2017 Wofford Terriers football team

2017 Wofford Terriers football
Southern Conference champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 6
FCS Coaches No. 7
2017 record 10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach Mike Ayers (30th season)
Offensive coordinator Wade Lang (30th season)
Defensive coordinator Nathan Fuqua (13th season)
Home stadium Gibbs Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 –2     8 –4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 –2     8 –5  
Western Carolina  5 –3     7 –5  
Mercer  4 –4     5 –6  
The Citadel  3 –5     5 –6  
Chattanooga  3 –5     3 –8  
East Tennessee State  2 –6     4 –7  
VMI  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon championship. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Furman in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.

On December 13th, head coach Mike Ayers announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. Furman No. 11 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 24–23   7,237
September 9 4:00 p.m. at Mercer No. 10 Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 28–27   11,727
September 23 1:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb* No. 9 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 27–24   7,211
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Presbyterian* No. 7 Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC BSN W 31–7   2,862
October 7 1:30 p.m. No. 22 Western Carolina No. 5 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 35–28 OT  6,982
October 14 6:00 p.m. at No. 23 The Citadel No. 5 Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 W 20–16   8,543
October 21 1:30 p.m. No. 16 Samforddagger No. 5 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 L 21–24   7,236
October 28 1:00 p.m. at East Tennessee State No. 8 William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN ESPN3 W 31–24   7,087
November 4 1:30 p.m. Chattanooga No. 8 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 24–21 2OT  5,012
November 11 1:30 p.m. at VMI No. 8 Alumni Memorial Stadium • Lexington, VA ESPN3 W 45–14   4,229
November 18 4:00 p.m. at South Carolina* No. 7 Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 10–31   74,742
December 2 2:00 p.m. No. 22 Furman* No. 8 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 28–10   5,153
December 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 North Dakota State* No. 8 Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN2 L 10–42   17,008
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 7 7 6 23
No. 11 Terriers 7 3 0 14 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–53–7 2016 W 34–27

at Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Terriers 0 7 7 14 28
Bears 14 7 0 6 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–6 2016 W 31–21

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 10 7 7 24
No. 9 Terriers 3 14 10 0 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–8 2015 W 16–0

at Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Terriers 14 0 3 14 31
Blue Hose 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
40–40–3 2013 W 55–14

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 22 Catamounts 7 7 7 70 28
No. 5 Terriers 3 10 8 77 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
25–14 2016 W 31–19

at The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Terriers 0 7 7 6 20
No. 23 Bulldogs 7 7 2 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–42–1 2016 FCS Playoffs W 17–3

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Bulldogs 0 7 7 10 24
No. 5 Terriers 7 0 0 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–5 2016 L 26–28

at East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 3 14 7 7 31
Buccaneers 0 10 7 7 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–13 2016 W 31–0

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Mocs 3 3 0 870 21
No. 8 Terriers 7 0 0 773 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–11 2016 W 36–28

at VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 7 14 17 7 45
Keydets 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–10 2016 W 27–0

at South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Terriers 3 0 7 0 10
Gamecocks 0 14 7 10 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–19 2012 L 7–24

FCS Playoffs

Furman–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Paladins 0 10 0 0 10
No. 8 Terriers 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–53–7 9/2/17 W 24–23

at North Dakota State–Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 3 7 0 0 10
No. 4 Bison 14 21 7 0 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2012 FCS Playoffs L 7–14

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 11 10 11 9 7 5 5 5 8 8 8 7 8 6 
Coaches 11 10 9 9 7 5 5 5 10 9 8 7 9 7

References

  1. ↑ https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/13/mike-ayers-retires-after-3-wofford-football-coach/948021001/
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