# 2024 Stetson Hatters football team

The 2024 Stetson Hatters football team represented Stetson University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Hatters were led by fourth-year head coach Brian Young and played their home games at Spec Martin Stadium in DeLand, Florida.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Ave Maria* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 41–3 | 1,633 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Warner (FL)* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 35–0 | 1,354 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Furman* | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN+ | L 7–48 | 7,917 |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Harvard* | Harvard StadiumCambridge, MA | ESPN+ | L 0–35 | 4,488 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Thomas (MN) | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | ESPN+ | L 24–34 | 3,495 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | Cancelled. | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | ESPN+ | L 48–70 | 2,367 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 1,777 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Butler | Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN | FloSports | L 13–46 | 2,518 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 31–40 | 1,568 |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Diego | Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA | ESPN+ | L 6–45 | 1,996 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Drake | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | L 10–49 | 1,244 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* ↑ This game was cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Milton

## Game summaries
### Ave Maria (NAIA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gyrenes (NAIA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
* Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Messod Bendayan, Victor Anderson
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ave Maria | Passing |
| Ave Maria | Rushing |
| Ave Maria | Receiving |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |

### Warner (FL) (NAIA)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Royals (NAIA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Messod Bendayan, Victor Anderson
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Warner (FL) | Passing |
| Warner (FL) | Rushing |
| Warner (FL) | Receiving |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |

### at Furman

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, South Carolina
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Brock Bowling, Cole Neely
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| Furman | Passing |
| Furman | Rushing |
| Furman | Receiving |

### at Harvard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crimson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tyler Davey (analyst), and Amanda Keane (sideline)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| Harvard | Passing |
| Harvard | Rushing |
| Harvard | Receiving |

### at St. Thomas (MN)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium, St. Paul, Minnesota
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Corbu Stathes, Chris Ohm, Ayo Idowu
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Passing |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Rushing |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Receiving |

### Valparaiso

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Valparaiso | Passing |
| Valparaiso | Rushing |
| Valparaiso | Receiving |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |

### at Davidson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jon Gross, Bryson Byrnes
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| Davidson | Passing |
| Davidson | Rushing |
| Davidson | Receiving |

### Presbyterian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Evan Weston, Davion Belk
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | Receiving |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |

### at Butler

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 10 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 46 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: SE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,518
* Referee: David Hergert
* TV announcers (FloFootball): Ben Buttrick, Matt Sherwin
| Statistics | STET | BUT |
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 329 | 471 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 283 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 188 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–40–2 | 13–19–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:20 | 32:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stetson | Passing | Brady Meitz | 27/40, 210 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Stetson | Rushing | Donovan Snyder | 16 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Stetson | Receiving | Dalton Bailey | 10 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 11/15, 144 yards |
| Butler | Rushing | Nick Howard | 19 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD |
| Butler | Receiving | Ethan Loss | 3 receptions, 47 yards |

### Marist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Messod Bendayan, Davion Belk
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Marist | Passing |
| Marist | Rushing |
| Marist | Receiving |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |

### at San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toreros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Torero Stadium • San Diego, California
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| San Diego | Passing |
| San Diego | Rushing |
| San Diego | Receiving |

### Drake

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hatters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Victor Anderson, Davion Belk
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Drake | Passing |
| Drake | Rushing |
| Drake | Receiving |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |