2021 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

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.

2021 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	2–9 (0–8 PFL)
Head coach	Kevin Kelley (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joey Orck (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Imamura (1st season)
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium (capacity: 6,500)
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Pioneer Football League standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Davidson +^		7	–	1					8	–	3
San Diego +		7	–	1					7	–	4
St. Thomas (MN)*		6	–	2					7	–	3
Morehead State		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	5
Dayton		5	–	3					6	–	4
Valparaiso		4	–	4					4	–	7
Stetson		2	–	6					4	–	7
Drake		1	–	7					2	–	9
Butler		1	–	7					3	–	8
Presbyterian		0	–	8					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division III

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	4:00 p.m.	St. Andrews*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	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*	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC		L 0–72	4,978
September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		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	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		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	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	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)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium St. Paul, MN		L 15–54	3,245
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

St. Andrews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Marist

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

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

References

1. "2021 Presbyterian Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
2. Marinofsky, Evan (September 4, 2021). "Presbyterian QB Ren Hefley throws 10 touchdown passes, sets FCS record in win". NCAA.com. NCAA. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
3. "Ren Hefley".