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First season | 1913; 111 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Dee Nichols | ||
Head coach | Steve Englehart 3rd season, 5–17 (.227) | ||
Stadium | Bailey Memorial Stadium (capacity: 6,500) | ||
Field surface | Grass | ||
Location | Clinton, South Carolina | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Pioneer Football League | ||
All-time record | 509–481–35 (.514) | ||
Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) | ||
Conference titles | 1 (SAC, 2005) | ||
Rivalries | Newberry Wolves (Bronze Derby) | ||
Colors | Blue and garnet[1] | ||
Website | GoBlueHose.com |
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,[2] 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.