The No. 1-ranked Keiser Seahawks host the second round of the NAIA Football Championship Series versus the Pikeville (Ky.) Bears on Saturday, November 30. Kickoff from the Keiser Football Field is set for 1:00PM (ET).

The game will be broadcast on the Keiser Sports Network and the Sun Digital Network. Fans can also follow the action on ESPN West Palm 106.3 FM. Cyrus Wittig will call the action.
 

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NAIA Football Championship Series - Second Round
No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (9-0, 6-0 SUN) vs. Pikeville (Ky.) Bears (6-5, 5-1 AAC)
Saturday, November 30, 2024 - 1:00 PM (ET)
Keiser Football Field (1,500) - West Palm Beach, Fla. 

GAME DAY PROGRAM 

Football Game Day Information (Tickets, Parking, Game Day Policies)
Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
Watch Live: Keiser Sports Network
Listen Live: ESPN West Palm 106.3 FM
Tickets: Click HERE
 

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• Saturday will mark the second meeting all-time between the two schools
• Saturday will also mark the first meeting between the Seahawks and Bears in West Palm Beach, Florida
• The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 24-17 (OT) win for the Seahawks on August 23, 2018, in Pikeville, Kentucky
• It was the Seahawk's inaugural game and was first win in program history
• The Seahawks traveled 15 hours by bus to Pikeville, Kentucky for their inaugural game and needed more than just regulation, winning in overtime, 24-17
• In that game, Sage Chen-Young sealed the inaugural game with an overtime interception, lifting Keiser to the program's first victory
• Marques Burgess rushed for 97 yards on 22 carries with two rushing touchdowns
• Quarterback Eli Mathews threw for 149 yards on 18-of-30 passing with one touchdown
• Place kicker Logan Robinson scored the first points in program history with a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter (9:59)

 

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• The Seahawks enter Game 10 of the 2024 season ranked No. 1 in the nation
• Keiser enters Saturday with a 10-4 record all-time in the NAIA Football Championships Series
• The Seahawks are 1-0 all-time in Second Round matchups (4-1 in Opening - First and Second Rounds)
• The Seahawks are coming off a 52-21 win versus Ave Maria on Saturday, November 16
• With the win, Keiser has won its third straight Sun Conference title
• The 6-0 conference mark wraps up the Seahawk's fifth perfect conference season (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• With the win, Keiser improved to 6-1 all-time versus Ave Maria (4-0 in West Palm Beach)
• Keiser extended its nation's best winning streak to 20 games
• The Seahawks improved to 19-0 all-time in Sun Conference action and 39-3 in conference play (SUN & MSC)
• Keiser improves to 9-0 as the No. 1 team in the nation
• Hunter Hargrave led the team in tackles with seven, two shy of his season-high
• Andrew Burnette reached 1000 rushing yards in his Keiser career. The senior had 121 tonight with one touchdown
• Refeno Vangates had two touchdowns, tying his season-high
• Louis Averhart III recorded 79 receiving yards, a season-high on his senior day
• Shea Spencer threw four passing touchdowns tonight reaching a new season-high for the senior
• Spencer enters Saturday with 5,112 yards passing (No. 2 all-time at Keiser)
• Keiser's home winning streak moves up to 16 games straight
• The Seahawks enter Saturday with a 15-3 record all-time during the month of November
• The Seahawks are a perfect 47-0 when scoring 30-or-more points in a game
• The Seahawks are also a perfect 30-0 all-time when reaching the 40-point plateau, and 13-0 all-time when scoring 50-or-more points
• With the win over the Gyrenes, the Seahawks remain the only undefeated Florida team remaining this season (including all levels of NCAA)
• Keiser is one of three undefeated teams remaining in the NAIA (Grand View - 10-0;  Texas Wesleyan - 10-0)
• Keiser currently ranks No. 27 in the nation in passing yards, averaging 234.0 yards per game and is No. 10 in the nation in rushing yards, averaging 224.8 yards per game

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Keiser	2024 Stats	Pikeville (Ky.)
38.6 (19)	Scoring	43.4 (11)
224.8 (10)	Rushing	163.6 (42)
234.0 (27)	Passing	342.5 (2)
458.8 (14)	Total Yards	506.1 (5)
18.2 (16)	Scoring Defense	30.9 (62)
136.0 (37)	Rushing Defense	137.0 (39)
185.2 (36)	Passing Defense	263.5 (89)
321.2 (34)	Total Defense	404.4 (69)

 

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