2024 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

American college football season

2024 Presbyterian Blue Hose football

Conference| Pioneer Football League
Record| 2–4 (0–2 PFL)
Head coach|

* Steve Englehart (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Jayson Martin (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Daniel Owen (3rd season)
Home stadium| Bailey Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 2023

2025 ->

2024 Pioneer Football League standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Davidson |  | 2  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  |
Drake |  | 2  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  |
Butler |  | 1  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  |
Dayton |  | 1  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 1  |
St. Thomas (MN)*  |  | 1  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  |
San Diego |  | 1  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  |
Morehead State |  | 1  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  |
Stetson |  | 0  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  |
Presbyterian |  | 0  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  |
Valparaiso |  | 0  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  |
Marist |  | 0  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 5  |

* * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III

As of October 8, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team will represent Presbyterian College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Hose will be led by third-year head coach Steve Englehart and will play home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 29| 7:00 p.m.| at Mercer*|

* Five Star Stadium
* Macon, GA

| ESPN+| L 10–63| 7,219
September 7| 1:00 p.m.| at Erskine*|

* J.W. Babb Stadium
* Greenwood, SC

| | W 31–14| 978
September 14| 1:00 PM| Virginia–Lynchburg*|

* Bailey Memorial Stadium
* Clinton, SC

| ESPN+| W 52–0| 2,012
September 21| 7:00 p.m.| Gardner–Webb*|

* Bailey Memorial Stadium
* Clinton, SC

| ESPN+| L 21–42| 1,843
September 29| 5:00 p.m.| Davidson|

* Bailey Memorial Stadium
* Clinton, SC

| ESPN+| L 37–48| 961
October 5| 4:00 p.m.| at San Diego|

* Torero Stadium
* San Diego, CA

| ESPN+| L 21–27 OT| 1,012
October 12| 1:00 p.m.| at Morehead State|

* Jayne Stadium
* Morehead, KY

| ESPN+|  |
October 19| 1:00 p.m.| Drake|

* Bailey Memorial Stadium
* Clinton, SC

| ESPN+|  |
October 26| 1:00 p.m.| at Stetson|

* Spec Martin Stadium
* DeLand, FL

| ESPN+|  |
November 2| 1:00 p.m.| Dayton|

* Bailey Memorial Stadium
* Clinton, SC

| ESPN+|  |
November 16| 1:00 p.m.| at Marist|

* Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
* Poughkeepsie, NY

| ESPN+|  |
November 23| 1:00 p.m.| Butler|

* Bailey Memorial Stadium
* Clinton, SC

| ESPN+|  |

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Eastern time

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## Game summaries

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### at Mercer

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See also: 2024 Mercer Bears football team

Game One – Presbyterian Blue Hose (0–0) at Mercer Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Presbyterian | 3 | 0 | 7| 0| 10
Mercer | 14 | 14 | 14| 21| 63

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

* Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
* Game attendance: 7,219
* Referee: Michael Farmer
* TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information

First quarter

* (11:42) MER – Dwayne McGee 3-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:45; Mercer 7–0)
* (5:17) PRE – Mack Mikko 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:14; Mercer 7–3)
* (1:08) MER – Kelin Parsons 13-yard pass from DJ Smith, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:02; Mercer 14–3)

Second quarter

* (8:40) MER – DJ Smith 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:45; Mercer 21–3)
* (1:16) MER – Tyrell Coard 4-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:00; Mercer 28–3)

Third quarter

* (13:45) MER – Brayden Smith 68-yard pass from DJ Smith, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:10; Mercer 35–3)
* (4:57) MER – Tyrell Coard 9-yard pass from DJ Smith, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:37; Mercer 42–3)
* (3:34) PRE – Cincere Gill 24-yard pass from Ty Englehart, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Mercer 42–10)

Fourth quarter

* (10:48) MER – Parker Wroble 7-yard pass from Hess Horne, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:05; Mercer 49–10)
* (3:58) MER – Chris Joines 0-yard fumble recovery, Reice Griffith kick (Mercer 56–10)
* (1:39) MER – Brayden Smith 75-yard punt return, Reice Griffith kick (Mercer 63–10)

Statistics | PC | MERC

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First downs | 8 | 25
Total yards | 137 | 500
Rushing yards | -7 | 139
Passing yards | 144 | 361
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–23–2 | 25–30–1
Time of possession | 27:47 | 32:13
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Presbyterian | Passing | Ty Englehart | 7/19, 84 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Denim Edwards | 6 carries, 15 yards
Receiving | Nathan Levicki | 1 reception, 57 yards
Mercer | Passing | DJ Smith | 20/24, 331 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Dwayne McGee | 16 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving | Brayden Smith | 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD

### at Erskine (DII)

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See also: Erskine Flying Fleet football

Game Two – Presbyterian Blue Hose (0–1) at Erskine Flying Fleet (DII) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Presbyterian | 7 | 14 | 7| 3| 31
Erskine (DII) | 0 | 7 | 0| 7| 14

at J.W. Babb Stadium • Greenwood, SC

* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 978
* Referee: Eddie Smith
* TV announcers: TBD

Game information

First quarter

* (10:05) PRE – Zach Switzer 67-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:53; Presbyterian 7–0)

Second quarter

* (13:33) PRE – Cincere Gill 9-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06; Presbyterian 14–0)
* (4:13) ERS – Rodshaun Dorsey 12-yard pass from Craig Pender, Dylan Beauford kick (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:19; Presbyterian 14–7)
* (4:01) PRE – Zach Switzer 90-yard kickoff return, Mack Mikko kick (Presbyterian 21–7)

Third quarter

* (5:53) PRE – Justin Montgomery 19-yard run, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:24; Presbyterian 28–7)

Fourth quarter

* (11:13) ERS – Rodshaun Dorsey 9-yard pass from Craig Pender, Dylan Beauford kick (Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 9:35; Presbyterian 28–14)
* (6:54) PRE – Mack Mikko 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:11; Presbyterian 31–14)

Statistics | PC | ERK

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First downs | 16 | 14
Total yards | 385 | 269
Rushing yards | 184 | 72
Passing yards | 201 | 197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–16–1 | 22–38–2
Time of possession | 24:34 | 35:26
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Presbyterian | Passing | Collin Hurst | 9/16, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Zach Switzer | 7 carries, 50 yards
Receiving | Zach Switzer | 1 reception, 67 yards, TD
Erskine | Passing | Craig Pender | 22/38, 197 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Rashad Luckey | 19 carries, 58 yards
Receiving | Rodshaun Dorsey | 7 receptions, 69 yards, 2 TD

### Virginia–Lynchburg

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See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons

Game Three – Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons (0–2) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Blue Hose | 10 | 28 | 14| 0| 52

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
* Game attendance: 2,536
* Referee: Klee Sellers
* TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

* (8:03) PC – Zach Switzer 6-yard run, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:29; Presbyterian 7–0)
* (5:42) PC – Mack Mikko 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:51; Presbyterian 10–0)

Second quarter

* (13:37) PC – Nathan Levicki 5-yard pass from Ty Englehart, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:32; Presbyterian 17–0)
* (10:21) PC – Nathan Levicki 19-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:18; Presbyterian 24–0)
* (6:51) PC – Antonio Wright 4-yard run, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:25; Presbyterian 31–0)
* (0:19) PC – Collin Hurst 1-yard run, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:20; Presbyterian 38–0)

Third quarter

* (6:05) PC – Dominic Kirby 47-yard pass from Ty Englehart, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:47; Presbyterian 45–0)
* (2:04) PC – Jayden Pressey 35-yard pass from Warner Bush, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:08; Presbyterian 52–0)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics | VUL | PC

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First downs | 8 | 25
Total yards | 72 | 448
Rushing yards | -4 | 197
Passing yards | 76 | 251
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–36–0 | 15–24–0
Time of possession | 28:36 | 31:00
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Virginia–Lynchburg | Passing | Matthew Jenks | 14/35, 76 yards
Rushing | Jacob Newman | 9 carries, 29 yards
Receiving | Ryan Sims | 10 receptions, 45 yards
Presbyterian | Passing | Ty Englehart | 5/5, 107 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Quante Jennings | 7 carries, 59 yards
Receiving | Dominic Kibby | 7 receptions, 155 yards, TD

### Gardner–Webb

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See also: 2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Game Four – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–3) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics | GWEB | PC

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Gardner–Webb | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Presbyterian | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Davidson

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See also: 2024 Davidson Wildcats football team

Game Five – Davidson Wildcats (2–1) at Presbyterian Blue Hose (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

* Date: Sunday September 29, 2024
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics | DAV | PC

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Davidson | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Presbyterian | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### at San Diego

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See also: 2024 San Diego Toreros football team

Game Six – Presbyterian Blue Hose (2–3) at San Diego Toreros (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Presbyterian | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Torero Stadium, San Diego, CA

* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics | PC | USD

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Presbyterian | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
San Diego | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### at Morehead State

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See also: 2024 Morehead State Eagles football team

Game Seven – Presbyterian Blue Hose (2–4) at Morehead State Eagles (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Presbyterian | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Morehead State | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Jayne Stadium, Morehead, KY

* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Statistics | PC | MORE

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First downs |  |
Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int |  |
Time of possession |  |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Presbyterian | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Morehead State | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

## References

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1. ^ "2024 Presbyterian Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
2. ^ "Presbyterian Blue Hose Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

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