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Wofford Terriers football



2018 Wofford Terriers football team
Wofford Terriers wordmark.svg
First season 1889
Athletic director Richard Johnson
Head coach Josh Conklin
1st season, 8–3 (.727)
Stadium Gibbs Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Field surface Grass
Location Spartanburg, South Carolina
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Southern Conference
Past conferences Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
All-time record 478–467–35 (.506)
Bowl record 0–1 (.000)
Playoff record 8–10
Conference titles 5 (2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017)
Rivalries Furman University and The Citadel
Colors Black and Old Gold[1]
         
Mascot Terriers
Website WoffordTerriers.com

For information on all Wofford College sports, see Wofford Terriers

The Wofford Terriers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wofford College located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. Wofford's first football team was fielded in 1889. The team plays its home games at the 13,000 seat Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Terriers are coached by Josh Conklin, who is entering his 1st season with the team in 2018.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Classifications


    • 1.2 Conference memberships




  • 2 Wofford vs. In-State NCAA Division I schools


  • 3 Notable former players


  • 4 Football Championship Sub-Division Playoffs


    • 4.1 Conference championships




  • 5 Bowl game appearances


  • 6 Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results


  • 7 Division II Playoffs results


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


Wofford moved from Division 2 to join the Division I-AA Southern Conference in the 96-97 season. Since then, Wofford has won 5 Southern Conference Championships, and received bids to the FCS Playoffs 8 times with the most recent bid coming in 2017. Wofford is typically one of the strongest teams in the Southern Conference every year. Wofford's best finish since moving from Division 2 was a trip to the National Semi-finals at Delaware in 2003, where they fell 24-9. Mike Ayers, Wofford's winningest and most honored coach who served as head coach for thirty years, retired following the 2017 season, when Wofford made it to the national quarterfinals and finished number 8 in the national polls. In recent years, Wofford's football and other athletic teams have finished near the top in the country in APR, which measures athletic performance of athletes. Numerous football players have been elected to Phi Beta Kappa.



Classifications



  • 1957–1969: NAIA

  • 1970–1987: NAIA Division I

  • 1988–1994: NCAA Division II

  • 1995–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS



Conference memberships



  • 1889–1900: Independent

  • 1901–1941: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

  • 1942–1945: Independent

  • 1946–1964: South Carolina Little Three

  • 1965–1987: NAIA Independent

  • 1988–1994: NCAA Division II Independent

  • 1995–1996: NCAA Division I–AA Independent

  • 1997–present: Southern Conference



Wofford vs. In-State NCAA Division I schools












































































School Record Percentage Streak First Meeting Last Meeting
Charleston Southern 14-0 1.000 Won 14 1993 2016
Clemson 3-12 .200 Lost 5 1896 2015
Coastal Carolina 0-1 .000 Lost 1 2006 2006
Furman 32-53-7 .386 Won 4 1889 2017
Presbyterian 41-40-3 .506 Won 6 1914 2017
South Carolina 4-20 .167 Lost 17 1895 2017
South Carolina State 6-2 .750 Won 5 1974 2006
The Citadel 29-42-1 .401 Won 2 1916 2017

Wofford 124 - In-State NCAA Division I Schools 169 - Draws 11


Notable former players




  • Brenton Bersin - wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers


  • Fisher DeBerry - Former Head Coach at Air Force and College Football Hall of Fame member


  • Nate Fuqua - Defensive Coordinator at Georgia State


  • Katon Bethay - Former fullback and nose guard in the Arena Football League


  • Ryan Cowden - Vice President of Player Personnel for Tennessee Titans

  • David Marvin - Kicker for the Atlanta Falcons


  • Ameet Pall - Former Defensive End in the CFL


  • Kasey Redfern - Punter for the Detroit Lions


  • Jerry Richardson - wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts, former owner of the Carolina Panthers.[2]


  • Shiel Wood - Safeties Coach at Georgia Tech


  • Andy Strickland - former wide receiver in the NFL


  • Nate Woody - Defensive Coordinator at Georgia Tech



Football Championship Sub-Division Playoffs


Wofford has gone to the FCS Playoffs a total of 8 times (2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017). In 2003, Wofford appeared in the FCS Playoffs for the first time in school history, and won its first two games advancing to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, they lost to the would-be FCS Champions Delaware, and finished the season ranked #3 in the nation. The Terriers moved on to the quarterfinals in 2007 before losing to Richmond. They lost in the opening round to James Madison in 2008. In 2010, they advanced to the National Quarterfinals to face Southern Conference rival Georgia Southern. They were defeated in that game 20-23. In 2011, they made it to the playoffs, losing to Northern Iowa 21-28 in the second round. In 2012, Wofford dominated visiting New Hampshire, to move on to the Quarterfinals to face would-be champions North Dakota St. Although they had many chances to win, they fell 14-7.



Conference championships


Wofford's Football team has won 5 Southern Conference Championships. The first came in 2003, when Wofford finished 12-2, with a trip to face Delaware in the Division I-AA Playoff Semifinals. The next championship came in 2007, sharing the championship with Appalachian State, who would go on to win the Football Championship Sub-division (I-AA) Championship. Wofford would also win Conference titles in 2010, 2012 and 2017.



Bowl game appearances

















Season
Coach
Bowl
Opponent
Result
1949 Phil Dickens Cigar Bowl Florida State L 6–19


Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results


The Terriers have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs nine times with an overall record of 8–8.































































Year
Round
Opponent
Result
2003 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
North Carolina A&T
WKU
Delaware

W 31–0
W 34–17
L 9–24
2007 First Round
Quarterfinals
Montana
Richmond

W 23–22
L 10–21
2008 First Round JMU L 35-38
2010 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Jacksonville State
Georgia Southern

W 17–14
L 20–23
2011 Second Round Northern Iowa L 21–28
2012 Second Round
Quarterfinals
New Hampshire
North Dakota State

W 23–7
L 7–14
2016 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Charleston Southern
The Citadel
Youngstown State

W 15–14
W 17–3
L 23–302OT
2017 Second Round
Quarterfinals
Furman
North Dakota State

W 28–10
L 10–42
2018 First Round Elon 11/24/18


Division II Playoffs results


The Terriers have appeared in the Division II playoffs two times with an overall record of 0–2.





















Year
Round
Opponent
Result
1990 First Round Mississippi College L 19–70
1991 First Round Mississippi College L 15–28


References





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  2. ^ Hoffer, Richard. "The Franchise". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 June 2014.




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