Ren Hefley, a redshirt sophomore transfer from Michigan, threw 10 — 10! — touchdown passes Saturday as Presbyterian walloped St. Andrews, 84-43, in Clinton, SC.
His backup also threw a pair of scoring passes.
The victory came in the first game for head coach Kevin Kelly, a high school legend. Kelly was hired after leading Pulaski Academy of Little Rock, Arkansas, to nine state championships and 216 victories in 18 years.
Hefley was regarded as a two-star prospect out of Bryant, Ar, before he landed at Michigan. He threw a school-record 46 touchdown passes in high school with 2,049 yards passing.
Gobluehose.com described the offensive carnage:
– Hefley opened his Blue Hose career with a PC DI record 10 touchdowns totaling 538 yards. He added a Blue Hose DI record 38 completions on the afternoon.
– Hefley finished second in the Presbyterian DI record book with 538 passing yards as he was second only to Tim Webb who totaled 648 during a 2007 game against North Greenville.
– Hefley also set an FCS record with his 10 passing scores.
– The Blue Hose offense accounted for 12 passing touchdowns, 814 yards of offense, and 84 points all being Blue Hose DI program records on Saturday.
– The 621 total passing yards by the Blue Hose is second-most as a team in the DI era as 648 is the benchmark against North Greenville.
– The Blue Hose 56 points in the opening half is the most that Presbyterian has recorded in a DI contest and the 84 total is also a DI program record.
– Tyler Huff added a 7-for-9 passing line with a pair of passing scores and also added a receiving score.
The AP chronicled the FCS records:
The Blue Hose, who moved up to Division I play in 2007, also had two TD passes from backup QB Tyler Huff, breaking the record for most touchdowns by a team (11), set by David Klingler and the Houston Cougars in a win over Eastern Washington in 1990. Hefley broke the FCS record of nine, set by Mississippi Valley State’s Willie Totten — who teamed up with wide receiver Jerry Rice to form the Satellite Express — in 1984. The record was tied by Portland State QB Drew Hubel in 2007.
And the final indignity toward Michigan: