CLINTON, S.C. | GoBlueHose.com | September 22nd, 2025 — The only Division I program in the state of South Carolina to remain undefeated after four weeks, the Presbyterian College football team has achieved another milestone by being ranked at #25 in the newest poll by Stats Perform publications.
Announced on Monday morning, PC has now become a nationally-ranked team for the first time in the school’s Division I history (2007 onward). Head coach Steve Englehart‘s crew is sitting at 4-0, Presbyterian’s best start to a season since 1959.
PC has 123 points for the Week 5 Stats Perform poll, one behind Youngstown State for the #24 spot. The Stats Perform panel is comprised of 56 individuals who represent each conference at the FCS level.
Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll (September 22)
1. North Dakota State (3-0…1,395 points…51 first-place votes)
2. South Dakota State (3-0…1,341 points…4 first-place votes)
3. Tarleton State (5-0…1,285 points…1 first-place vote)
4. Montana State (2-2…1,190 points)
5. Montana (3-0…1,189 points)
6. Rhode Island (4-0…1,025 points)
7. Illinois State (3-1…966 points)
8. Idaho (2-2…935 points)
9. UC Davis (2-1…909 points)
10. Lehigh (4-0…853 points)
11. Southern Illinois (3-1…789 points)
12. Abilene Christian (2-2…749 points)
13. Tennessee Tech (3-0…737 points)
14. North Dakota (2-2…614 points)
15. Northern Arizona (3-1…612 points)
16. Monmouth (2-1…608 points)
17. South Dakota (2-2…520 points)
18. West Georgia (4-0…406 points)
19. Jackson State (2-1…369 points)
20. Villanova (1-2…288 points)
21. Sacramento State (2-2…242 points)
22. Lamar (2-1…233 points)
23. Austin Peay (2-2…217 points)
24. Youngstown State (3-1…124 points)
25. Presbyterian (4-0…123 points)
#PULLTHEROPE
– Following a 76-3 dismantling of Bluefield on Saturday to move to 4-0, Presbyterian is now tied with Tennessee Tech and the Memphis Tigers for the longest active winning streak in all of Division I football (eight games).
– PC has won four consecutive contests at Bailey Memorial Stadium for the first time since 2011-12, scoring the third-highest number of points in a single game over their entire 113-year history.
– Coach Englehart’s club has eclipsed 500 total yards in back-to-back meetings, captained by redshirt-sophomore quarterback Collin Hurst (1,186 passing yards, 14 total touchdowns over four games).
– Presbyterian is receiving 51 votes in the AFCA Coaches Poll (the other widely-recognized ranking system for FCS institutions), the first team outside the Top 25 in that particular list.
LOOKING AHEAD
– The Scotsmen will play eight consecutive Pioneer Football League games from now until the end of the regular season, completing a three-game homestand next Saturday versus the Morehead State Eagles.
– PC and Morehead have been involved in some heated encounters recently, with each of the last four meetings in that series decided by eight points or fewer.
– The Blue Hose defeated MSU the last time that they visited Clinton, a 31-27 result back in 2023. PC and Morehead became PFL mates in 2020 and have played each other every year since.
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