2021 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
The 2021 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). Led by first-year head coach Kevin Kelley, the Blue Hose played home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The team got national notoriety for never punting.
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Conference | Pioneer Football League |
Record | 2–9 (0–8 PFL) |
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Offensive coordinator | Joey Orck (9th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Imamura (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bailey Memorial Stadium (capacity: 6,500) |
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Davidson +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego + | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas (MN)* | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | St. Andrews* | ESPN+ | W 84–43 | 3,238 | |||
September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Fort Lauderdale* |
| ESPN+ | W 68–3 | 1,647 | ||
September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | ESPN+ | L 0–72 | 4,978 | |||
September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | L 43–63 | 4,766 | ||||
October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| ESPN+ | L 30–38 | 2,118 | ||
October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Davidson | L 35–70 | 0 | ||||
October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego |
| ESPN+ | L 28–69 | 3,561 | ||
October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson |
| ESPN+ | L 14–56 | 1,762 | ||
November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | L 55–65 | 1,223 | |||
November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist |
| ESPN+ | L 32–57 | 1,778 | ||
November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at St. Thomas (MN) | L 15–54 | 3,245 | ||||
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Game summaries
St. Andrews
In the opening game of the season against St. Andrews, Presbyterian quarterback Ren Hefley threw for an FCS single-game record 10 touchdowns in the 84–43 win.[2] He completed 38 of 50 pass attempts and threw for 538 yards. Hefley broke the record of nine in a game, which was held by Willie Totten (Mississippi Valley State vs. Kentucky State in 1984) and Drew Hubel (Portland State vs. Weber State in 2007).[2] Blue Hose backup quarterback Tyler Huff added two touchdown passes to set a new Division I team record (for both FCS and FBS) of 12.
Other records broken during this game include:[2]
- Hefley's 10 touchdowns totaling 538 yards and his 38 completions were both Presbyterian Division I era records
- Wide receiver Jalyn Witcher's three touchdowns tied a Presbyterian Division I record for most receiving scores in a game
- The 621 total passing yards ranks second as a team in the Division I era (behind 648 against North Greenville)
- Presbyterian put up 56 points in the first half alone, which is a program record
- Presbyterian's 84 points broke a Division I program record
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Fort Lauderdale
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At Campbell
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At Dayton
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Morehead State
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At Davidson
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San Diego
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Stetson
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At Valparaiso
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Marist
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At St. Thomas
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References
- "2021 Presbyterian Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- Marinofsky, Evan (September 4, 2021). "Presbyterian QB Ren Hefley throws 10 touchdown passes, sets FCS record in win". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- "Ren Hefley".