NEW HAVEN (Interstat) — Yale will host Merrimack on Saturday at Yale Bowl in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. The Bulldogs enter with a 1-1 record, while the Warriors are 2-3. The forecast for game time calls for temperatures around 66 degrees Fahrenheit. Merrimack has won two of its last three games, while Yale has split its first two.

Merrimack comes in after a 17-10 home win over New Haven in its most recent game. The Warriors also defeated Maine 23-14 this season and have losses to Rhode Island (34-7), Delaware (42-7) and Tarleton State (45-20). In the win over New Haven, quarterback AJ Hairston Jr. threw for 85 yards and rushed nine times for 34 yards and a touchdown. Matthias Latham rushed for 176 yards on 27 carries and caught a 40-yard touchdown pass. DeMarcus McElroy ran three times for 64 yards. Earlier this season, Hairston completed 17 of 32 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns at Tarleton State. Merrimack has scored 74 points through five games while allowing 145.

Yale is 1-1 after a 38-25 loss at Cornell in its most recent game. The Bulldogs opened with a 38-28 win at Holy Cross. Against Cornell, quarterback Charles Hewitt completed 26 of 44 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns and rushed seven times for 31 yards. Hugo Djeumeni Kemeni ran 14 times for 56 yards and a touchdown, while Cuttler Adams ran eight times for 23 yards. Yale has scored 63 points and allowed 66 through two games. The Bulldogs will play at home for the first time this season.

Merrimack’s offense will face a Yale defense seeking a bounce-back performance. The Warriors return to the road after their home win. Hairston leads Merrimack into the matchup after passing and rushing for scores this season. Hewitt leads Yale after a productive game against Cornell. Both teams will look to establish their ground games and limit turnovers.

Merrimack’s upcoming schedule includes a visit to Dartmouth, home games against New Hampshire and Wagner, road games at Wake Forest and Monmouth, and a home game against Sacred Heart. Merrimack will visit Dartmouth in its next game, while Yale will host Dartmouth in its next game. Yale’s future slate includes home games against Dartmouth, Rhode Island, Brown and Princeton, plus road games at Penn, Columbia and Harvard. Both teams will return to conference play after this nonconference matchup. The game is set for Saturday at Yale Bowl in New Haven.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Yale 43, Merrimack 19.