The No. 2-ranked Keiser Seahawks host NCAA Division II Mississippi College in the season opener on Thursday, August 31. Kickoff from Keiser Multi-Purpose Field is set for 6:00PM (ET).
The game will be broadcast on the Keiser Sports Network, the Sun Digital Network, and ESPN 106.3 FM with Cyrus Wittig (play-by-play) and Christian Katt (analyst) on the call. Pregame coverage begins at 5:30 PM.
No. 2 Keiser Seahawks (0-0) vs.
Mississippi College (0-0)
Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 6:00 PM (ET)
KU Multi-Purpose Field (1,500) - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Football Game Day Information (Tickets, Parking, Game Day Policies)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
Watch Live: Seahawks Digital Network
Listen Live: ESPN West Palm 106.3 FM
- Thursday will mark the second meeting all-time between the two teams.
- The last meeting between the two teams resulted in 26-8 win for the Choctaws on September 10, 2022.
- Thursday will mark the first time an NCAA Division II program will take on the Seahawks at the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field.
- Thursday will mark the team's third game all-time versus an NCAA Division II team (0-2).
- In the previous meeting between the two teams, seven different Seahawks caught at least one pass in the game.
- Linebacker Jaelin Willis recorded a then-career-high 13 tackles versus the Choctaws.
- The Seahawks enter Game One of the 2023 season ranked No. 2 in the nation.
- KU Wrapped up the 2022 season with a 10-4 record – the first 10-win season in program history.
- The Seahawks earned their first Sun Conference title for KU and the program's fourth straight league title (2019, 2020, and 2021 MSC Sun Division Champions).
- KU garnered four Seahawks named AP NAIA All-Americans and three student-athletes received AFCA All-America honors.
- 13 Seahawks were named all-conference.
- Keiser claimed the Sun Conference Coach of the Year (Doug Socha), the Sun Conference Offensive Player and Back of the Year (Marques Burgess), and the Sun Conference Receiver of the Year (Jaylen Arnold).
- Keiser advanced to the NAIA Football Championship Series for the fourth time in program history, the FCS Quarterfinals for the third time, the FCS Semifinals for the second time, and the FCS National Championship for the first time
- The Seahawks finished ranked No. 12 in the final NAIA Top 25 Poll.
- Off the field, 13 players received conference all-academic honors.
- Last year, Keiser ranked No. 37 in the nation in passing yards, averaging 207.1 yards per game and is No. 13 in the nation in rushing yards, averaging 192.1 yards per game.
| Keiser |
2022 Stats |
Mississippi College |
| 31.4 (41) |
Scoring |
26.5 (78 - NCAA DII) |
| 192.1 (13) |
Rushing |
325.1 (2 - NCAA DII) |
| 207.1 (37) |
Passing |
72.8 (161 - NCAA DII) |
| 398.9 (20) |
Total Yards |
397.9 (44 - NCAA DII) |
| 21.4 (41) |
Scoring Defense |
36.3 (142 - NCAA II) |
| 102.2 (28) |
Rushing Defense |
234.7 (151 - NCAA DII) |
| 239.1 (84) |
Passing Defense |
193.1 (56 - NCAA DII) |
| 341.3 (51) |
Total Defense |
428.6 (NCAA - DII) |
