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NAIA Football Notebook: Week 9

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MidAmerica Nazarene football players celebrate on the field, lifting a teammate, ahead of their Week 9 game at Baker

The NAIA football season has reached Week 9 at the close of October, and the Halloween edition of the NAIA Football Notebook spotlights three featured games, six more games to watch, plus notes, stats, standings and scores from around the NAIA.

Featured games (all Saturday, Oct. 31): Taylor (7-1) at Indiana Wesleyan (7-1), noon ET, in the MSFA Mideast — Indiana Wesleyan leads the NAIA at 60.0 points per game behind QB Arjun Lothe (26 TD passes) and Ryan Whitwell (1,093 rushing yards, 17 scores). Morningside (7-1) at Midland (7-1), 1 PM CT, in the GPAC — Morningside averages 566.1 yards and 50.8 points per game, while Midland QB Brodey Johnson has 2,423 passing yards and 29 TDs. Southwestern (7-1) at McPherson (7-1), 1 PM CT, at Equity Bank Park in Wichita — Southwestern is coming off a 40-21 win over previously unbeaten Friends; McPherson’s Jalil Brown has 1,122 rushing yards and 17 TDs.

Six more to watch: William Penn (6-2) at Grand View (7-1); Cumberlands (5-3) at Georgetown (5-2); MidAmerica Nazarene (6-3) at Baker (6-1); Mayville State (6-3) at Dakota State (5-3); Lindsey Wilson (6-2) at Cumberland (5-3); and Rocky Mountain (4-3) at Montana Tech (7-1).

Players of the Week highlights: Wayland Baptist’s Tyrone Morgan (Defensive) picked off three passes in a 30-0 win over Arkansas Baptist; Doane freshman Brody Carroll (Special Teams) tied a school record with four field goals in a 24-18 overtime win over Briar Cliff; Lindsey Wilson’s Max Gainey (Offensive) caught five touchdown passes. Also in the notes: St. Ambrose QB Reggie Moody threw seven TD passes in a 56-20 win over Mount Mercy, and the new National Selection Committee poll (Oct. 27) puts St. Thomas at No. 1.

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Watson Throws Four Touchdowns as No. 22 South Carolina State Routs Morgan State 51-10

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South Carolina State in action at Morgan State on Oct. 29, 2026 at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md. (South Carolina State University Athletics)

Keely Watson completed 27 of 36 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns without an interception as nationally ranked South Carolina State overpowered Morgan State 51-10 on Thursday night in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference showdown at Hughes Stadium.

The defending MEAC champions improved to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in league play, extending their conference winning streak to 12 straight games under head coach Chennis Berry and strengthening their hold on the Celebration Bowl race. South Carolina State piled up 509 yards of total offense, 296 passing and 213 rushing, while holding Morgan State to 150 total yards and minus-12 yards rushing.

Josh Shaw’s 1-yard touchdown run capped an 82-yard opening drive, and Watson’s 5-yard scoring pass to Martavious Collins made it 14-0 in the first quarter. Morgan State (5-4, 0-2 MEAC) closed within 14-10 in the second quarter on Raquane Matthews’ 10-yard fumble return for a touchdown and Alex Amaya’s 30-yard field goal, but Watson answered with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Troy Hillman as the half expired for a 21-10 lead.

The second half was all Bulldogs. After Jett Jackson’s 35-yard field goal, Watson threw touchdown passes of 10 yards to DJ Maultsby and 10 yards to Shamontae Burgess, Ronnie Robinson broke a 16-yard touchdown run, and Kacy Fields capped the rout with a 28-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds remaining. South Carolina State scored the game’s final 30 points and scored on all seven of its trips inside the red zone.

Fields led the Bulldogs’ ground game with 71 yards on 11 carries, and Maultsby led the receivers with five catches for 51 yards. Morgan State never scored an offensive touchdown. South Carolina State returns to conference play on Nov. 5 against Howard.

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