2017 Wofford Terriers football team

2017 Wofford Terriers football
Southern Conference champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Lang (30th season)
Defensive coordinatorShiel Wood (9th season)
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Wofford $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 18 Samford ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 19 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Mercer   4 – 4     5 – 6  
The Citadel   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the 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 the eventual champion North Dakota State.

On December 13, head coach Mike Ayers announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.FurmanNo. 11
ESPN3W 24–237,237
September 94:00 p.m.at MercerNo. 10
ESPN3W 28–2711,727
September 231:30 p.m.Gardner–Webb*No. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 27–247,211
September 307:00 p.m.at Presbyterian*No. 7
BSNW 31–72,862
October 71:30 p.m.No. 22 Western CarolinaNo. 5
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 35–28 OT6,982
October 146:00 p.m.at No. 23 The CitadelNo. 5
ESPN3W 20–168,543
October 211:30 p.m.No. 16 SamforddaggerNo. 5
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3L 21–247,236
October 281:00 p.m.at East Tennessee StateNo. 8
ESPN3W 31–247,087
November 41:30 p.m.ChattanoogaNo. 8
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 24–21 2OT5,012
November 111:30 p.m.at VMINo. 8
ESPN3W 45–144,229
November 184:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 7
SECNL 10–3174,742
December 22:00 p.m.No. 22 Furman*No. 8
ESPN3W 28–105,153
December 912:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State*No. 8
ESPN2L 10–4217,008

Game summaries

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Furman

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See also: 2017 Furman Paladins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 7 7 6 23
No. 11 Terriers 7 3 0 14 24

At Mercer

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See also: 2017 Mercer Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Terriers 0 7 7 14 28
Bears 14 7 0 6 27

Gardner–Webb

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See also: 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 10 7 7 24
No. 9 Terriers 3 14 10 0 27

At Presbyterian

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See also: 2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Terriers 14 0 3 14 31
Blue Hose 0 7 0 0 7

Western Carolina

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See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 22 Catamounts 7 7 7 70 28
No. 5 Terriers 3 10 8 77 35

At The Citadel

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See also: 2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Terriers 0 7 7 6 20
No. 23 Bulldogs 7 7 2 0 16

Samford

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See also: 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Bulldogs 0 7 7 10 24
No. 5 Terriers 7 0 0 14 21

At East Tennessee State

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See also: 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 3 14 7 7 31
Buccaneers 0 10 7 7 24

Chattanooga

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See also: 2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team
1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Mocs 3 3 0 870 21
No. 8 Terriers 7 0 0 773 24

At VMI

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See also: 2017 VMI Keydets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 7 14 17 7 45
Keydets 0 7 0 7 14

At South Carolina

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See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Terriers 3 0 7 0 10
Gamecocks 0 14 7 10 31

FCS Playoffs

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Furman–Second Round

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Paladins 0 10 0 0 10
No. 8 Terriers 7 7 7 7 28

At North Dakota State–Quarterfinals

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 3 7 0 0 10
No. 4 Bison 14 21 7 0 42

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS11101197555888786
Coaches11109975551098797

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Ayers retires after 30 years as Wofford football coach".
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