American college football season
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.
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 4:00 p.m. St. Andrews * ESPN+ W 84–43 3,238 September 11 4:00 p.m. Fort Lauderdale * Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC 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 Facebook L 43–63 4,766 October 9 1:00 p.m. Morehead State Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC 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 Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC ESPN+ L 28–69 3,561 October 30 1:00 p.m. Stetson Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC 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 Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC 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 [ edit ] St. Andrews [ edit ] 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 Statistics SA PRES First downs 17 35 Plays–yards 69–315 94–814 Rushes–yards 49–216 33–193 Passing yards 99 621 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–20–0 47–61–0 Time of possession 28:53 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics St. Andrews Passing Andrew Fowler 9/20, 99 yards, 1 TD Rushing D'Vonte Allen 7 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kashard Cohens 5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD Presbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 38/50, 538 yards, 10 TD Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 10 carries, 56 yards Receiving Jalyn Witcher 5 receptions, 156 yards, 3 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Knights 14 15 14 0 43 Blue Hose 28 28 14 14 84
Fort Lauderdale [ edit ] Statistics UFTL PRES First downs 14 30 Plays–yards 70–188 78–635 Rushes–yards 30–40 31–189 Passing yards 148 446 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–42–4 34–47–2 Time of possession 29:58 30:02
Team Category Player Statistics Fort Lauderdale Passing Franco De Luca 9/24, 101 yards, 3 INT Rushing Qmac Quiteh 8 carries, 35 yards Receiving Zach Hall 2 receptions, 42 yards Presbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 22/35, 309 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 8 carries, 73 yards Receiving Kiaran Turner 3 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 0 0 3 Blue Hose 22 18 7 21 68
At Campbell [ edit ] Statistics PRES CAMP First downs 13 23 Plays–yards 70–220 80–580 Rushes–yards 27–37 45–156 Passing yards 183 424 Passing: comp–att–int 21–43–7 26–35–0 Time of possession 25:47 34:13
Team Category Player Statistics Presbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 20/39, 145 yards, 6 INT[3] Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 10 carries, 51 yards Receiving Matthew Rivera 7 receptions, 100 yards Campbell Passing Wiley Hartley 22/30, 342 yards, 6 TDs Rushing Michael Jamerson 22 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD Receiving Austin Hite 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 0 0 0 0 0 Fighting Camels 21 28 9 14 72
At Dayton [ edit ] Statistics PRES DAY First downs 27 24 Plays–yards 93–568 78–484 Rushes–yards 31–125 44–222 Passing yards 443 262 Passing: comp–att–int 34–63–2 19–35–0 Time of possession 28:41 31:19
Team Category Player Statistics Presbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 34/63, 443 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 16 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jalyn Witcher 11 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD Dayton Passing Jack Cook 19/35, 262 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jack Cook 10 carries, 74 yards, 3 TD Receiving Tyler Mintz 4 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 23 0 7 13 43 Flyers 7 28 28 0 63
Morehead State [ edit ] Statistics MORE PRES First downs 21 30 Plays–yards 75–443 105–611 Rushes–yards 28–130 27–60 Passing yards 313 551 Passing: comp–att–int 26–47–1 50–80–3 Time of possession 23:16 36:44
Team Category Player Statistics Morehead State Passing Mark Pappas 26/46, 313 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Issiah Aguero 16 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Scott 5 receptions, 83 yards Presbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 50/80, 551 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 10 carries, 45 yards Receiving Jalyn Witcher 12 receptions, 178 yards, 2 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 17 7 0 14 38 Blue Hose 0 6 8 16 30
At Davidson [ edit ] Statistics PRES DAV First downs 29 22 Plays–yards 99–524 54–502 Rushes–yards 38–197 42–351 Passing yards 327 151 Passing: comp–att–int 35–61–2 8–12–1 Time of possession 35:56 24:04
Team Category Player Statistics Presbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 32/56, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 10 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalyn Witcher 8 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD Davidson Passing Louis Colosimo 8/10, 151 yards, 3 TD Rushing Louis Colosimo 3 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jackson Sherrard 2 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 8 14 0 13 35 Wildcats 7 28 21 14 70
San Diego [ edit ] Statistics USD PRES First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics San Diego Passing Rushing Receiving Presbyterian Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Toreros 0 Blue Hose 0
Stetson [ edit ] Statistics STET PRES First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Stetson Passing Rushing Receiving Presbyterian Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Hatters 0 Blue Hose 0
At Valparaiso [ edit ] Statistics PRES VALPO First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Presbyterian Passing Rushing Receiving Valparaiso Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 0 Beacons 0
Statistics MAR PRES First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Marist Passing Rushing Receiving Presbyterian Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Red Foxes 0 Blue Hose 0
At St. Thomas [ edit ] Statistics PRES STU First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Presbyterian Passing Rushing Receiving St. Thomas Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 0 Tommies 0
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