2018 Wofford Terriers football team
2018 Wofford Terriers football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
FCS Second Round, L 10–13 vs. Kennesaw State | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 13 |
FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
2018 record | 9–4 (6–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Wade Lang (31st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Sam Siefkes (1st season) |
Home stadium | Gibbs Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Wofford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman + | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for the SoCon championship alongside East Tennessee State and Furman. They received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing in the second round to Kennesaw State.
Previous season[]
The Terriers finished the 2017 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 13, 2017, head coach Mike Ayers announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.
Preseason[]
Award watch lists[]
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Buck Buchanan Award[2] | Miles Brown | DL | SR |
Preseason media poll[]
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Terriers predicted to finish in third place.[3] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Terriers predicted to finish in second place.[4]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Samford | 204 (20) |
2 | Furman | 174 (2) |
3 | Wofford | 163 (1) |
4 | Mercer | 133 |
5 | Western Carolina | 114 |
6 | Chattanooga | 88 |
7 | The Citadel | 83 |
8 | East Tennessee State | 53 |
9 | VMI | 23 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Samford | 63 (7) |
2 | Wofford | 53 (1) |
3 | Furman | 52 (1) |
4 | Western Carolina | 39 |
5 | Chattanooga | 34 |
6 | Mercer | 32 |
7 | The Citadel | 28 |
8 | East Tennessee State | 15 |
9 | VMI | 8 |
Preseason All-SoCon Teams[]
The Terriers placed nine players at ten positions on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense 1st team Andre Stoddard – RB Michael Ralph – OL 2nd team Justus Basinger – OL |
Defense 1st team Miles Brown – DL Datavious Wilson – LB Devin Watson – DB 2nd team Mikel Horton – DL Mason Alstatt – DB |
Specialists 1st team Luke Carter – K 2nd team Luke Carter – P |
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 10 | WYCW | W 28–21 | 8,930 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | VMI | No. 8 |
| WYCW | W 59–14 | 4,957 |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | No. 8 | MW Net | L 14–17 | 20,293 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 45–14 | 2,850 | |
October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 8,010 | |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | No. 6 | WYCW | L 14–34 | 7,006 | |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 21 East Tennessee State | No. 12 |
| ESPN+ | W 30–17 | 6,745 |
October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercer | No. 9 |
| WYCW | W 42–21 | 6,374 |
November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 9 | ESPN+ | L 20–35 | 5,821 | |
November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 38–23 | 10,169 | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian* | No. 13 |
| WYCW | W 45–21 | 5,674 |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Elon* | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 2,157 |
December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Kennesaw State* | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 3,515 |
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Game summaries[]
The Citadel[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 10 Terriers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
VMI[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 8 Terriers | 21 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 59 |
at Wyoming[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 8 Terriers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Gardner–Webb[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Terriers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Chattanooga[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Mocs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Furman[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 6 Terriers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Paladins | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
East Tennessee State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 21 Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
No. 12 Terriers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Mercer[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
No. 9 Terriers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Samford[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Terriers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Western Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 15 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Catamounts | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Presbyterian[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Hose | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 13 Terriers | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
FCS Playoffs[]
Elon–First Round[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 13 Terriers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
at Kennesaw State–Second Round[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 13 Terriers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 2 Owls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Ranking movements[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
Coaches | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6–T | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
References[]
- ^ Rice, Jim (December 13, 2017). "Mike Ayers retires after 30 years as Wofford football coach". www.greenvilleonline.com. The Greenville News.
- ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
- ^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
- 2018 Southern Conference football season
- Wofford Terriers football seasons
- Southern Conference football champion seasons
- 2018 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
- 2018 in sports in South Carolina