2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

2018 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2–8 (0–5 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumBailey Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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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

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.

Preseason

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Big South poll

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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)
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

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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

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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[a]
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[b] 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. Monmouthdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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

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At Austin Peay

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See also: 2018 Austin Peay Governors football team
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Austin Peay Governors
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: SW 2 mph
  • Game attendance: 5,166
  • Referee: Stephen Hazle
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Bluefield

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Bluefield Rams at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy, hot • Wind: Calm
  • Game attendance: 2,064
  • Referee: Terrance Lamar
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

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

Lindsey Wilson

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Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Quarter 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
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Kennesaw State

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See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Kennesaw State Owls
Quarter 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
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Brian Katrek, Tutan Reyes, Chris Mooneyham, Lauren Hoffman
Game information

Hampton

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See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team
Hampton Pirates at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Clear, sunny • Wind: N 0/5
  • Game attendance: 2,108
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Charleston Southern

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See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Charleston Southern
Quarter 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 attendance: 2,000
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Monmouth

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See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team
Monmouth Hawks at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Partly Sunny • Wind: 13 WSW
  • Game attendance: 2,638
  • Referee: Tra Blake
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Gardner–Webb

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See also: 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny, crisp • Wind: 5 NNW
  • Game attendance: 2,817
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

Campbell

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See also: 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Campbell Fighting Hawks at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: Sunny, clear & cool • Wind: NNW 9
  • Game attendance: 2,234
  • Referee: Jeffrey Page
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information

At Wofford

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See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team
Presbyterian Blue Hose at Wofford Terriers
Quarter 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 weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSE at 3
  • Game attendance: 5,674
  • Referee: Thomas Graham
  • TV: ESPN+/WYCW
Game information

References

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  1. ^ "Tommy Spangler Bio". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Archived from the original on September 7, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite".
  3. ^ "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team".
  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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