2019 Wofford Terriers football team

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

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 →

2019 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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

Preseason polls

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

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

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 (NCAA Division I 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

At South Carolina State

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

See also: 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

Samford

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

See also: 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

Gardner–Webb

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

See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At VMI

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

See also: 2019 VMI Keydets football team

At East Tennessee State

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

See also: 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Western Carolina

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

See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Chattanooga

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

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Clemson

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

See also: 2019 Clemson Tigers football team

At Mercer

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

See also: 2019 Mercer Bears football team

Furman

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

See also: 2019 Furman Paladins football team

At The Citadel

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

See also: 2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

FCS Playoffs

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

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

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Rankings

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