2019 Wofford Terriers football team

2019 Wofford Terriers football
2019 Wofford Terriers football
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	Josh Conklin (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Wade Lang (32nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Sam Siefkes (2nd season)
Home stadium	Gibbs Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Wofford Terriers football team represents Wofford College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Josh Conklin and play their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

2019 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Wofford $^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 21 Furman ^	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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason edit

Preseason polls edit

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]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams edit

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

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State*	No. 9	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 13–28	8,187
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Samford*	No. 21	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3/Nexstar	L 14–21	3,463
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Gardner-Webb*		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 49–10	3,777
September 28	1:30 p.m.	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 51–36	3,300
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 35–17	8,242
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Western Carolina		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 59–7	5,733
October 26	1:30 p.m.	Chattanooga		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 35–34 ^OT	4,445
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 5 FBS Clemson*	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 14–59	81,500
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Mercer	No. 24	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 41–7	10,729
November 16	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Furman	No. 21	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 24–7	6,457
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 14	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–11	6,844
November 30	3:00 p.m.	No. 15 Kennesaw State*	No. 11	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–28	1,992
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

At South Carolina State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Terriers	3	0	3	7	13
Bulldogs	7	7	7	7	28

Samford edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	0	7	0	21
No. 21 Terriers	14	0	0	0	14

Gardner–Webb edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10
Terriers	14	14	0	21	49

At VMI edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	21	14	6	10	51
Keydets	10	14	0	12	36

At East Tennessee State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	21	0	7	35
Buccaneers	0	3	7	7	17

Western Carolina edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	0	0	0	7
Terriers	7	28	14	10	59

Chattanooga edit

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mocs	7	7	0	14	6	34
Terriers	0	14	7	7	7	35

At Clemson edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Terriers	0	0	14	0	14
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers	21	21	14	3	59

At Mercer edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	3	17	14	7	41
Bears	0	7	0	0	7

Furman edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Paladins	7	0	0	0	7
No. 21 Terriers	7	7	7	3	24

At The Citadel edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Terriers	14	0	14	3	31
Bulldogs	0	0	3	8	11

FCS Playoffs edit

The Terriers received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Kennesaw State.^[5]

Kennesaw State–First Round edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Owls	0	7	7	14	28
No. 11 Terriers	7	0	7	7	21

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	9	19
Coaches	8	20

References edit

^ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "2019 Wofford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[1] "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[2019_SoCon_Coaches_Poll_and_Teams-2] "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[3] "2019 Wofford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[4] "2019 Football Schedule". Wofford College Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

[5] "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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