The No. 2-ranked Keiser Seahawks travel to Marion, Indiana, to open the 2025 season versus the No. 6-ranked Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats on Saturday, August 30. Kickoff from Wildcat Football Stadium is set for 12:00PM (ET).

The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Jonathan Matthes and Owen Hnatyshyn will call the action.

No. 2 Keiser Seahawks (0-0) at No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats (0-0)
Saturday, August 30, 2025 - 12:00 PM (ET)
Wildcat Football Stadium (4,000) - Marion, Ind.

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• Saturday will mark the first meeting all-time between the two schools
• The Wildcats are the 33rd team to face the Seahawks in Keiser's eight-year history
• Keiser is 22-10 all-time in first-time meetings
• It will mark the first time Keiser will play a team from the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA)
• Saturday's contest will mark the season opener for both teams
• The Seahawks have never played a team from the State of Indiana
• Coming into Saturday, the Seahawks have faced teams from 11 different states
• Saturday will mark an early Top-10 matchup in the NAIA
• Saturday will mark the 11th time Keiser has been in a Top-10 matchup (6-4 all-time)
• Keiser has faced the No. 6-ranked team twice in its history with both times taking place on the road
• Saturday will mark the fifth time Keiser has begun the season on the road (4-0)

• The Seahawks enter Game One of the 2025 season ranked No. 2 in the nation
• Keiser has been ranked in the NAIA Top 25 for 32 consecutive polls (since Oct. 3, 2022)
• Saturday will mark the season opener for the Seahawks (6-1 all-time)
• Keiser will be taking part in the program's 11th Top-10 matchup, facing the No. 6-ranked Wildcats
• The Seahawks have won six of the last seven contests versus teams ranked in the top 10
• Keiser enters Saturday with a 32-10 record on the road all-time
• The Seahawks are 10-4 all-time versus ranked teams on the road
• Keiser enters Saturday with a 1-1 record all-time as the No. 2 team in the nation
• The Seahawks have been ranked in the NAIA Top 10 since the start of the 2023 season
• Last season, Keiser registered 16 All-Sun Conference Honorees, including the SUN Special Teams Player of the Year (Refeno Vangates), the SUN Defensive Player of the Year (Tai Lologo), and the SUN Offensive Lineman of the Year (Jude Guerrier)
• In 2024, the Seahawks tallied one AFCA All-American (Andrew Burnette) and three AP All-Americans (Bam Brima, Justin Carcel, and Jude Guerrier)
• Last year, Tai Lologo was named the Cliff Harris Award (top small college defensive player in the country)
• Offensively, Keiser recorded 2,804 yards (No. 2 all-time at Keiser) on the ground with 33 rushing touchdowns (No. 3 all-time at Keiser)
• The Seahawk's passing game tallied 3,321 yards (school record) with 31 passing touchdowns (school record)
• The 6,125 yards of total offense the Seahawks produced in 2024 was a school record
• Keiser set the school record for total yards with 607 versus Pikeville (Ky.) (11/30)
• Keiser's offense averaged 37.7 points per game (No. 23 in the NAIA)
• Defensively, the Seahawks allowed 21.5 points per contest (No. 31 in the NAIA)