The No. 12 Keiser football team (7-2, 4-1) hits the road for their regular-season finale against Ave Maria (5-5, 4-1) in a crucial Mid-South Conference Sun Division game with playoff implications on the line. The winner of Saturday's game will clinch at least a share of the MSC Sun Division Title and can win it outright with a Southeastern loss.
Kickoff from Gyrene Field in Ave Maria, Fla. is set for 7:00 p.m.Â
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Saturday's contest will be live-streamed on the Sun Digital Sports Network.
- Saturday's matchup marks the fourth meeting all-time between the two MSC Sun Division foes.
- Keiser holds a 2-1 advantage against the Gyrenes with both victories coming in West Palm Beach.
- Saturday marks the first meeting between the two squads at Ave Maria since 2018.
- Last season, Keiser defeated Ave Maria 28-7 on the home turf, clinching their second straight MSC Sun Division Championship.
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- The winner of Saturday's game will clinch at least a share of the MSC Sun Division Title and can win it outright with a Southeastern loss.
- Keiser enters Saturday's matchup at 4-1 in MSC Sun Division play this season and are 19-3 all-time.
- On the road, the Seahawks are 3-1 this season and have won nine of their last 10 regular season contests away from West Palm Beach.
- All-time, Keiser is 13-5 away from home.
- Against teams from the state of Florida, the Seahawks are 19-3 all-time.
- In the month of November, Keiser is 4-2 all-time.
- Coming off a win, the Seahawks are 24-6 all-time.
- Running back Marques Burgess enters Saturday's matchup as the nation's leading rusher with 1,368 yards (152.0 YPG).
- The junior also ranks fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns with 16.
- Defensive back Wendol Philord leads the MSC Sun Division in interceptions with 6, which is tied for the program's single-season record.
- Defensively, Keiser ranks sixth nationally in points allowed per game at 13.8.
- Ave Maria enters Saturday's contest at 5-5 on the season is led by Head Coach Joe Patterson, who is in his sixth season with the Gyrenes.

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Keiser |
2021 Stats |
Ave Maria |
30.1 |
Scoring |
25.6 |
231.8 |
Rushing |
140.9 |
173.7 |
Passing |
211.1 |
405.4 |
Total Yards |
352.0 |
13.8 |
Scoring Defense |
27.5 |
140.3 |
Rushing Defense |
159.6 |
166.2 |
Passing Defense |
213.0 |
306.6 |
Total Defense |
372.6 |
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