Program Prestige · Presbyterian2006
Bronze Derby rivalry
The 93-season, 95-game Bronze Derby rivalry with Newberry College ends when Presbyterian moves out of Division II
Wound
Presbyterian
1-1Pioneer · 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
Program Prestige · Presbyterian
National Program
The CFP Era
11 seasons inside the CFP era, no bids yet — the era the program is still trying to break into.
TRAJECTORY · quality-score line · AP rank dotted · CFP bids marked · coach regimes ribboned
Program Quality
AP Rank (inverted)
CFP Appearance
Presbyterian's 2014–2025 record is 40-82. The era is still being written; the CFP line is the one the program is arguing for.
Program outlook
An unusual name with an honest origin story—the 'Blue Hose' started in 1915 when coach Walter Johnson switched uniform colors to blue and required blue socks, which sportswriters called 'Blue Stockings,' later shortened to 'hose.'
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Presbyterian College, located in Clinton, South Carolina, competes in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League as a 113-year-old FCS program. The 2025 season marked a breakthrough: the Blue Hose finished 10-2, their first 10-win season since 2005 and only the third in program history. They went undefeated at home (Bailey Memorial Stadium) for the first time since 1998 and climbed as high as No. 16 in the AFCA Coaches Poll—the program's highest national ranking since joining Division I.
The team amassed an 11-game winning streak and produced a school record 11 All-Conference selections, plus five All-Academic picks and a Freshman All-American. Quarterback Collin Hurst earned All-Pioneer Football League First Team honors, and rookie punt returner Darriel Harper was named a Freshman All-American by Sports Illustrated's FCS Football Central.
Presbyterian spent 12 seasons (2008–2019) in the Big South Conference before transitioning to the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League in 2020. There is no singular defining rivalry or dramatic arc—just a small program that won decisively at home and proved competitive in 2025.
On the field
Presbyterian plays non-scholarship football and has learned to win at Crocker Field, where they posted zero home losses in 2025. Their 10-win campaign was built on home-field dominance and consistency.
All-time record · Presbyterian
Presbyterian has won 33% of its games since 1914 — 50% at home, 22% on the road.
150-289-12 all-time · 91 seasons · 1914–2026
Home
84-77-8
Away
61-208-4
Neutral
5-4
61%
1910s
45%
1920s
27%
1930s
24%
1940s
24%
1950s
16%
1960s
31%
1970s
3 g
1980s
32%
2000s
26%
2010s
41%
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025 breakthrough season
Presbyterian goes 10-2 with an 11-game winning streak, its first undefeated home record since 1998, and reaches #16 in the AFCA Coaches Poll
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Coaching history
Coaching history
- Walter Johnson departs
- Hired Walter Johnson
- Walter Johnson departs
- Hired Walter Johnson
- Walter Johnson departs
- Hired Walter Johnson
Gameday customs
Rituals
Three gameday rituals — the ones outsiders never quite catch.
The Blue Hose Name
since 1915
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The 'Blue Hose' name traces to 1915, when head coach Walter Johnson switched the team's uniform colors to blue and required players to wear blue socks. Sportswriters called the team the 'Blue Stockings,' later shortened to 'Blue Hose' in newspaper headlines. The nickname was formalized in 1954.
The 2025 Breakthrough
since 2025
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Presbyterian went 10-2 in 2025, only the third double-digit-win season in program history, with an 11-game winning streak and an undefeated home record at Bailey Memorial Stadium for the first time since 1998 -- reaching #16 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, its highest ranking since joining Division I.
Cultural identity
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