more all-purpose yards in the MEC this season, and West Liberty’s Hunter Patterson has two of them. Although Fairmont State’s Leonard Farrow still holds the season-best with 332 all-purpose yards on Aug. 28 against Seton Hill, Patterson has consecutive games of 271 and 271 all-purpose yards.