The Presbyterian College football team opens the 2013 home season Saturday, Sept. 7, with a familiar foe, the Brevard Tornados. PC faced the same Tornados in the season-opener in 2012, defeating them 45-10. Kick-off is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast live over the Big South Network, as well as on WKRI-i91.9 FM.
The Blue Hose and Tornados met for the first time last season, with PC coming away with the 45-10 win. The highlight from the game came from Michael Ruff, who took the opening kick 92 yards back for a touchdown. PC led by just 14 at halftime (24-10), before Demarcus Rouse exploded for three unanswered touchdowns in the second half to help the Blue Hose run away with the 45-10 win. The home team finished with 420 yards of offense and held the Tornados to 260 yards.
Offense Notes:
The Offense provided some excitement early in the game against Wake Forest ... Demarcus Rouse led off the opening PC drive with a career-long 66-yard rush that put the Blue Hose on the Demon Deacon four-yard line ... After Seth Moreland took the ball another three yards, newcomer Kris Hurley caught a one-yard pass from Tamy Garrick to give PC a quick 7-0 lead ... The lead was the first for the Blue Hose ever over a FBS opponent ...
Demarcus Rouse had close to a career day with his 87 yards rushing off nine carries against Wake Forest ... He ran for a career-long 109 yards off 12 carries against Charleston Southern last season, just 22 yard and three carries more ...
The six turnovers by the Blue Hose offense was just one shy of PC Division I mark of seven, set against Stony Brook in 2009 ...
Against Brevard in 2012 ...
Several 2012 season highs came in the first meeting with Brevard ... The Blue Hose rushed for 240 yards, four touchdowns and finished with a season-high 430 yards of total offense ...
The 45-10 win over Brevard in 2012 marked the first time the Blue Hose had won their season-opening game since a 10-0 victory over West Georgia in 2006, its last year in NCAA Division II ...
The margin of victory, 35 points, was the largest since a 62-10 win over Chowan in 2007 ...
Demarcus Rouse recorded three rushing TDs in the game against Brevard ... his three TDs were not only personal records, but they tied PC's Division single-game record for most rushing TDs, as well as most total TDs ... Rouse's 18 points is tied for first as well in most points ...
In a game of records, the four rushing TDs tied for second in PC Division I record books ...
Defense Notes:
The Blue Hose defense performed solidly, holding Wake Forest to 31 points, the lowest of any FBS school PC has faced ... The 189 yards rushing and 408 total yards allowed was also the fewest ...
A couple of Blue Hose recorded career-marks in tackles with DaRon Dickey's seven tackles (all solo) and Breyon Williams' six were both career-bests ... Donelle Williams, who led the team with 11 tackles on the night, was just seven shy of his best ...
Posting tackles for a loss against WFU were Dickey (-10 yards), Joaquin Ross (-3) and Ugonna Akoh (-6) with one apiece ... Akoh added a sack as well, his career first ...
Clinton native Kenyon Brown made good in his collegiate debut with two pass breakups against WFU ...
The Blue Hose held the advantage in total tackles over WFU after recording 79, 37 over the Demon Deacons' 42 in the game ...
Special Teams Notes:
With the Demon Deacons keeping the ball away from Jeremiah McKie on all kick-offs, LaQua Mayes proved to be a solid alternative threat, taking the ball on all five WF kicks ... He returned the ball a total of 120 yards, his long a 35-yarder in the second quarter ... Mayes finished the game with 137 all-purpose yards, the most of any Blue Hose in the game ...
Stephen Doar hit seven punts against WFU, a caree-high ... he averaged 36.6 yards, his long a 47-yarder ... His 256 yards total was also a career-mark ...
Against Brevard in 2012 ...
The Blue Hose returned the game's opening kick-off for a touchdown, marking just the second time PC has scored off a kick return ...
Cedric Byrd ran back five punts for 33 yards against the Tornados ... the five punt returns broke PC's Division I record for most in a single game ...
