The No. 1-ranked Keiser Seahawks travel to Tigerville, South Carolina, to open the 2024 season and take on the North Greenville Trailblazer on Thursday, September 5. Kickoff from Younts Stadium is set for 7:00PM (ET).

The game will be broadcast on FloSports.
 

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No. 1 Keiser Seahawks (0-0, 0-0 SUN) at North Greenvile Trailblazers (0-0, 0-0 GSC)
Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 7:00 PM (ET)
Younts Stadium (4,500) - Tigerville, S.C.

Live Stats: SIDEARM Stats
Watch Live: FloSports
Tickets: Click HERE
 

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• Monday will mark the first meeting all-time between the two schools.
• Thursday will mar the fifth time the Seahawks will face an NCAA Division II team.
• Keiser is 0-4 all-time versus NCAA Division II teams.
• The time the Seahawks faced an NCAA DII team, Keiser fell to Valdosta State, 49-25, on September 16, 2023, in Valdosta, Georgia.
• Keiser is 0-3 all-time versus NCAA DII teams away from West Palm Beach, Florida.

 

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• The Seahawks enter Game One of the 2024 season ranked No. 1 in the nation.
• The Seahawks are coming off the program's first NAIA National Championship, earning the Red Banner after a 31-21 win over Northwestern (Iowa) on Monday, December 18.
• The Seahawks won a program-best 12 games in 2023 posting a 12-2 overall record.
• The Seahawks produced three AFCA NAIA All-Americans and four AP NAIA All-Americans
• Keiser boasted a school-record 18 all-conference honorees as well as the SUN Offensive Lineman of the Year, SUN Defensive Back of the Year, SUN Linebacker of the Year, SUN Special Teams Player of the Year, SUN Freshman of the Year, and the SUN Champion of Character.
• Thursday will mark the beginning of the Myles Russ era.
• Russ was named the Seahawks second head coach on Monday, January 29, 2024.
• Keiser claimed its second straight Sun Conference title, going a perfect 7-0 in league action this season.
• The conference crown was the second Sun Conference title for KU and the program's fifth straight league title (2019, 2020, and 2021 MSC Sun Division Champions).
• Offensively, Keiser registered a school-record 3,169 yards on the ground with 47 rushing touchdowns (most in Keiser history).
• The Seahawks defense limited 10 of the team's 14 opponents to under 100 yards rushing while recording a school-record 46 sacks and 24 forced fumbles.
• The Seahawks are a perfect 40-0 when scoring 30-or-more points in a game.
• The Seahawks are also a perfect 25-0 all-time when reaching the 40-point plateau, and 11-0 all-time when scoring 50-or-more points.
• Keiser finished the 2023 season ranked No. 67 in the nation in passing yards, averaging 176.9yards per game and is No. 7 in the nation in rushing yards, averaging 226.7 yards per game.

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Keiser	2023 Stats	North Greenville*
40.8 (4)	Scoring	21.7 (104)
226.9 (7)	Rushing	144.5 (78)
176.9 (67)	Passing	233.0 (40)
403.8 (23)	Total Yards	377.5 (54)
18.5 (20)	Scoring Defense	24.9 (79)
91.1 (11)	Rushing Defense	194.2 (134)
197.4 (39)	Passing Defense	186.9 (57)
288.5 (19)	Total Defense	381.1 (123)

 
*-NCAA Division II

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