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MEC FB: Week 11 Preview

FAIRMONT, W.Va.- The 2026 Mountain East Conference football regular season concludes on Saturday, Nov. 14 with four conference games and a nonconference contest. 

All four conference matchups are set to kickoff at noon ET, as Frostburg State travels to Fairmont State and West Virginia State heads to Charleston. Additionally, Wheeling welcomes West Liberty and Glenville State hosts West Virginia Wesleyan.

Concord hosts the lone non-conference game of the day, welcoming Ferrum to Athens, West Virginia at 1 p.m. 

Week 11 Matchups

Saturday, Nov. 14

Fairmont State (3-7, 3-4) at Frostburg State (4-6, 3-4) | 12 p.m. | Frostburg, Md. 
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Notes: Fairmont State travels to Frostburg, Md., after falling to Concord, 35-24 on Nov. 7. The Falcons tallied 433 yards of total offense in the contest, including 278 rushing yards. Junior quarterback Nino Marzullo went 14-for-29 with 155 passing yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Senior linebacker Jeffery Polk finished with 11 tackles, including six solo and five assisted stops. Polk leads the MEC with his 111 tackles this season, averaging 11.1 tackles per game. Frostburg State welcomes the Fighting Falcons after falling 55-37, to West Virginia State on Saturday. The Bobcats notched 399 yards of total offense, including 254 passing yards. Redshirt junior Jordan Brooks went nine-for-16 with 161 yards and two touchdowns. Additionally, redshirt sophomore running back Brett Patterson finished with 105 yards on the ground with two touchdowns.

West Virginia State (5-5, 3-4) at Charleston (5-5, 5-2) | 12 p.m. | Charleston, W.Va.
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Notes: West Virginia State travels to Charleston, W.Va., after defeating Frostburg State, 55-37 on Saturday. The Yellowjackets outpaced Frostburg State with 587 yards of total offense, including 267 yards on the ground. Sophomore quarterback Joe Dailey went 17-for-21 with 291 passing yards and three touchdown passes while notching 82 yards on the ground with three rushing touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Amare Ary caught all three of Dailey’s touchdown passes, notching 12 receptions and 239 receiving yards. West Virginia State leads the league with 219.5 rushing yards per game and ranks second with their 35.0 points per game and 441.4 offensive yards per game. Charleston welcomes WVSU after defeating West Liberty, 41-35 in double overtime. The Golden Eagles had 326 yards of total offense in the contest, with 158 rushing yards. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Matt Frye went 14-for-28 with 171 passing yards and two touchdown passes. Senior defensive lineman Nesta Owens tallied 12 tackles in the contest, including eight assisted and four solo stops with two sacks. 

West Liberty (7-3, 5-2) at Wheeling (5-5, 4-3) | 12 p.m. | Wheeling, W.Va. 
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Notes: West Liberty travels to Wheeling, W.Va., after falling 41-35 to Charleston in double overtime on Saturday. The Hilltoppers bested the UC with 490 yards of total offense, including 206 rushing yards. Senior running back Hunter Patterson finished with 29 carries, 209 yards and two touchdowns while senior quarterback Kohl Mesiman had 284 passing yards with a passing touchdown. Patterson leads the MEC with his 180.1 rushing yards, 15.2 points and 121.8 all purpose yards per game. Wheeling welcomes West Liberty after falling 38-34 to Glenville State on Saturday. The Cardinals finished with 483 yards of total offense, including 248 rushing yards. Sophomore Ayden McKinstry had 17 carries, 201 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns and 80 receiving yards in the contest. On defense, sophomore linebacker Joe Rispoli totaled 10 tackles, including five assisted and five solo stops and a quarterback hit.

West Virginia Wesleyan (4-6, 4-3) at Glenville State (2-8, 1-6) | 1 p.m. | Glenville, W.Va.  
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Notes: West Virginia Wesleyan heads to Glenville State after a bye week last week. The Bobcats picked up their last win, 42-13 over Charleston on Oct. 31. Redshirt sophomore Amari Colon Brown ranks No. 2 in the MEC with his 107 receiving yards per game and 13 receiving touchdowns this season. Glenville State welcomes the Bobcats after defeating Wheeling, 38-34 on Saturday. The Pioneers tallied 398 yards of total offense with 296 passing yards in the contest. Redshirt junior JD Sherrod tallied all 296 passing yards, with two passing touchdowns as well as 74 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. Junior linebacker Anthony Bachinski was named this week's MEC Defensive Player of the Week after tallying 18 total tackles, including 10 assisted and eight solo stops with 1.5 TFLs and a sack. 

Ferrum (3-7, 3-3) at Concord (7-3, 5-3) | 1 p.m. | Athens, W.Va.  
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Notes: Concord welcomes Ferrum for a nonconference matchup in Athens, W.Va., after defeating Fairmont State, 35-24 on Saturday. The Mountain Lions had 332 yards of total offense in the contest, besting the Fighting Falcons with 308 passing yards. Graduate student Devin Kargman had all of CU’s 308 passing yards, going 30-for-45 with four passing touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Cordale Russell caught two of Kargman’s touchdown passes with four receptions and 90 yards. Additionally, junior defensive back Darian Anderson was named the MEC Special Teams Player of the Week. Concord leads the MEC with their 37.2 points, 442.7 offensive yards  and 293.3 passing yards per game with a .923 made field goal percentage. Kargman is No. 1 in the league with his 161.5 quarterback efficiency, 277.9 total offensive yards per game and 2,924 passing yards this season. Ferrum travels to Concord after falling 45-14 to UNC Pembroke on Saturday. Ferrum had 229 yards of total offense in the contest, with 132 rushing yards. Junior quarterback Eli Foutz went nine-for-23 with 88 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore wide receiver Omarza Gray leads Conference Carolinas with his 126.0 all-purpose yards and 1,260 yards this season.