INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A well-rested 23^rd-ranked Presbyterian College football team will be in the PFL spotlight this Saturday, traveling to Butler for a 1:00 PM opening kick and looking to push their buzzworthy winning streak to 10 games.

Tomorrow's showdown from Indiana will be a major conference test for the Blue Hose in a hostile environment, going up against a league enemy who has won both of their divisional encounters with last-minute heroics.

Head coach Steve Englehart – a native of nearby Terre Haute – will lead his troops into their first road game in five weeks. A victory over the Bulldogs would guarantee a tie with Harvard for the longest road winning streak in all of FCS (gunning for their fifth straight W when playing the visitors' role).

The action will be broadcasted by Flo College as Presbyterian pursues a 6-0 start. Butler was a casualty of PC's season-ending four-game winning streak last year, entering Bailey Memorial Stadium as a top-25 squad and taking a three-point loss on Senior Day (30-27).


 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
 
WHO: #23/24 Presbyterian (5-0, 1-0) at Butler (4-2, 2-0)

WHERE: Bud & Jackie Sellick Bowl (Indianapolis, Ind.)

WHEN: Saturday, October 11 | 1:00 PM


 
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BLACKOUT SHUTOUT

 
• Presbyterian resumed its month-long residence at the top of the FCS food chain with a 41-0 dismantling of Morehead State, now undefeated after five games for the first time since 1959.

• The Blue Hose – in their first game as a Top-25 program since turning Division I in the late 2000's – had a five-touchdown lead over the Eagles by halftime. PC has produced at least 35 first-half points in three consecutive contests.

• Senior Zach Switzer seemingly lived in the end zone as PC extended their overall winning streak to nine games, totaling 150 rushing yards after just two quarters and sprinting to touchdowns of 66 and 79 yards. He was averaging a ridiculous 30 yards per touch over the first half.

• Fellow senior Caleb Francis broke the Blue Hose D-I career record for total interceptions on the very first snap. He'd haul another INT in the end zone to complete a goal-line stand in the 4^th quarter, preserving the shutout and being named the Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Week.

• It was the first time that Presbyterian held a conference opponent to zero points since 2006 (back in the days of Division II versus Newberry in the season finale). Morehead turned the ball over four times in their first five series, going 0-for-4 on fourth-down.


 
RANKED ON BOTH ACCOUNTS

 
 • The Scotsmen are currently ranked #23 in America by the AFCA Coaches Poll and #24 by Stats Perform thanks to their scorching start.

• They have become the first PFL program since 2018 to be ranked in both polls simultaneously. PC joins San Diego, Dayton, and Jacksonville as the only four PFL schools to be included in both rankings at the same time throughout the Pioneer League's 34-year history.

• In the AFCA poll, the Blue Hose are receiving 130 points. That's 10 behind Abilene Christian and West Georgia, who are tied for 23^rd.

• In the Stats Perform Top 25, Coach Englehart's club is garnering 228 points. That's 44 better than #25 Mercer and only five fewer than #23 South Dakota.


 
NINE IN A ROW

 
• By blasting Morehead State in Clinton, the Blue Hose have extended the program record with their ninth consecutive victory dating back to last season.

• PC is averaging 39 points per game during this incendiary stretch, winning by an average margin of 24.

• There are only two schools at the Division I level (FBS or FCS) that have one-upped that current streak:
 
- Tennessee Tech (10 straight)
- Memphis (10 straight)
 
• PC's nine consecutive wins are the same number as the reigning National Champions in both FBS and FCS: The Ohio State Buckeyes and the North Dakota State Bison.


 
OPPONENT PROFILE

 
• One of two PFL teams that has played a pair of conference games and won them both, Butler brings high expectations to this weekend's game after surviving Marist (31-28) and St. Thomas in Minnesota (21-14 in overtime).

• The Bulldogs scored a 48-yard touchdown pass with under two minutes left to defeat Marist after trailing by four. In last week's thriller with the Tommies, Butler did not score in the second half but broke the ice in OT with a one-yard quarterback plunge to the end zone.

• It's the first time since 2022 that Butler has won back-to-back one-score games, propelled by QB Reagan Andrew who was awarded the PFL Offensive Player of the Week after besting St. Thomas.

• Andrew ran for all three of Butler's touchdowns last week, now with six rushing scores on the season (which ranks 5^th in FCS among quarterbacks).

• The Bulldogs are giving up only one sack per game, ranking second in the Pioneer Football League with 169 rushing yards per contest. The only team they trail in that department is PC.

• Butler's 43 tackles-for-a-loss are also the 10^th-most in the nation, off to a solid start in the debut year for head coach Kevin Lynch.

• Lynch came to Indianapolis last December after spending the previous nine years on the staff at Ball State (most recently serving as the Cardinals' offensive coordinator). He is the son of former Butler head coach Bill Lynch, who directed the Bulldogs in the mid-1980's to 36 wins. Bill was also a three-time All-American QB at Butler in the 1970's.


 
PRIDE OF THE PALMETTO

 
• Presbyterian is the only Division I school in the entire state of South Carolina that can boast an undefeated record at this stage of the season.

• Clemson, South Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Furman, Wofford, and Charleston Southern have each taken at least one L already, positioning PC as the lone Palmetto party that is still perfect.

• Going beyond the D-I level, the only other South Carolina college without a blemish is Division II member Benedict out of Columbia. They'll entertain Fort Valley State this weekend as PC hopes to become the last unbeaten standing.


 
ELITE EIGHT

 
• The number of undefeated FCS programs has dropped to single-digits since the Blue Hose last saw the field, now with just eight perfect teams in the mix.

• Below is a list of the other seven unbeatens around the nation, and who they will face this weekend:
 
(Rankings reflect AFCA Coaches Poll)
 
- #1 North Dakota State (vs Southern Illinois)

- #2 South Dakota State (vs Northern Iowa)

- #3 Tarleton State (@ Utah Tech)

- #4 Montana (vs Cal Poly)

- #7 Tennessee Tech (@ Charleston Southern)

- #8 Lehigh (@ Columbia)

- #25 Harvard (vs Cornell - FRIDAY)


 
FRANCIS IS NUMBER ONE

 
• Senior defensive back Caleb Francis intercepted the first pass of the game during the Morehead State shredding, officially putting him past Ed Britt (2012-15) and Big South Hall of Famer Justin Bethel (2008-11) for the most career picks in PC's Division I era.

• It was his eighth INT, later getting number nine in the same game to further tighten his grip on the record.

• Francis is the captain of a Blue Hose secondary that has assembled nine interceptions in just five games, the third-most of any FCS team (behind only #3 Tarleton State and Colgate).

• There are now two active PC players who own at least one D-I-era career record. Wideout Dominic Kibby is #1 in the Presbyterian record book for both receiving touchdowns (16) and receiving yards (2,554).


 
CREAM OF THE CROP

 
• Through the first five games of 2025, the Blue Hose lead the PFL and are near the top of numerous statistical categories nationwide:
 
(Rankings encompass all 129 FCS football teams)
 
- 8^th in Points Per Game (42)

- 9^th in Total Yards Per Game (484)

- 11^th in Rushing Yards Per Game (209)

- 13^th in Passing Yards Per Game (275)

 
- T-1^st (with Drake) in 4th-Down Defense (14%)

- 3^rd in Interceptions (9)

- 4^th in Fewest Total Yards Allowed Per Game (246)

- 5^th in Fewest Points Allowed Per Game (13)

- 7^th in Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game (89)

- T-10^th in Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Per Game (157)
 

(RB) ZACH SWITZER
- 3^rd in Yards Per Carry (7.9)

- 5^th in Total Touchdowns (9)…*Six Rushing, Three Receiving*

- 6^th in All-Purpose Yards (735)
 

(QB) COLLIN HURST
- 2^nd in Passing Touchdowns (15)

- 3^rd in Points Responsible For (104)

- 5^th in Quarterback Rating (182.4)

- 15^th in Passing Yards (1,323)