Presbyterian

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Pioneer · Bailey Memorial Stadium · 6,500 · 2,766 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Western Carolina · our model 35% Presbyterian · a number, not a pick

LastL 3–62 at Mercer · Sat Sep 5 · Chris Glover 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 4 tackles

Nextat Western Carolina · Sat Sep 19 · 2:30 pm ET · E. J. Whitmire Stadium · series 1-4, lost the last 2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1

Presbyterian · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#156#388UVA WiseW 47–371-00-0
1Sep 5#156#169+22.5@MercerL 3–621-10-0
3Sep 19#214#195@Western Carolina
4Sep 26#215#230@Marist
5Oct 3St. Thomas (MN)
6Oct 10Davidson
7Oct 17@Stetson
8Oct 24@Valparaiso
9Oct 31Butler
11Nov 14@Morehead State
12Nov 21Dayton
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 5@MercerL 3–62-0.03733.3%115.6%
Aug 27UVA WiseW 47–37+0.25446.3%130.6%
Season average (2 games)+0.10839.8%123.1%
Verdict Begins·Live

Presbyterian spent nearly two decades quietly rebuilding after its century-old rivalry went dormant, then broke through in 2025 with its best season in a generation.

Standard GapA program that hasn't had a defining rivalry since the Bronze Derby ende…

Presbyterian fans know their program wins without the benefit of athletic scholarships, in the Pioneer Football League, largely outside the sport's national attention -- the 2025 season was real, earn…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 10-2 · last season

Game feel51even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 11 in the Pioneer
Heart rate4-1some dramain one-score games (5 of 12)4th most one-score games of 11 in the Pioneer
Margin+18.2comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 11 in the Pioneer
Big plays1.21grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)9th most explosive of 11 in the Pioneer
Home crowd4,091avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 11 in the Pioneer

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Pioneer teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Presbyterian has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Western Carolina · away

Outcome band · Presbyterian · 2026

Presbyterian's most likely season is 9-4 — a bowl game. The floor is 5-7; the ceiling is 12-1.

Floor5-7No postseason.
Base9-4A bowl game.
Ceiling12-1A bowl game, 3 more wins.

Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Presbyterian went 10-2 in 2025 -- its first double-digit-win season since 2005 and its first undefeated home record since 1998 -- nearly two decades after the Bronze Derby, the century-old rivalry that once defined the program, went dormant.

RosterWho's gone, who's back, who replaces them.

Roster Reload - Presbyterian

2026 snapshot - 2026-09-15
Returning ProductionNAContinuity signal unavailable
Portal Additions1No clear position repair point
Portal Losses4Primary pressure: CB
Draft Loss0No NFL Draft departures recorded
Recruiting ReloadNARecruiting class signal unavailable
IOLin 1 - Dru McClough1.00out 1 - Quory Ambrose3.20Even
CBin 0out 1 - Willard Ferrell3.40Downgrade
QBin 0out 1 - Collin Hurst3.00Downgrade
LBin 0out 1 - Boyce Bankhead1.00Even
Who's movedWho's transferring in and out, right now.

Transfer portal snapshot

-16.0 net portal points
(raw ledger: -9.6 — unweighted, no position adjustment)
CB
-3.4
low confidence
QB
-3.0
low confidence
IOL
-2.2
LB
-1.0
low confidence
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages v1.0 “Built on blue hosiery and home-field pride.” Historical view →
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