CLINTON, S.C. – The 2022 home schedule has nearly reached its conclusion for the Presbyterian College football team, getting things ready for the Bailey Memorial swansong this Saturday against another PFL adversary who will come into the contest riding an increasing wave of momentum. Saying a heartfelt goodbye to 11 seniors that have been an integral part of the Blue Hose's evolution over the past four years, PC will go head-to-head with the Dayton Flyers on Nov. 5 at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
Continuing the trend of Presbyterian taking on Pioneer Football League schools that they have only met on one other occasions – having joined the league in the Spring 2021 stretch – head coach Steve Englehart's squad will search for their second home victory of the season to send the seniors out on a blistering high, hoping to take down a Dayton team that is currently in the middle of a three-way tie for the 2
nd-place spot in the latest conference standings.
Since suffering a 31-0 defeat at the hands of Butler in Indianapolis – a result that abruptly ended the nation's longest scoring streak of 502 games that spanned a whopping 46 years – the Flyers and head coach Rick Chamberlin have seized a trio of league W's over Marist, Stetson, and Valparaiso, the latest of which came right down to the wire in a one-score decision from Ohio.
Campbell Watson,
Delvecchio Powell II,
Keegan Halloran,
Jalen Jones,
Parker Maddrey,
Jack Henegan,
Malik Busby,
Jalen Banks,
Keith Boyd,
Jordyn Wall, and
David Kinard will all be recognized prior to kickoff for their accomplishments to the Presbyterian program since their inaugural year in 2019, aiming for a huge late-season win that would propel the team into their BYE week with a rejuvenated energy.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (1-8, 0-6 PFL) vs. Dayton (6-2, 4-1 PFL)
WHERE: Bailey Memorial Stadium (Clinton, S.C.)
WHEN: Saturday, November 5 – 1:00 p.m.
ADMISSION: Football Tickets
PC GAMEDAY PROTOCOL: Bailey Memorial Stadium Policies and Map
GAMEDAY PROGRAM: Presbyterian Game Guide
FOLLOW THE ACTION
WATCH: ESPN+ (Alex Smith)
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast Live Stats
RADIO: WSPG (Ryan Clary & Tyler Shugart)
TWITTER: @BlueHoseFtball
GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes |
Dayton Notes |
PFL Notes
Opponent Profile
• One of three teams entwined in a tie for the 2nd-place spot in the current Pioneer Football League standings, the Flyers will visit Bailey Memorial for the very first time this Saturday, winning three in a row over Marist, Stetson, and Valparaiso by a combined score of 78-51.
• Dayton and head coach Rick Chamberlin have been one of the most clutch teams in all of FCS this season, emerging as the victor in three separate contests decided by a single score. Each of their last two appearances saw that same notion, as the Flyers were gifted a 31-24 triumph over the Beacons last weekend thanks to a 23-yard touchdown sprint from Jake Chisholm with 18 ticks on the clock.
• Senior defensive tackle Sam Schadek rampaged through the Valpo O-line in the thrilling victory, named the league's Defensive Player of the Week after accumulating 4.5 tackles for a loss to back up Valpo's offense for a total of 35 yards, erupting for 3.5 sacks.
• While Dayton hasn't necessarily been overwhelming across five wins in the last six attempts, the Flyers' rushing defense certainly has been. Conceding an average of only 87 yards on the ground in their eight matchups (ranking 6th in the nation), Dayton's red zone D sits just outside the Top 30 in all of FCS. Additionally, the Flyers have turned the ball over the fewest number of times in the 10-team PFL, just four behind FCS leaders Holy Cross and Princeton (4).
Last Time Out
• Continuing their struggles away from Bailey Memorial, Presbyterian was unable to get the offense cranking against Marist last weekend in their ninth consecutive week of competition, falling by a 37-7 clip to the Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
• George Wilder,
Keegan Halloran, and Alex Herriott added up for 28 stops in PC's first ever visit to Tenney Stadium, holding Marist to a handful of missed opportunities throughout the opening half. However, the Red Foxes were able to apply the same amount of pressure to a banged up Blue Hose line of scrimmage, attributing to the one-sided decision. The result gave Marist head coach Jim Parady his 150th career victory since taking over the reigns in 1992, the longest-tenured active HC in NCAA Division I football.
Around the PFL
• Three weeks remain in the 2022 season and the PFL race still has six teams in contention for the league title and five in the hunt for the league's automatic bid to the 2022 FCS Playoffs. There will be plenty of action between the league's leaders in the closing weeks, as first-place St. Thomas visits Valparaiso in Week 10, as well as a marquee matchup in San Diego between the Toreros and Butler.
• As the 2022 season comes to a close three PFL members near significant program victory milestones. Dayton enters the week two wins away from recording its 700th all-time victory, becoming the ninth current FCS program to record 700 all-time wins. Stetson also needs three wins to reach the 200-win mark in program history.
• Dayton's Shane Hamm and Jake Chisholm each rushed for 100 yards in the win against Valparaiso, Hamm finishing with 129 yards and Chisholm adding 103 yards next to the game-winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining.
Bailey Memorial Turns 20
• September 10th, 2022 stood as the home opener for the Blue Hose to commemorate the 20th season of Presbyterian football at Bailey Memorial Stadium, officially opened on Sept. 14, 2002 in a 26-6 victory over Charleston Southern.
• Over the last two decades, Presbyterian has amassed 54 wins inside Bailey Memorial since its dedication, emerging victorious four times or more in the same season at home with seven different teams.
• PC has reached the 30-point threshold in 30 different games at Bailey Memorial, with three of those occasions coming last fall.
