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.

2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2018 record2–8 (0–5 Big South)
Head coachTommy Spangler (2nd season of stint, 8th overall season)
Home stadiumBailey Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 6,500)
2018 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2017 season 4–7, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in fifth place.

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)
1Kennesaw State107 (17)
2Monmouth82 (1)
3Charleston Southern75
4Gardner–Webb52
5Campbell36
6Presbyterian26

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]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8 7:00 p.m. at Austin Peay*
ESPN+ L 0–24 5,166
September 15 1:00 p.m. at Stetson*
ESPN+ Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]
September 22 7:00 p.m. Bluefield*
ESPN+ W 41–10 2,064
September 27 7:00 p.m. Lindsey Wilson*
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
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*
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
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
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
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
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+ L 6–34 2,234
November 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 13 Wofford*
ESPN+ L 21–45 5,674
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. This game was originally scheduled to be played in Clinton. It was moved to DeLand in anticipation of Hurricane Florence before being cancelled.
  2. This game was added as a replacement for the cancelled Stetson game.

Game summaries

at Austin Peay
See also: 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1955 W 13–7
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Austin Peay Governors
1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 0 000
Governors 0 10 7724

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 5,166
Game information

Bluefield
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2014 W 69–14
Bluefield Rams at Presbyterian Blue Hose
1 2 34Total
Rams 3 7 0010
Blue Hose 7 21 6741

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Game information

This win was the 500th in program history for Presbyterian.[6]

Lindsey Wilson
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders at Presbyterian Blue Hose
1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 000
Blue Hose 3 0 0710

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
Game information

at Kennesaw State
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 L 0–28
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Kennesaw State Owls
1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 0 000
No. 4 Owls 14 14 21756

at Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 6,414
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
Game information

Hampton
See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
Hampton Pirates at Presbyterian Blue Hose
1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 0 10724
Blue Hose 10 7 0623

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Game attendance: 2,108
Game information

at Charleston Southern
See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–11 2017 L 0–7
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Charleston Southern
1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 7 0 007
Buccaneers 0 17 17741

at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Game information

Monmouth
See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 L 21–42
Monmouth Hawks at Presbyterian Blue Hose
1 2 34Total
Hawks 3 0 71424
Blue Hose 0 0 7714

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. ET
Game information

at Gardner–Webb
See also: 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–20 2017 W 31–21
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 7 01320
Bulldogs 14 7 17038

at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. ET
Game information

Campbell
See also: 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2017 W 28–16
Campbell Fighting Hawks at Presbyterian Blue Hose
1 2 34Total
Fighting Camels 20 7 7034
Blue Hose 6 0 006

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Game information

at Wofford
See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–41–3 2017 L 7–31
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Wofford Terriers
1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 14 0 0721
No. 13 Terriers 7 21 71045

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. ET
Game information
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References
  1. "Tommy Spangler Bio". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2018/7/23/kennesaw-state-voted-2018-preseason-football-favorite.aspx
  3. https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2018/7/23/football-burks-armstrong-headline-2018-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx
  4. "2018 Football Schedule". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  5. "Football Sets Home Game Times". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. "Blue Hose Dominate Bluefield For 500th Program Win". GoBlueHose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved September 28, 2018.


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