2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2–10 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
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2019 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Monmouth $^   6 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
Charleston Southern   4 – 2     6 – 6  
Campbell   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Hampton   1 – 5     5 – 7  
Gardner–Webb   1 – 5     3 – 9  
Presbyterian   1 – 5     2 – 10  
North Alabama *   0 – 0     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 in their 13th and final season as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

PC announced in 2017 that it had started a transition to non-scholarship football. After the 2019 season, PC will leave Big South football, though remaining a conference member in other sports. The Blue Hose will play the 2020 football season as an FCS independent, and will join the Pioneer Football League, a single-sport conference whose members do not award football scholarships, in 2021.[2]

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Blue Hose were predicted to finish in seventh place.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kennesaw State 134 (14)
2 Monmouth 122 (5)
3 Charleston Southern 79 (1)
4 Campbell 73
5 Gardner–Webb 67
6 Hampton 64
7 Presbyterian 21
— North Alabama n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Blue Hose had two players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. at Stetson*
ESPN+ Cancelled[a]
September 7[b] 2:00 p.m. Mercer*
ESPN+ L 7–45 1,264
September 14 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville*
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
 ESPN+ L 20–30 2,208
September 21 1:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky*
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
 ESPN+ L 10–35 2,152
September 28 4:00 p.m. at North Alabama
ESPN+ L 21–41 8,573
October 5 1:00 p.m. at Campbell
ESPN3 L 14–28 5,673
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth
ESPN+ L 0–45 2,433
October 19 2:30 p.m. No. 6 Kennesaw Statedagger
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
 ESPN+ L 10–55 1,635
October 26 1:00 p.m. at Merrimack*
NEC Front Row L 21–24 1,721
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Hampton
ESPN+ L 17–40 4,123
November 9 1:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
 ESPN+ W 24–14 1,509
November 16 1:00 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
 ESPN+ L 7–27 1,834
November 23 1:00 p.m. St. Andrews*
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+ W 52–14 1,208
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[7][8]

  1. ^ The game against Stetson was cancelled on Saturday morning over safety concerns due to Hurricane Dorian.[5]
  2. ^ On September 2, it was announced that Presbyterian had added a home game against Mercer to make up for the previous week's cancellation.[6]

Game summaries

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 21 7 14 3 45
Blue Hose 0 0 0 7 7

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 7 3 20 30
Blue Hose 3 10 0 7 20

See also: 2019 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 7 14 0 14 35
Blue Hose 10 0 0 0 10

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At North Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 2 7 6 6 21
Lions 7 14 17 3 41

See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

At Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 7 0 0 7 14
Fighting Camels 7 7 0 14 28

See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 0 0 0 0 0
Hawks 21 17 7 0 45

See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Owls 14 14 27 0 55
Blue Hose 7 3 0 0 10

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

At Merrimack

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 7 7 0 7 21
Warriors 7 7 0 10 24

See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

At Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 3 0 14 0 17
Pirates 6 14 7 13 40

See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Blue Hose 3 7 7 7 24

See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 14 7 3 3 27
Blue Hose 0 0 0 7 7

See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

St. Andrews

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 0 14 0 0 14
Blue Hose 21 14 17 0 52

See also: St. Andrews Knights football

References

  1. ^ "Tommy Spangler Bio". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Presbyterian College to join Pioneer Football League in 2021" (Press release). Pioneer Football League. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Romero, Iliana Limón. "Hurricane Dorian forces Stetson to cancel opener against Presbyterian". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  6. ^ "Football Adds Home Game With Mercer". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College Athletics. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Six home games featured on PC football schedule". GoLaurens.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 Presbyterian Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.


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