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 earned national notoriety for never punting.

Schedule

Game summaries

St. Andrews In the opening game of the season against , 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 StatisticsSt. Andrews Passing Andrew Fowler 9/20, 99 yards, 1 TD Rushing D'Vonte Allen 7 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kashard Cohens 5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TDPresbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 38/50, 538 yards, 10 TD Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 10 carries, 56 yards Receiving Jalyn Witcher 5 receptions, 156 yards, 3 TD

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 StatisticsFort Lauderdale Passing Franco De Luca 9/24, 101 yards, 3 INT Rushing Qmac Quiteh 8 carries, 35 yards Receiving Zach Hall 2 receptions, 42 yardsPresbyterian Passing Ren Hefley 22/35, 309 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Delvecchio Powell II 8 carries, 73 yards Receiving Kiaran Turner 3 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD

At Campbell

At Dayton

Morehead State

At Davidson

San Diego

Stetson

At Valparaiso

Marist

At St. Thomas

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