WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley football team's first Northeast 10 home game of the season is Saturday, Oct. 17, when the Falcons kickoff against St. Anselm at 2 p.m.
 
The second time around
The Falcons and Hawks went head-to-head for a non-conference game in Manchester, N.H. earlier this season (Sept. 12). Bentley dominated, 48-14. Isaiah Osgood was named the NE10 Player of the Week after he took nine carries for 168 yards and two touchdowns against Saint Anselm. Osgood averaged 18.7 yards per carry and more than doubled his career high for rushing yards in a game. The Falcons posted 597 yards of total offense. Luke Warnock threw for 305 yards, marking the first 300-yard game of his career. Meanwhile, junior tight end Cooper Marcum set his career highs for receptions (7) and receiving yards (101). He grabbed two touchdown catches in the win.
 
Home show
Bentley's first home game of the season was a 49-7 non-conference win over Post (Sept. 19). Luke Warnock threw five touchdown passes, tying his career high. Peter Bibby III, Eli Batista, and Parker Woodring each had their first-career Bentley touchdown catches in the win. Bentley totaled 195 yards on the ground, led by 62 rushing yards from Telly Edouard.
 
The ground game
Bentley leads the NE10 in rushing, averaging 178.4 yards per game on the ground. No other conference team is averaging so much as 160.0 rushing yards per game. Three Falcons rank among the conference's top 10 in total rushing yards. Isaiah Osgood and Telly Edouard are tied for fifth with 277 rushing yards, and Mason Andrade ranks seventh with 255 rushing yards.
 
Dozen in the 'zone
Luke Warnock leads the NE10 in passing touchdowns with 12 so far this season. He also ranks third in passing yards (991).  
 
Top targets
Cooper Marcum is tied for the NE10 lead in receiving touchdowns (7). He also ranks third in receptions (26), and fourth in receiving yards (353). Peter Bibby III ranks ninth in the NE10 for receiving yards (271), and he's fifth in receptions (22).
 
New kids on the block
Freshman linebacker Braeden Smith and graduate transfer linebacker Caleb Procaccini are among the best in the conference. Smith is the conference's second-leading tackler with 44, and Procaccini ranks fourth with 36 tackles.
 
A pair for Pereira
Junior defensive back Jaxon Pereira picked his first two career interceptions at Assumption (Oct. 3).
 
Fredericks hits double digits
Junior defensive lineman Jake Fredericks, who was an All-NE10 First Team selection in 2025, totaled a career-high 10 tackles at Assumption (Oct. 3).
 
Scouting Saint Anselm (0-5, 0-2 NE10)
The winless Hawks are allowing a conference-worst 44.6 points per game, while scoring just 12.4 points per game. Opponents average 484.4 yards of total offense against Saint Anselm.