The University of Mary comes off its bye week Saturday hosting No. 17 Minnesota Duluth at 1 p.m. at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, per the Marauders' official schedule, which bills the game as Youth Football Day.
What's at stake
UMary is 3-4 overall and 2-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, according to the NSIC standings, after a 42-22 loss at MSU Moorhead on Oct. 10. Minnesota Duluth arrives 5-2 overall and 5-1 in league play on a two-game winning streak, tied with Wayne State for second in the NSIC behind unbeaten Minnesota State (6-0), per the conference standings. Duluth is ranked No. 17 by D2Football.com and No. 21 in the AFCA poll, according to the Bulldogs' official game preview.
The season so far
UMary's schedule shows wins over Rocky Mountain (23-10 in Glendive, Mont.), Concordia-St. Paul (13-10 on the road) and Jamestown (21-13 at homecoming). The Marauders lost 48-7 to Minnesota State at home, 40-34 to Sioux Falls in overtime at home, 21-14 at Northern State and 42-22 at Moorhead.
Season stats on goumary.com show UMary scoring 19.1 points per game and allowing 26.3. The offense averages 300 yards a game, 227.9 of it through the air and 72.1 on the ground, while opponents have run for 168.9 yards per game. The Marauders are 11-of-17 on fourth down.
Quarterback Ryan Blair has completed 155 of 218 passes for 1,562 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions, per the team stats. Karsyn Jablonski leads receivers with 52 catches for 733 yards and six scores, Xavier Brackenridge has 288 rushing yards and five touchdowns, and linebacker Christopher Federico leads the defense with 60 tackles.
Next up
- Saturday, Oct. 24: vs. Minnesota Duluth, 1 p.m., MDU Resources Community Bowl, Youth Football Day.
- Oct. 31: at Minot State, 2 p.m., Battle for the Big Lake.
- Nov. 7: at Winona State, 1 p.m.
- Nov. 14: vs. Bemidji State, 1 p.m., Military Appreciation and Senior Day in Bismarck.
Sources: https://goumary.com/sports/football/schedule/2026 ; https://goumary.com/sports/football/stats/2026 ; https://northernsun.org/standings.aspx?path=football ; https://goumary.com/news/2026/10/10/football-brackenridge-finds-end-zone-twice-in-battle-for-the-paddle.aspx ; https://goumary.com/news/2026/9/19/football-massive-rally-earns-marauders-overtime-but-victory-proved-elusive.aspx ; https://umdbulldogs.com/sports/football/schedule/2026 ; https://umdbulldogs.com/news/2026/10/20/no-17-umd-football-set-to-battle-marauders-in-bismarck.aspx
