2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
The 2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tommy Spangler, in his second stint as PC head coach, as he coached the Blue Hose from 2001–06.[1] The Blue Hose played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 2–8, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (0–5 Big South) |
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| Home stadium | Bailey Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 6,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Kennesaw State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Blue Hose were predicted to finish in last place.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Kennesaw State | 107 (17) |
| 2 | Monmouth | 82 (1) |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 75 |
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 52 |
| 5 | Campbell | 36 |
| 6 | Presbyterian | 26 |
Preseason All-Big South team
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Blue Hose having one player on the honorable mention list.[3]
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Honorable mention Riley Hilton – TE |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay* | ESPN+ | L 0–24 | 5,166 | |||
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| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Bluefield* | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 2,064 | |||
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Lindsey Wilson* |
| ESPN+ | W 10–0[lower-alpha 2] | 1,243 | ||
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | L 0–56 | 6,414 | |||
| October 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Hampton* |
| ESPN+ | L 24–25 | 2,108 | ||
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ESPN+ | L 7–41 | 2,000 | |||
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Monmouth |
| ESPN+ | L 14–24 | 2,638 | ||
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | ESPN+ | L 20–38 | 2,817 | |||
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Campbell |
| ESPN+ | L 6–34 | 2,234 | ||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Wofford* | ESPN+ | L 21–45 | 5,674 | |||
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- This game was originally scheduled to be played in Clinton. It was moved to DeLand in anticipation of Hurricane Florence before being cancelled.
- This game was added as a replacement for the cancelled Stetson game.
Game summaries
At Austin Peay
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governors | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 5,166
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Bluefield
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Blue Hose | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
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This win was the 500th in program history for Presbyterian.[6]
Lindsey Wilson
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
- Date: September 27
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: calm
- Game attendance: 1,243
- Referee: Marcus Woods
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At Kennesaw State
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 4 Owls | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 6,414
- Referee: Marcus Woods
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Hampton
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Blue Hose | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
- Game attendance: 2,108
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At Charleston Southern
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Hose | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
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Monmouth
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. ET
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At Gardner–Webb
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Hose | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. ET
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Campbell
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Fighting Camels | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Blue Hose | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
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At Wofford
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Hose | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 13 Terriers | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 1:30 p.m. ET
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References
- "Tommy Spangler Bio". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite".
- "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team".
- "2018 Football Schedule". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- "Football Sets Home Game Times". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- "Blue Hose Dominate Bluefield For 500th Program Win". GoBlueHose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
