# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 4:00 p.m. | St. Andrews* | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | W 84–43 | 3,238 |
| September 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Fort Lauderdale* | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | W 68–3 | 1,647 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | ESPN+ | L 0–72 | 4,978 |
| September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook | L 43–63 | 4,766 |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | L 30–38 | 2,118 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Davidson | Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC | | L 35–70 | 0 |
| October 23 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | L 28–69 | 3,561 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Stetson | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | L 14–56 | 1,762 |
| November 6 | 2:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN3 | L 55–65 | 1,223 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | ESPN+ | L 32–57 | 1,778 |
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at St. Thomas (MN) | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSt. Paul, MN | | L 15–54 | 3,245 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## 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. 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). 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:
* 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 |
| St. Andrews | Rushing | D'Vonte Allen | 7 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD |
| St. Andrews | Receiving | Kashard Cohens | 5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD |
| Presbyterian | Passing | Ren Hefley | 38/50, 538 yards, 10 TD |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Delvecchio Powell II | 10 carries, 56 yards |
| Presbyterian | 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 |
| Fort Lauderdale | Rushing | Qmac Quiteh | 8 carries, 35 yards |
| Fort Lauderdale | Receiving | Zach Hall | 2 receptions, 42 yards |
| Presbyterian | Passing | Ren Hefley | 22/35, 309 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Delvecchio Powell II | 8 carries, 73 yards |
| Presbyterian | 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 |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Delvecchio Powell II | 10 carries, 51 yards |
| Presbyterian | Receiving | Matthew Rivera | 7 receptions, 100 yards |
| Campbell | Passing | Wiley Hartley | 22/30, 342 yards, 6 TDs |
| Campbell | Rushing | Michael Jamerson | 22 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD |
| Campbell | 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 |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Delvecchio Powell II | 16 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD |
| Presbyterian | Receiving | Jalyn Witcher | 11 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD |
| Dayton | Passing | Jack Cook | 19/35, 262 yards, 3 TD |
| Dayton | Rushing | Jack Cook | 10 carries, 74 yards, 3 TD |
| Dayton | 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 |
| Morehead State | Rushing | Issiah Aguero | 16 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD |
| Morehead State | Receiving | Jeremiah Scott | 5 receptions, 83 yards |
| Presbyterian | Passing | Ren Hefley | 50/80, 551 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Delvecchio Powell II | 10 carries, 45 yards |
| Presbyterian | 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 |
| Presbyterian | Rushing | Delvecchio Powell II | 10 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD |
| Presbyterian | Receiving | Jalyn Witcher | 8 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD |
| Davidson | Passing | Louis Colosimo | 8/10, 151 yards, 3 TD |
| Davidson | Rushing | Louis Colosimo | 3 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD |
| Davidson | 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 |
| San Diego | Passing |
| San Diego | Rushing |
| San Diego | Receiving |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | 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 |
| Stetson | Passing |
| Stetson | Rushing |
| Stetson | Receiving |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | 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 |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | Receiving |
| Valparaiso | Passing |
| Valparaiso | Rushing |
| Valparaiso | 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 |
| Marist | Passing |
| Marist | Rushing |
| Marist | Receiving |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | 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 |
| Presbyterian | Passing |
| Presbyterian | Rushing |
| Presbyterian | Receiving |
| St. Thomas | Passing |
| St. Thomas | Rushing |
| St. Thomas | Receiving |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | | | | | 0 |
| Tommies | | | | | 0 |