Wofford Terriers football

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) as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). 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. Josh Conklin is the current head coach for the Terriers.

For information on all Wofford College sports, see Wofford Terriers
Wofford Terriers football
2023 Wofford Terriers football team
First season1889
Athletic directorRichard Johnson
Head coachShawn Watson
1st season, 3–3 (.500)
StadiumGibbs Stadium
(capacity: 13,000)
Field surfaceGrass
LocationSpartanburg, South Carolina
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Past conferencesSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
All-time record478–467–35 (.506)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Playoff record9–9
Conference titles7 (2003, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019)
RivalriesThe Citadel (rivalry)
Furman (rivalry)
ColorsOld gold and black[1]
   
MascotTerriers
Websitewoffordterriers.com

History

Wofford moved from Division II to join the Division I-AA Southern Conference in the 96-97 season. Since then, Wofford has won 7 Southern Conference Championships, and received bids to the FCS Playoffs 10 times with the most recent bid coming in 2019. Wofford is typically one of the strongest teams in the Southern Conference every year. Wofford's best finish since moving from Division II 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 #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

Conference memberships

Conference championships

Wofford has won seven conference championships, three outright and four shared.

Season Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
2003Southern ConferenceMike Ayers12–28–0
2007†9–45–2
2010†10–37–1
2012†9–46–2
201710–37–1
2018†Josh Conklin9–46–2
20198–57–1

† denotes co–champions

Bowl game appearances
Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1949Phil DickensCigar BowlFlorida StateL 6–19

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Terriers have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs ten times with an overall record of 9–10.

Year Round Opponent Result
2003First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		North Carolina A&T
Western Kentucky
Delaware		W 31–0
W 34–17
L 9–24
2007First Round
Quarterfinals		Montana
Richmond		W 23–22
L 10–21
2008First RoundJames MadisonL 35–38
2010Second Round
Quarterfinals		Jacksonville State
Georgia Southern		W 17–14
L 20–23
2011Second RoundNorthern IowaL 21–28
2012Second Round
Quarterfinals		New Hampshire
North Dakota State		W 23–7
L 7–14
2016First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Charleston Southern
The Citadel
Youngstown State		W 15–14
W 17–3
L 23–302OT
2017Second Round
Quarterfinals		Furman
North Dakota State		W 28–10
L 10–42
2018First Round
Second Round		Elon
Kennesaw State		W 19–7
L 10–13
2019First RoundKennesaw StateL 21–28

NCAA Division II

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

Year Round Opponent Result
1990First RoundMississippi CollegeL 19–70
1991First RoundMississippi CollegeL 15–28

NAIA

The Terriers appeared in the NAIA playoffs one time. Their combined record was 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1970 Semifinals
National Championship Game		 New Mexico Highlands
Texas A&I		 W, 28–23
L, 7–48

Wofford vs. in-state NCAA Division I schools
SchoolRecordPercentageStreakFirst meetingLast meeting
Charleston Southern14–01.000Won 1419932016
Clemson3–13.200Lost 518962019
Coastal Carolina0–1.000Lost 120062006
Furman33–54–7.388Won 118892019
Presbyterian41–40–3.506Won 619142017
South Carolina4–20.167Lost 1718952017
South Carolina State6–3.667Lost 119742019
The Citadel30–42–1.418Won 419162019
Total: 124–169–11

Notable former players
Main article: List of Wofford Terriers in the NFL Draft

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of June 14, 2023.[3]

2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
at Pittsburgh at Richmond at South Carolina State South Carolina State at South Carolina
at William & Mary William & Mary at Clemson
Presbyterian at South Carolina

References
  1. Wofford College Athletics Brand Book 2023. January 1, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  2. Hoffer, Richard. "The Franchise". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. "Wofford Terriers Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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