2020 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

The 2020 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team will represent Presbyterian College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season as an independent. They will be led by tenth-year head coach Tommy Spangler, in his second stint as Presbyterian's head coach, as he coached the Blue Hose from 2001 to 2006 and resumed in 2017.[1] The Blue Hose will play their home games at Bailey Memorial Stadium.

2020 Presbyterian Blue Hose football
Conference	Independent
2020 record	0–0
Head coach	Tommy Spangler (4th season of stint, 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Roland Matthews (1st season)
Home stadium	Bailey Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 6,500)

2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Stephen F. Austin			–						6	–	4
Central Arkansas			–						5	–	4
Eastern Kentucky			–						3	–	6
Houston Baptist			–						1	–	3
Abilene Christian			–						1	–	5
Campbell			–						0	–	4
North Alabama			–						0	–	4
Dixie State			–							–
Tarleton State			–							–
As of February 7, 2021 Dixie State and Tarleton State playing spring football schedule; Rankings from STATS Poll

On March 4, it was announced that Roland Matthews would be promoted to defensive coordinator after spending four years as defensive line coach.[2]

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2019 season 2–10, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Presbyterian's games scheduled against Morehead State (September 5), Johnson C. Smith (September 12), Virginia–Wise (September 19), Stetson (October 3), Merrimack (November 14), and Virginia–Lynchburg (November 21), were all canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 6	1:00 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
March 13	12:00 p.m.	San Diego	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC
March 20	12:00 p.m.	Dayton	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC
March 27	1:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL
April 3		at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA
April 10	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC
April 17	12:00 p.m.	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Tommy Spangler Bio". gobluehose.com. Presbyterian College. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
2. "Spangler promotes Matthews to defensive coordinator". GoLaurens.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. "CIAA suspends NCAA competition this fall because of coronavirus concerns". WCNC Charlotte. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
4. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Six games on 2020 Presbyterian football schedule canceled". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
5. "2020 Football Schedule". Presbyterian College. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
6. "2020 Presbyterian Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.