2017 Wofford Terriers football team

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.

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

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. 11ESPN3W 24–237,237
September 94:00 p.m.at MercerNo. 10ESPN3W 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. 7BSNW 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. 5ESPN3W 20–168,543
October 211:30 p.m.No. 16 Samford No. 5
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3L 21–247,236
October 281:00 p.m.at East Tennessee StateNo. 8ESPN3W 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. 8ESPN3W 45–144,229
November 184:00 p.m.at South Carolina*No. 7SECNL 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. 8ESPN2L 10–4217,008

Game summaries

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Furman

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Terriers 3 14 7 7 31
Buccaneers 0 10 7 7 24

Chattanooga

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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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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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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".