2019 Wofford Terriers football team

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2019 Wofford Terriers football
Wofford Terriers wordmark.svg
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 16
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Lang (32nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSam Siefkes (2nd season)
Home stadium Gibbs Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Wofford $^  7 1   8 3  
No. 21 Furman ^  6 2   8 4  
Chattanooga  5 3   6 6  
The Citadel  4 4   6 6  
Samford  4 4   5 7  
VMI  4 4   5 7  
Mercer  3 5   4 8  
Western Carolina  2 6   3 9  
East Tennessee State  1 7   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Contents

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Terriers were picked to finish in first place in both polls. [1] [2]

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Terriers placed nine players on the preseason all-SoCon teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. at South Carolina State * No. 9 ESPN3 L 13–28 8,187
September 14 6:00 p.m. Samford * No. 21 ESPN3/Nexstar L 14–21 3,463
September 21 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb *
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+ W 49–10 3,777
September 28 1:30 p.m. at VMI ESPN+ W 51–36 3,300
October 5 3:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State ESPN3 W 35–17 8,242
October 19 1:30 p.m. Western Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+/Nexstar W 59–7 5,733
October 26 1:30 p.m. Chattanooga
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+/Nexstar W 35–34 OT 4,445
November 2 4:00 p.m. at No. 5 FBS Clemson * No. 23 ACCN L 14–59 81,500
November 9 3:00 p.m. at Mercer No. 24 ESPN+ W 41–7 10,729
November 16 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Furman No. 21
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+/Nexstar W 24–7 6,457
November 23 12:00 p.m. at The Citadel No. 14 ESPN+ W 31–11 6,844
November 30 3:00 p.m. No. 15 Kennesaw State * No. 11
ESPN3 L 21–28 1,992
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

At South Carolina State

1234Total
No. 9 Terriers303713
Bulldogs777728

Samford

1234Total
Bulldogs1407021
No. 21 Terriers1400014

Gardner–Webb

1234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs030710
Terriers141402149

At VMI

1234Total
Terriers211461051
Keydets101401236

At East Tennessee State

1234Total
Terriers7210735
Buccaneers037717

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts70007
Terriers728141059

Chattanooga

1234OTTotal
Mocs77014634
Terriers01477735

At Clemson

1234Total
No. 23 Terriers0014014
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers212114359

At Mercer

1234Total
Terriers31714741
Bears07007

Furman

1234Total
No. 9 Paladins70007
No. 21 Terriers777324

At The Citadel

1234Total
No. 14 Terriers14014331
Bulldogs003811

FCS Playoffs

The Terriers received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Kennesaw State. [5]

Kennesaw State–First Round

1234Total
No. 15 Owls0771428
No. 11 Terriers707721

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 919
Coaches 820

References

  1. "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "2019 Wofford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  5. "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.