FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The 2026 Mountain East Conference football season continues in week nine, with four conference games and one nonconference matchup.
Frostburg State welcomes Delta State for the MEC’s lone non-conference game this weekend, with kickoff scheduled for noon ET in Frostburg, Maryland.
Saturday’s four league games are scheduled for 1 p.m., as West Virginia Wesleyan welcomes Charleston and Glenville State hosts West Virginia State.
Additionally, West Liberty will travel to Fairmont State and Wheeling heads to Concord.
Week 9 Matchups
Saturday, Oct. 31
Delta State (4-3, 1-0) at Frostburg State (4-4, 3-3) | 12 p.m. | Frostburg, Md.
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Notes: Delta State heads to Frostburg, Md., for a nonconference matchup with the Bobcats. The Statesmen enter the matchup with records of 4-3 and 1-0, after defeating No. 25 West Alabama, 37-33 on Oct. 24. Delta State had 387 yards of total offense in the contest, including 274 rushing yards. Redshirt sophomore running back Nick Clark was named the Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week, after rushing for a career high 178 yards and a touchdown. Additionally, graduate student running back Qualon Farror tallied 13 carries, 87 yards and two touchdowns. Frostburg State welcomes the Statesmen after falling 27-24 to Wheeling. The Bobcats put up 404 yards of total offense, which included 279 yards through the air. Junior quarterback Peyton Murphy finished 13-for-24 with 279 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Redshirt junior KJ Smothers ranks No. 4 in the MEC with his 72.8 rushing yards per game, and is second in the league with his 10 rushing touchdowns.
Charleston (4-4, 4-1) at West Virginia Wesleyan (3-6, 2-4) | 1 p.m. | Buckhannon, W. Va.
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Notes: Charleston welcomes West Virginia Wesleyan to Charleston, W. Va., after the Golden Eagles defeated Fairmont State, 52-49 on Saturday. Charleston outpaces the Falcons with 555 yards of total offense and 358 passing yards. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Matt Frye was named the MEC Offensive Player of the Week after he went 16-for-20, with all 358 passing yards and five passing touchdowns. Frye ranks second in the MEC with his 200.3 passing yards per game and 154.6 quarterback efficiency. West Virginia Wesleyan enters the contest with a record of 3-6 and 2-4, after falling to 17-9 to Concord on Saturday. The Bobcats had 344 yards of total offense, with 164 rushing yards. Redshirt junior wide receiver Amari Colon Brown is No. 2 in the league with his 113.0 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns per game.
West Virginia State (3-5, 1-4) at Glenville State (1-7, 0-5) | 1 p.m. | Glenville, W. Va.
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Notes: West Virginia State travels to Glenville to face off against the Pioneers after defeating nonconference opponent Monroe (N.Y.), 48-14 on Oct. 24. The Yellowjackets produced 413 yards of total offense, including 269 passing yards. Sophomore quarterback Joe Dailey led the offense, completing 74% of his passes with 222 yards and four touchdown passes. Dailey connected with senior wide receiver Malik Baker on all four of his touchdown passes, as Baker tallied 110 yards in the contest. West Virginia State ranks second in the MEC with their 430.5 and 217.6 total offensive and rushing yards per game, respectively. Glenville State welcomes WVSU after falling to West Liberty, 44-22 on Saturday. Redshirt junior quarterback JD Sherrod chalked up 323 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. On defense, junior linebacker Anthony Bachinski tallied nine total tackles which included three solo stops.
West Liberty (7-1, 5-0) at Fairmont State (2-6, 2-3) | 1 p.m. | Fairmont, W. Va.
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Notes: West Liberty will travel to Fairmont State after defeating Glenville State, 44-22 on Oct. 24. The Hilltoppers totaled 428 offensive yards, including 278 yards on the ground. Senior running back Hunter Patterson continues to lead West Liberty’s offense, as he had 161 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns in the contest. Patterson leads the MEC in multiple statistical categories, including his averages of 189.3 rushing yards, 16.8 points and 228.6 all-purpose yards per game. West Liberty leads the league with 224.8 rushing yards per game. Additionally, the Hilltoppers were voted No. 23 in the AFCA and D2Football.com polls this week. Fairmont State was defeated, 52-49 by Charleston on Saturday. Graduate student linebacker Montel Sims was named the MEC Defensive Player of the Week after posting a season high 15 total tackles in the contest. Senior linebacker Jeffery Polk leads the league with his 87 tackles as he averages 10.9 tackles per game.
Wheeling (4-4, 3-2) at Concord (6-2, 4-2) | 1 p.m. | Athens, W. Va.
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Notes: Wheeling travels to Athen, W. Va., to battle Concord after defeating Frostburg State, 27-24 on Saturday. The Cardinals tallied 457 yards of total offense, including 202 rushing yards. Redshirt senior quarterback Landon Lutz finished 17-for-28 with 255 passing yards and a touchdown. Sophomore outside linebacker Jalen Higginbotham had nine total tackles in the contest, marking the No. 2 spot in the MEC with his 8.5 tackles per game. Concord welcomes Wheeling after taking down West Virginia Wesleyan, 17-9 on Saturday. The Mountain Lions outpaced the Bobcats with 365 yards of total offense. Graduate student quarterback Devin Kargman had his eighth 200+ passing yard performance of the season, with 254 yards and two passing touchdowns. Kargman ranks No. 1 in the MEC with his average 284.6 passing yards, and 271.8 yards of total offense per game with a 165.8 quarterback efficiency. Concord is first in the league in multiple categories including their 39.0 points, 463.5 offensive yards, 285.5 passing yards and 165.1 offensive efficiency per game.