MOREHEAD, Ky. – A PFL series that often delivers high drama and close finishes will envelop the Presbyterian College football team this weekend as the Blue Hose return from their second BYE on Saturday to face Morehead State on the road.

Kickoff in Kentucky will be streamed live on ESPN+ at 12:00 PM. This is the penultimate game of the 2026 season for PC, who looks to rebound following a hard-fought loss to Butler on Halloween.

At stake for head coach Matt Rahl and co. is the opportunity for Presbyterian to realize three consecutive winning seasons for the first time in nearly two decades. They'll aim to get back to .500 in a setting that has given them fits in recent years.

When the Blue Hose last met Morehead State in the 2025 Pioneer League opener, the result was PC's largest-ever margin of victory in a conference game across their entire membership with the PFL.


 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL

WHO: Presbyterian (4-5, 3-3) at Morehead State (2-8, 1-5)

WHERE: Jayne Stadium (Morehead, Ky.)

WHEN: Saturday, November 14 | 12:00 PM


 
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BEST IN SHOW
 
 
• Over the past 24 months, Presbyterian has been the most consistent team in the Pioneer Football League statistically when it comes to winning conference matchups.

• Since October of 2024, the Blue Hose have established a 13-5 record against conference opponents. That ties San Diego for the best mark in the league over that span. Three-time defending PFL champion Drake and Butler are both one game behind that ledger at 12-6.

• Year one for head coach Matt Rahl has included a three-game Pioneer League winning streak over St. Thomas, Davidson, and Stetson, stacking up 140 total points in those contests.

• Currently, PC ranks inside the league's top five for total first downs (197), rushing yards per game (168), and total yards per game (391). Their 52% conversion rate on 4^th down is good enough for the second-highest figure in the PFL.


 
CLOSE CALLS
 

• Since becoming conference mates five years ago, there is no team in the PFL that Presbyterian has regularly played more tight games against than Morehead State.

• Four of the six all-time matchups between PC and the Eagles have been decided by single digits, including both games that were played in Kentucky in 2024 and 2022.

• Last season was the exception to the close game trend in this series, as the Blue Hose (who were still unbeaten at the time) annihilated Morehead at Bailey Memorial Stadium 41-0.

• It was the first time that PC completely shut out a conference opponent since the Division II days in 2006, part of a record-smashing 10-win season that saw the Scotsmen rise as high as #16 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.

• Offense was hard to come by for both parties when PC last visited the Bluegrass State two years ago, ending with a 14-7 Morehead win. The Blue Hose pieced together a 15-play, six-minute drive in the 4^th quarter but threw an interception in the red zone to fall seven points short.

• Another notable finish between these two schools came in the 2023 finale, a 31-27 thriller that Presbyterian won on Senior Day. Brooks Russ-Martin broke the all-time program record with a 97-yard fumble return for a touchdown late in the 3^rd, and PC took the lead for good on an 18-yard touchdown pass with six minutes remaining.


 
OPPONENT PROFILE
 

• Led by head coach Jason Woodman, who nears the end of his third campaign at Morehead State, the Eagles return home on Saturday after traveling to Marist where they were on the receiving end of a 14-13 heartbreaker.

• MSU pitched a shutout for three full quarters against one of the top four teams in the PFL standings, but the upset bid was denied thanks to a pick-six in the final frame and a game-winning Marist touchdown drive that spanned 18 plays and 99 yards.

• The Eagles picked up their lone conference win in their most recent home appearance against Stetson, outlasting the Hatters 38-31. Redshirt-senior quarterback Bryce Patterson eclipsed 250 passing yards (a number that he has hit in five straight games) and tossed three scores.

• Patterson ranks second in the country with nearly 16 yards per completion. His favorite target is junior Anthony Ice, who leads the Pioneer League with eight aerial touchdowns and ranks second in the PFL with 858 receiving yards.

• Redshirt-sophomore Sidney Webb has more total tackles than anyone in the conference (86). He logged 19 stops in a high-scoring loss to Drake, the same day that Ice stockpiled 249 all-purpose yards which is the most in a single game across all PFL players this season.

• Morehead kicker Jordan Price has never missed a PAT in his entire career on 62 attempts. He is the first person in school history to hit at least 50 PAT's in a row, and he is also a perfect 7-of-7 on field goal tries.

• Redshirt junior defensive back Quinton Griffin is responsible for a blocked field goal and a blocked punt this fall, one of only five FCS players who has achieved that feat.


 
TRYING THE TRIFECTA

 
• Should the Blue Hose earn the W in their final two games of the year against Morehead State and Dayton, they will confirm the program's first stretch of three straight winning seasons since the transition to Division I in the late 2000's.

• PC currently sports a 4-5 overall record, finishing at 10-2 and 6-6 in the two years prior to this one.

• In the 113 years of Presbyterian football, at least three straight winning seasons have been achieved 10 times. The most recent instance of this happening was a four-year stretch from 2004-07, where the Blue Hose went 29-16 altogether. Included in that sequence was the 2005 South Atlantic Conference Championship that was secured with a perfect 7-0 league record.

• The longest streak of consecutive winning seasons that PC has witnessed was a five-year period that occurred from 1998-2002 and 1981-85.


 
DEFENSIVE GEMS
 

• Under the direction of first-year coordinator Michael Bruno, the PC defense has steadily improved with each week. Against Butler on Halloween (who is currently tied for 1^st in the PFL), the Blue Hose surrendered just one touchdown in the last three quarters of action.

• A preseason all-conference pick by Phil Steele Magazine, senior cornerback Noah Taylor has lived up to that billing with 10 pass breakups, 3.5 tackles-for-a-loss, one forced fumble, and one interception.

• His 10 pass breakups are the second-most of any player in the conference and inside the FCS top 15. The nationwide leader in that department is North Dakota's Grant Noland, who has 17 deflections.

• Taylor tormented St. Thomas to help begin Presby's midseason three-game winning streak, batting down four passes which is tied for the PC single-game record. Rod Haygood originally hit that number versus Gardner-Webb in 2018.

• Another defensive standout for the Blue Hose has been junior safety Ryan Largin, who registered a career-high 17 tackles in the game against Butler. That is the most by any Presbyterian player since Alex Herriott at Davidson three years ago.

• True freshman Levi Hoss blocked a field goal in the 4^th quarter against Butler, becoming the first PC player to do so since Bradley Russ-Martin in 2023 at eventual conference champion Drake.

• Trailing only Largin for the most total tackles on PC's roster, rookie Tymaries Durant tallied at least one stop behind the line of scrimmage in six straight contests. He sacked the opposing QB in three consecutive games while also recovering a fumble in the win over Stetson.

• As a unit, the Blue Hose have caused nine fumbles on the year. That ranks 11^th in the nation, as eight different players have jarred the ball loose.


 
PFL STANDINGS UPDATE

 
• It's crunch time in the Pioneer League with just two Saturdays left in the regular season, as Dayton and Butler are currently tied for the top spot in the conference standings (5-1).

• Should the Flyers and Bulldogs stay tied by the time the regular season comes to a close next week, Dayton will receive the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs thanks to their 10-point win in Indianapolis last month. Both teams are currently receiving votes in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll.

• While PC does battle with Morehead, Dayton will play their home finale versus Davidson before then traveling to Blue Hose country on the 21^st. Elsewhere, Butler visits Marist to continue a series that is currently tied at four wins apiece.

• The Pioneer Football League has declared a regular-season champion every year since 1993. There have been co-champs on 10 occasions, most recently in 2021 between Davidson and San Diego.

• Presbyterian finished in a tie for 2^nd place in the PFL standings last season based on a 6-2 league mark, their best record in divisional play since 2005 when they were a member of the D-II South Atlantic Conference (7-0).