2019 Wofford Terriers football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern 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 stadiumGibbs 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 represents Wofford College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Josh Conklin and play their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

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]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 253 (21)
2 Furman 229 (6)
3 East Tennessee State 187 (2)
4 Mercer 146
5 Chattanooga 134
6 Samford 125
7 The Citadel 111
8 Western Carolina 88
9 VMI 32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Wofford 63 (7)
2 Furman 55 (1)
3 East Tennessee State 44 (1)
4 Chattanooga 40
5 Mercer 34
6 Samford 33
7 The Citadel 22
8 Western Carolina 21
9 VMI 12

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 Carolinadagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3][4]

Game summaries

At South Carolina State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Terriers 3 0 3 7 13
Bulldogs 7 7 7 7 28

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Samford

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 0 7 0 21
No. 21 Terriers 14 0 0 0 14

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
Terriers 14 14 0 21 49

See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 21 14 6 10 51
Keydets 10 14 0 12 36

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team

At East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 7 21 0 7 35
Buccaneers 0 3 7 7 17

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 0 0 0 7
Terriers 7 28 14 10 59

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mocs 7 7 0 146 34
Terriers 0 14 7 77 35

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Terriers 0 0 14 0 14
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers 21 21 14 3 59

See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team

At Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 3 17 14 7 41
Bears 0 7 0 0 7

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Paladins 7 0 0 0 7
No. 21 Terriers 7 7 7 3 24

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team

At The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Terriers 14 0 14 3 31
Bulldogs 0 0 3 8 11

See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Owls 0 7 7 14 28
No. 11 Terriers 7 0 7 7 21

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS919
Coaches820

References

  1. ^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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