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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

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)
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

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[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

At Austin Peay

Presbyterian Blue Hose at Austin Peay Governors
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 0 000
Governors 0 10 7724

at Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN

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

Bluefield

Bluefield Rams at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 7 0010
Blue Hose 7 21 6741

at Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, 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

Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 0 0 000
Blue Hose 3 0 0710

at Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, 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

Presbyterian Blue Hose at Kennesaw State Owls
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 0 000
No. 4 Owls 14 14 21756

at Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA

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

Hampton

Hampton Pirates at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Period 1 2 34Total
Pirates 7 0 10724
Blue Hose 10 7 0623

at Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC

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

At Charleston Southern

Presbyterian Blue Hose at Charleston Southern
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 7 0 007
Buccaneers 0 17 17741

at Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC

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

Monmouth

Monmouth Hawks at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Period 1 2 34Total
Hawks 3 0 71424
Blue Hose 0 0 7714

at Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC

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

At Gardner–Webb

Presbyterian Blue Hose at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 0 7 01320
Bulldogs 14 7 17038

at Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC

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

Campbell

Campbell Fighting Hawks at Presbyterian Blue Hose
Period 1 2 34Total
Fighting Camels 20 7 7034
Blue Hose 6 0 006

at Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC

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

At Wofford

Presbyterian Blue Hose at Wofford Terriers
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 14 0 0721
No. 13 Terriers 7 21 71045

at Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. ET
Game information

References

  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.