| 2019Wofford Terriers football | |
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SoCon champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–28 vs.Kennesaw State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 16 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–4 (7–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Wade Lang (32nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Sam Siefkes (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Gibbs Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Wofford $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21Furman ^ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2019 Wofford Terriers football team representedWofford College in the2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coachJosh Conklin and played their home games atGibbs Stadium. They were a member of theSouthern Conference (SoCon).
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]
The Terriers placed nine players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Justus Basinger – OL Michael Ralph – OL 2nd team Blake Jeresaty – OL | Defense 1st team Thad Mangum – DL 2nd team Mikel Horton – DL Jireh Wilson – LB Mason Alstatt – DB George Gbesee – DB | Specialists 2nd team Luke Carter – P |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | atSouth 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* |
| ESPN+ | W 49–10 | 3,777 | |||
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | atVMI | ESPN+ | W 51–36 | 3,300 | ||||
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | atEast Tennessee State | ESPN3 | W 35–17 | 8,242 | ||||
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Carolina![]() |
| ESPN+/Nexstar | W 59–7 | 5,733 | |||
| October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Chattanooga |
| ESPN+/Nexstar | W 35–34OT | 4,445 | |||
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 5FBSClemson* | No. 23 | ACCN | L 14–59 | 81,500 | |||
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | atMercer | No. 24 | ESPN+ | W 41–7 | 10,729 | |||
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 9Furman | No. 21 |
| ESPN+/Nexstar | W 24–7 | 6,457 | ||
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | atThe Citadel | No. 14 | ESPN+ | W 31–11 | 6,844 | |||
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 15Kennesaw State* | No. 11 |
| ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 1,992 | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 9 Terriers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 21 Terriers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Terriers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terriers | 21 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 |
| Keydets | 10 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 36 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terriers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catamounts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Terriers | 7 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 59 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mocs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| Terriers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 23 Terriers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 4(FBS) Tigers | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 59 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terriers | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 9 Paladins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 21 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 14 Terriers | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
The Terriers received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for thepostseason tournament, with a first-round pairing againstKennesaw State.[5]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| No. 11 Terriers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 9 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Coaches | 8 | 20 | ||||||||||||