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) 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. Josh Conklin is the current head coach for the Terriers.

Wofford Terriers football
2020 Wofford Terriers football team
First season1889
Athletic directorRichard Johnson
Head coachJosh Conklin
2nd season, 14–7 (.667)
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)
RivalriesFurman University and The Citadel
ColorsOld Gold and Black[1]
         
MascotTerriers
WebsiteWoffordTerriers.com
For information on all Wofford College sports, see Wofford Terriers

History

Wofford moved from Division II to join the Division I-AA Southern Conference in the 96-97 season. Since then, Wofford has won 6 Southern Conference Championships, and received bids to the FCS Playoffs 9 times with the most recent bid coming in 2018. 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
  • 1957–1969: NAIA
  • 1970–1987: NAIA Division I
  • 1988–1994: NCAA Division II
  • 1995–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

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

Notable former players

Football Championship Sub-Division Playoffs

Wofford has gone to the FCS Playoffs a total of 9 times (2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019). 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 6 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, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Bowl game appearances
Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1949Phil DickensCigar BowlFlorida StateL 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 9–10.

Year Round Opponent Result
2003First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		North Carolina A&T
WKU
Delaware		W 31–0
W 34–17
L 9–24
2007First Round
Quarterfinals		Montana
Richmond		W 23–22
L 10–21
2008First RoundJMUL 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

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
1990First RoundMississippi CollegeL 19–70
1991First RoundMississippi CollegeL 15–28

References
  1. Color Guide (PDF). Wofford College Athletics Brand Guidelines. July 14, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. Hoffer, Richard. "The Franchise". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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