2020 Wofford Terriers football team

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2020 Wofford Terriers football
Wofford Terriers wordmark.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2020 record1–4 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Lang (31st season as OC, 33rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRob Greene (1st season)
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 – 1     6 – 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 – 1     4 – 1  
Chattanooga†   3 – 1     3 – 2  
Mercer   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Samford   4 – 3     4 – 3  
Furman   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Wofford†   1 – 4     1 – 4  
The Citadel   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Western Carolina   1 – 5     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[1]

Previous season[]

Main article: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team

The Terriers finished the 2019 season 8–3, 7–1 in SoCon play to finish as SoCon champions. They received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Kennesaw State.

Schedule[]

Wofford had games scheduled against South Carolina and South Carolina State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Wofford's games against East Tennessee State (postponed, but originally scheduled for March 6), Western Carolina (April 10), and Furman (April 17) were canceled when Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 1:00 p.m. Mercer No. 16
ESPN+ W 31–14
February 27 12:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 11
ESPN+ L 13–24
March 13 1:00 p.m. at Samford No. 20
ESPN+ L 31–37
March 27 1:00 p.m. No. 14 VMI
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+ L 31–36
April 3 1:00 p.m. The Citadel
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+ L 24–28
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries[]

Mercer[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 7 14
No. 16 Terriers 7 10 7 7 31

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Wofford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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