Presbyterian Blue Hose football

Presbyterian Blue Hose football
2025 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
First season1913; 113 years ago
Athletic directorDee Nichols
Head coachMatt Rahl
1st season, 0–0 (–)
LocationClinton, South Carolina
StadiumBailey Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 6,500)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
ColorsBlue and garnet
   
All-time record534–560–35 (.488)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Conference championships
SAC: 2005
RivalriesNewberry Wolves
(Bronze Derby)
WebsiteGoBlueHose.com

The Presbyterian Blue Hose football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Presbyterian College located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS); while Presbyterian is a full member of the Big South Conference, it plays football in the Pioneer Football League. The current head coach is Matt Rahl, who was hired in December 2025 to replace Steve Englehart. Presbyterian's first football team was fielded in 1913. The team plays its home games at the 6,500 seat Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, South Carolina. The Blue Hose began a transition to non-scholarship football in 2017 and left Big South football after the 2019 season, while otherwise remaining a full Big South member. The Blue Hose football program played the 2020–21 season as an independent and joined the Pioneer League in July 2021 upon completion of its transition.