2016 Wofford Terriers football team

2016 Wofford Terriers football
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 19
FCS Coaches No. 19
2016 record 9–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach Mike Ayers (29th year)
Offensive coordinator Wade Lang (29th year)
Defensive coordinator Nathan Fuqua (12th year)
Home stadium Gibbs Stadium
(Capacity: 13,000)
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 The Citadel $^   8 0         10 1  
#11 Chattanooga ^   6 2         9 3  
#19 Wofford ^   6 2         9 3  
#23 Samford ^   5 3         7 5  
Mercer   4 4         6 5  
Furman   3 5         3 8  
East Tennessee State   2 6         5 6  
VMI   1 7         3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Wofford Terriers football team represents Wofford College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 29th-year head coach Mike Ayers and play their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM at Tennessee Tech* Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN OVCDN W 21–7   9,066
September 10 4:00 PM at No. 19 (FBS) Ole Miss* Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS SECN L 13–38   64,232
September 17 3:00 PM Johnson C. Smith* Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 59–0   5,417
September 24 1:30 PM East Tennessee State Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 31–0   7,316
October 1 3:00 PM at Samford Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL ESPN3 L 26–28   8,509
October 8 7:00 PM at Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC ASN W 31–14   9,457
October 22 1:30 PM No. 5 The Citadeldagger Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 L 21–24 OT  11,102
October 29 1:30 PM Mercer Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 31–21   6,190
November 5 1:30 PM at Furman Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC ESPN3 W 34–27   7,834
November 12 2:00 PM at No. 7 Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN SDN W 36–28   8,750
November 19 1:30 PM VMI No. 20 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 W 17–0   8,102
November 26 1:00 PM No. 10 Charleston Southern* No. 19 Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 15–14   2,605
December 3 6:00 PM at No. 6 The Citadel* No. 19 Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 20 19  
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 19 19

References

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