2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record10–2 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJayson Martin (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDaniel Owen (4th season)
Home stadiumBailey Memorial Stadium
2025 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Drake $^   7 1     8 4  
Presbyterian   6 2     10 2  
San Diego   6 2     8 4  
St. Thomas (MN)   5 3     7 5  
Dayton   5 3     7 4  
Morehead State   4 4     6 6  
Butler   4 4     6 6  
Marist   3 5     5 7  
Stetson   2 6     3 9  
Davidson   1 7     2 10  
Valparaiso   1 7     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Blue Hose were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Englehart and played home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium located in Clinton, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at No. 11 Mercer*ESPN+W 15–108,149
September 62:00 p.m.at Furman*ESPN+W 39–38 OT7,897
September 137:00 p.m.Erskine*ESPN+W 42–144,372
September 201:00 p.m.Bluefield*
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+W 76–33,930
September 271:00 p.m.Morehead StateNo. 25
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+W 41–03,661
October 111:00 p.m.at ButlerNo. 24FloFootballW 31–253,682
October 181:00 p.m.StetsonNo. 21
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+W 42–77,435
October 2512:00 p.m.at DaytonNo. 19YouTubeL 19–352,687
November 11:00 p.m.ValparaisoNo. 25
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+W 43–142,239
November 85:00 p.m.at DavidsonNo. 25ESPN+L 13–142,373
November 152:00 p.m.at St. ThomasMidco Sports PlusW 23–92,375
November 221:00 p.m.Marist
  • Bailey Memorial Stadium
  • Clinton, SC
ESPN+W 29–252,911

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Game summaries

at No. 11 Mercer

Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) vs. No. 11 Mercer Bears (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 6 3615
No. 11 Bears 7 0 3010

at Five Star StadiumMacon, GA

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Frank Malloy and Phil Cox
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • 0:04 – MER – Adonis McDaniel 11 Yd pass from DJ Smith (Reice Griffith Kick). Mercer 0–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:02
Second Quarter
  • 9:37 - PRE – Nathan Levicki 29 Yd pass from Collin Hurst (Jett Jackson PAT failed). Mercer 6–7 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:27
Third Quarter
  • 8:53 – MER – Reice Griffith 22 Yd Field Goal. Mercer 6–10. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:48
  • 3:54 – PRE – Jett Jackson 29 Yd Field Goal. Mercer 9–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:53.
Fourth Quarter

0:56 – PRE – Zach Switzer 16 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed). Presbyterian 15–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:39

Statistics PRES MER
First downs 20 16
Total yards 416 241
Rushing yards 113 87
Passing yards 303 154
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–55–1 5–41–1
Time of possession 35:50 24:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 25/38, 303 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD
Rushing Zach Switzer 9 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dominic Kibby 9 receptions, 114 yards
Mercer Passing DJ Smith 22/36, 154 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD
Rushing Micah Bell 4 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Brayden Smith 4 receptions, 56 yards

at Furman

Presbyterian Blue Hose (1-0) vs. Furman Paladins (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Hose 7 7 710839
Paladins 7 21 30738

at Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,897
  • Referee: Jeff Page
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Scott (play-by-play), David Cobb (analyst) and Tom Van Hoy (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:22) FUR – Gavin Hall 13-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:31; Furman 7–0)
  • (4:15) PC – Cincere Gill 13-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:04; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:21) FUR – Gavin Hall 5-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:54; Furman 14–7)
  • (9:31) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 22-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:16; Furman 21–7)
  • (5:01) FUR – Jayquan Smith 1-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:33; Furman 28–7)
  • (1:51) PC – Nathan Levicki 17-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:32; Furman 28–14)
Third Quarter
  • (9:43) FUR – Ian Williams 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 2:20; Furman 31–14)
  • (5:10) PC – Zach Switzer 3-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Furman 31–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (6:25) PC – Jett Jackson 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:30; Furman 31–24)
  • (4:38) PC – BJ Atkins 12-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:08; Tied 31–31)
Overtime
  • FUR – Jayquan Smith 2-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Furman 38–31)
  • PC – Nathan Levicki 3-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Presbyterian 39–38)
Statistics PRES FUR
First downs 23 21
Total yards 444 370
Rushing yards 169 107
Passing yards 275 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–41–3 29–40–2
Time of possession 28:56 31:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 26/41, 275 yards, 5 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Zach Switzer 16 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Nathan Levicki 6 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
Furman Passing Trey Hedden 29/40, 263 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Gavin Hall 15 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Evan James 8 receptions, 89 yards

Erskine (DII)

Erskine Flying Fleet (DII) (0-1) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flying Fleet (DII) 0 7 7014
Blue Hose 14 21 7042

at Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,372
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:17) PC – Nathan Levicki 1-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:42; Presbyterian 7–0)
  • (0:24) PC – Zach Switzer 1-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:47; Presbyterian 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (10:58) ERS – Taylor Rhodes 12-yard pass from Ryan Killmer, Keegan Moran kick (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:20; Presbyterian 14–7)
  • (7:30) PC – Nathan Levicki 17-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:21; Presbyterian 21–7)
  • (1:53) PC – Cincere Gill 41-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 91 yards, 1:37; Presbyterian 28–7)
  • (0:35) PC – Cincere Gill 22-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 0:27; Presbyterian 35–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:00) ERS – Derek Simon Jr. 41-yard fumble recovery, Keegan Moran kick (Presbyterian 35–14)
  • (5:06) PC – Justin Montgomery 1-yard run, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:48; Presbyterian 42–14)
Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics ERS PRES
First downs 10 28
Total yards 204 545
Rushing yards 72 188
Passing yards 132 357
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–19–1 18–29–0
Time of possession 22:47 37:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Erskine Passing Ryan Killmer 11/17, 132 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Logan Coldren 7 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Rodshaun Dorsey 3 receptions, 58 yards
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 16/22, 343 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Zach Switzer 11 carries, 75 yards, TD
Receiving Cincere Gill 4 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

Bluefield (NAIA)

Bluefield Rams (NAIA) (1-1) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams (NAIA) 0 3 003
Blue Hose 27 30 16376

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,930
  • Referee: Brian Kovach
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:30) PC – Cincere Gill 51-yard pass from Collin Hurst (Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:24; Presbyterian 6–0)
  • (11:06) PC – Collin Hurst 26-yard run, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:58; Presbyterian 13–0)
  • (4:36) PC – Zach Switzer 19-yard run, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:23; Presbyterian 20–0)
  • (3:32) PC – Deverious Abercrombie 33-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:07; Presbyterian 27–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:28) PC – Peter Lipscombe 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:50; Presbyterian 30–0)
  • (11:25) PC – Justin Montgomery 61-yard run (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:15; Presbyterian 36–0)
  • (8:09) BLU – Isaiah Bandy 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:09; Presbyterian 36–3)
  • (7:13) PC – Zach Switzer 21-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 0:51; Presbyterian 43–3)
  • (2:08) PC – Chris Vickerson 34-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:42; Presbyterian 50–3)
  • (0:30) PC – Zach Switzer 3-yard run, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:08; Presbyterian 57–3)
Third Quarter
  • (10:41) PC – Jalen Patrick 22-yard pass from Ty Englehart, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:08; Presbyterian 64–3)
  • (10:35) PC – 0-yard safety (Presbyterian 66–3)
  • (3:16) PC – Garrison Curry 4-yard pass from Ty Englehart, Peter Lipscombe kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:59; Presbyterian 73–3)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:55) PC – Peter Lipscombe 20-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 5:25; Presbyterian 76–3)
Statistics BLU PRES
First downs 8 29
Total yards 142 571
Rushing yards 57 249
Passing yards 85 322
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–2 19–25–0
Time of possession 30:51 29:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Bluefield Passing Ethan Cash 13/26, 75 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Rayjuan Traynham 3 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Marlin Haywood 5 receptions, 30 yards
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 15/18, 289 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Zach Switzer 11 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Zach Switzer 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Morehead State

Morehead State Eagles (2-2) vs. No. 25 Presbyterian Blue Hose (4-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 000
No. 25 Blue Hose 14 21 6041

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,661
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:33) PC – Zach Switzer 1-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:23; Presbyterian 7–0)
  • (11:37) PC – Dominic Kibby 10-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:41; Presbyterian 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:27) PC – Justin Montgomery 14-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:38; Presbyterian 21–0)
  • (9:32) PC – Zach Switzer 66-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:12; Presbyterian 28–0)
  • (1:48) PC – Zach Switzer 79-yard run, Jett Jackson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:56; Presbyterian 35–0)
Third Quarter
  • (7:00) PC – Collin Hurst 12-yard run (Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:10; Presbyterian 41–0)
Fourth Quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics MORE PRES
First downs 18 20
Total yards 277 445
Rushing yards 123 303
Passing yards 154 142
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–35–3 12–19–0
Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehead State Passing Carter Cravens 10/24, 120 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Bryce Patterson 3 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Anthony Ice 3 receptions, 68 yards
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 11/17, 137 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Zach Switzer 6 carries, 158 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cincere Gill 4 receptions, 62 yards

at Butler

No. 24 Presbyterian Blue Hose (5-0) vs. Butler Bulldogs (4-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Blue Hose 15 3 01331
Bulldogs 7 9 3625

at Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,682
  • Referee: Grant Henderson
  • TV: FloCollege
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:22) PRES – Cincere Gill 14-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Justin Montgomery rush (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Presbyterian 8–0)
  • (2:45) BUT – Reagan Andrew 9-yard run, Ryan Short kick (Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 7:54; Presbyterian 8–7)
  • (0:00) PRES – Zach Switzer 8-yard run, Dixon Musgrove kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:45; Presbyterian 15–7)
Second Quarter
  • (7:39) BUT – Ryan Short 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 7:21; Presbyterian 15–10)
  • (3:08) PRES – Jett Jackson 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:31; Presbyterian 18–10)
  • (0:39) BUT – Griffin Caldwell 14-yard run, Ryan short kick blocked (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:26; Presbyterian 18–16)
Third Quarter
  • (5:17) BUT – Ryan Short 25-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 67 yards, 9:43; Butler 19–18)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:11) BUT – Ryan Short 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:41; Butler 22–18)
  • (11:00) PRES – Nathan Levicki 75-yard pass from Collin Hurst, Dixon Musgrove kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Presbyterian 24–22)
  • (1:00) PRES – Zach Switzer 3-yard run, Dixon Musgrove kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:35; Presbyterian 31–22)
  • (0:10) BUT – Ryan Short 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 0:45; Presbyterian 31–25)
Statistics PRES BUT
First downs 16 26
Total yards 385 388
Rushing yards 210 193
Passing yards 175 195
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–16–0 20–34–0
Time of possession 19:37 40:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 12/16, 175 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Justin Montgomery 10 carries, 134 yards
Receiving Nathan Levicki 2 receptions, 82 yards, TD
Butler Passing Reagan Andrew 20/33, 195 yards
Rushing Reagan Andrew 31 carries, 115 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Munson 5 receptions, 59 yards

Stetson

Stetson Hatters (3-4) vs. No. 21 Presbyterian Blue Hose (6-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hatters 0 0 077
No. 21 Blue Hose 7 14 14742

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Statistics STET PRES
First downs 14 28
Total yards 283 440
Rushing yards 158 147
Passing yards 125 293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–29–1 23–31–1
Time of possession 31:14 28:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Stetson Passing Gunner Chenier 8/14, 90 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cayden Betts 10 carris, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Dylan Redmon 2 receptions, 44 yards
Presbyterian Passing Collin Hurst 19/27, 236 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Justin Montgomery 8 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Cincere Gill 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD

at Dayton

No. 19 Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-0) vs. Dayton Flyers (5-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Blue Hose 13 0 6019
Flyers 7 21 7035

at Welcome StadiumDayton, OH

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • TV: YouTube
Statistics PRES DAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Dayton Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Valparaiso

Valparaiso Beacons (1-7) vs. No. 25 Presbyterian Blue Hose (7-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Beacons - - --0
No. 25 Blue Hose - - --0

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Statistics VAL PRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Valparaiso Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Presbyterian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Davidson

No. 25 Presbyterian Blue Hose (8-1) vs. Davidson Wildcats (1-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Blue Hose - - --0
Wildcats - - --0

at Davidson College StadiumDavidson, NC

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 5:00 PM EST
Statistics PRES DAV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Davidson Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at St. Thomas (MN)

Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose - - --0
Tommies - - --0

at O'Shaughnessy StadiumSaint Paul, MN

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 PM CST
Statistics PRES STMN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
St. Thomas (MN) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Marist

Marist Red Foxes (0-0) vs. Presbyterian Blue Hose (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Foxes - - --0
Blue Hose - - --0

at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics MRST PRES
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Marist Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Presbyterian Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Presbyterian College. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Presbyterian Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 5, 2025.