FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The 2026 Mountain East Conference football season continues as four league teams will play in conference matchups and one squad will compete in a nonconference matchup.
West Virginia State welcomes Monroe (N.Y.), to Institute, West Virginia for a nonconference matchup at 12 p.m. ET. Charleston will host Fairmont State in Charleston, W. Va. with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m.
Concord will travel to Buckhannon, W. Va. to battle with West Virginia Wesleyan at 1 p.m. West Liberty will also hit the road to take on Glenville State in Glenville, W. Va. at 1:30 p.m.
Frostburg State will host Wheeling at Bobcat Stadium in Frostburg, Maryland for the final contest of the day at 3 p.m.
Week 8 Matchups
Saturday, Oct. 24
Monroe (N.Y.) (1-4) at West Virginia State (2-5, 1-4) | 12 p.m. | Institute, W. Va.
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Notes: West Virginia State welcomes Mornoe (N.Y.), to Institute, W. Va., on Saturday for a nonconference matchup. In WVSU’s last outing, the Yellowjackets defeated Wheeling, 30-24 on Oct. 17. West Virginia State tallied 344 yards of total offense, including 197 yards through the air. Sophomore quarterback Joe Dailey went 12-for-22 with all 197 passing yards and two touchdowns. Additionally, Dailey had 20 carries and 60 rushing yards. The Yellowjackets lead the MEC with 228.1 rushing yards and are second in the league with 433.0 yards total offensive yards. Monroe (N.Y.) enters the matchup with a record of 1-4, the Mustangs were defeated 35-28 to Southern Connecticut State on Oct. 10. Monroe is led by sophomore quarterback Zavry Ward who has tallied 717 passing yards and four passing touchdowns this season.
Fairmont State (2-5, 2-2) at Charleston (3-4, 3-1) | 1 p.m. | Charleston, W. Va.
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Notes: Fairmont State will travel to Charleston, W. Va. to face off against Charleston on Saturday. The Falcons fell in their last contest, 34-16 to West Virginia Wesleyan on Oct. 10. Fairmont State led with 348 offensive yards including 232 passing yards during the contest. Junior quarterback Nino Marzullo finished 21-for-40 with 232 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions. Senior linebacker Jeffery Polk leads the MEC with his 73 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Charleston was handed its first conference loss of the season last week, as they fell to Frostburg State, 32-22. The Golden Eagles tallied 328 yards of total offense with 204 yards on the ground. Redshirt freshman running back Jamal Wallace Jr. totaled 11 carries, 103 yards and a touchdown.
Concord (5-2, 3-2) at West Virginia Wesleyan (3-5, 2-3) | 1 p.m. | Buckhannon, W. Va.
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Notes: Concord will travel to Buckhannon, W. Va. to take on West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday. The Mountain Lions defeated Glenville State, 34-31 on Oct. 17 in Athens, W. Va. Concord led with 519 yards of total offense, including 247 rushing yards. Graduate student quarterback Devin Kargman once again led the Mountain Lions, finishing 20-for-35 with 272 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Kargman leads the MEC with a quarterback efficiency of 166.7 and 289.0 passing yards per game as well as 276.6 total offensive yards per game. Additionally, Concord leads the league with 42.1 points per game, 477.6 offensive yards per game, 290.3 passing yards per game and an offense efficiency of 165.9. West Virginia Wesleyan was downed, 41-21 by West Liberty on Saturday. Redshirt freshman Liam McGuire led the offense for the Bobcats, going 18-for-30 with 228 passing yards, a touchdown and an interception.
West Liberty (6-1, 4-0) at Glenville State (1-6, 0-4) | 1:30 p.m. | Glenville, W. Va.
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Notes: West Liberty will travel to Glenville, W. Va. to face off against Glenville State after defeating West Virginia Wesleyan, 41-21 last Saturday. The Hilltoppers tallied 456 yards of total offense, including 362 yards on the ground. Senior running back Hunter Patterson continues to lead West Liberty’s offense as he notched 26 carries, 359 yards and three touchdowns. Patterson was named the MEC Offensive Player of the Week as well as the D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts. Patterson now leads West Liberty with his career 52 total touchdowns and 314 total points scored. The running back is now second in the nation with his 1.353 total rushing yards and 293 rushing yards per game. Additionally, he leads the MEC with his 193.3 rushing yards per game, 16.6 points and scoring touchdowns per game. Glenville State fell to Concord, 34-31 on Saturday. Redshirt junior JD Sherrod went 35-for-53 with 362 passing yards, three touchdown passes and an interception. The 362 passing yards marked a season high for Sherrod.
Wheeling (3-4, 2-2) at Frostburg State (4-3, 3-2) | 3 p.m. | Frostburg, Md.
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Notes: Wheeling hits the road to battle Frostburg State in Frostburg, Md. on Saturday. The Cardinals fell 30-24 in their contest against West Virginia State on Oct. 17. Wheeling tallied 280 yards of total offense, including 152 rushing yards. Redshirt senior quarterback Landon Lutz went 13-for-22 with 128 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore outside linebacker Jalen Higginbotham ranks second in the MEC with his 59 tackles and 8.4 tackles per game. Frostburg State welcomes the Cardinals after knocking off Charleston, 32-22 on Saturday. The Bobcats had 328 yards of total offense, which included 204 rushing yards. Junior quarterback Peyton Murphy led Frostburg State, as he went 14-for-28 with 216 passing yards and three touchdowns. Redshirt junior running back KJ Smothers had 23 carries, 69 yards and two touchdowns. Smothers ranks third in the MEC with his 74.3 rushing yards per game.