2012 Wofford Terriers football team

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2012 Wofford Terriers football
Wofford Terriers wordmark.svg
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs quarterfinal, L 7–14 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
2012 record9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Long
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Georgia Southern +^   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 9 Wofford +^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 7 Appalachian State +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
The Citadel   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Samford   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Furman   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Elon   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Western Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 25th year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to claim a share of the conference championship with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated New Hampshire in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat Gardner–Webb*No. 10
W 34–73,140
September 87:00 pmLincoln*No. 10
W 82–04,309
September 157:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 49–208,544
September 291:30 pmat ElonNo. 6
W 49–2410,302
October 61:30 pmFurmanNo. 6
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 20–179,170
October 136:00 pmat No. 7 Georgia SouthernNo. 5
L 9–1720,983
October 203:30 pmat No. 13 Appalachian StateNo. 8
W 38–2827,115
October 271:30 pmThe CitadelNo. 7
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 24–219,658
November 33:00 pmat SamfordNo. 6
L 17–248,147
November 101:30 pmChattanoogaNo. 13
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 16–13 OT8,112
November 171:00 pmat No. 12 (FBS) South Carolina*No. 9
PPVL 7–2479,982
December 12:00 pmNo. 11 New Hampshire*No. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 23–76,346
December 82:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State*No. 9
ESPN3L 7–1418,267[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
Sports Network 10 10 9 7 6 6 5 8 7 6 13 9 9  
Coaches 13 13 9 6 5 5 4 9 8 7 14 9 9

References[]

  1. ^ "Terriers' playoff run ends in Fargo". The State. December 9, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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