Presbyterian College (PC) is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina.
The Presbyterian Blue Hose are the athletic teams of Presbyterian College, located in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. The Blue Hose athletic program is a member of the Big South Conference and competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The PC Athletic Department fields a total of 19 varsity teams, eight men's and 11 women's sports. The school colors are garnet and blue, and the mascot is Scotty the Scotsman, a medieval Scottish warrior. The team name comes from the socks worn by the football team in the early days of the twentieth century.
The Presbyterian Blue Hose football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Presbyterian College located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS); while Presbyterian is a full member of the Big South Conference, it plays football in the Pioneer Football League. Presbyterian's first football team was fielded in 1913. The team plays its home games at the 6,500 seat Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina. The Blue Hose were coached by Kevin Kelley, who was hired to lead the program on May 6, 2021, but who left at the end of the season. The current coach is Steve Englehart. The Blue Hose began a transition to non-scholarship football in 2017 and left Big South football after the 2019 season, while otherwise remaining a full Big South member. The Blue Hose football program played the 2020–21 season as an independent and joined the Pioneer League in July 2021 upon completion of its transition.
The 1941 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team was an American football team that represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. Led by head coach Lonnie McMillian, the team compiled a 6–3 record and won the SIAA championship. Verne Church and Lloyd Evans were the team captains.
The 1913 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1913 college football season. Led by Everett Booe in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue Hose compiled a record of 5–3. The team captain was D. D. "Red" Thomas.
The 1914 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1914 college football season. Led by Erling Theller in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue Hose compiled a record of 4–1–1. The team captain was Alfred Miller.
The 1918 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1918 college football season. Led by Gifford Shaw in his first and only season as head coach, Presbyterian compiled a record of 2–0. The team captain was S. H. Fulton.
The 1917 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by the third-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 8–1. The team captain was D. M. Fulton.
The 1915 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1915 college football season. Led by the first-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 4–4. The team captain was J. W. C. Bell.
The 1916 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1916 college football season. Led by the second-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 4–3. The team captain was A. P. McFie.
The 1919 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1919 college football season. Led by the fourth-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 4–3–2. The team captain was J. Y. Richardson.
The 1920 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by the fifth-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 5–1–1. The team captain was Lonnie McMillian.
The 1921 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by the sixth-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 1–7. The team captain was Marion Durant.
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. 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.
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. 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.
The 1922 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1922 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 2–0 in SIAA play. The team captain was J. B. Clowney.
The 2020 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a technical FCS independent but in a scheduling agreement with the Pioneer Football League (PFL), which it fully joined in July 2021. Under the agreement, Presbyterian was not eligible for the PFL title, but its players and coaches were eligible for individual PFL honors. They were led by tenth-year head coach Tommy Spangler, in his second stint as Presbyterian's head coach, as he coached the Blue Hose from 2001 to 2006 and resumed in 2017. The Blue Hose play their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium.
The 2006 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College in the 2006 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the South Atlantic Conference. They were led by sixth-year head coach Tommy Spangler and played their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium.
Kevin Kelley is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Arkansas. He formerly served as the head coach at Presbyterian College. Prior to his hiring at Presbyterian, Kelley was the head coach and athletic director at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he won nine AAA state championships and employed a unique strategy that involved rarely punting and almost always attempting onside kicks and two-point conversions.
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.
