2018_Wofford_Terriers_football_team
2018 Wofford Terriers football team
American college football season
The 2018 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for the SoCon championship alongside East Tennessee State and Furman. They received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing in the second round to Kennesaw State.
| 2018 Wofford Terriers football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
FCS Second Round, L 10–13 vs. Kennesaw State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 13 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–4 (6–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Wade Lang (31st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Sam Siefkes (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Gibbs Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Wofford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 East Tennessee State +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman + | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Buck Buchanan Award[1] | Miles Brown | DL | SR |
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Terriers predicted to finish in third place.[2] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Terriers predicted to finish in second place.[3]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Samford | 204 (20) |
| 2 | Furman | 174 (2) |
| 3 | Wofford | 163 (1) |
| 4 | Mercer | 133 |
| 5 | Western Carolina | 114 |
| 6 | Chattanooga | 88 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 83 |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 53 |
| 9 | VMI | 23 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Samford | 63 (7) |
| 2 | Wofford | 53 (1) |
| 3 | Furman | 52 (1) |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 39 |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 34 |
| 6 | Mercer | 32 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 28 |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 15 |
| 9 | VMI | 8 |
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Terriers placed nine players at ten positions on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
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Offense 1st team Andre Stoddard – RB Michael Ralph – OL 2nd team Justus Basinger – OL |
Defense 1st team Miles Brown – DL Datavious Wilson – LB Devin Watson – DB 2nd team Mikel Horton – DL Mason Alstatt – DB |
Specialists 1st team Luke Carter – K 2nd team Luke Carter – P |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 10 | WYCW | W 28–21 | 8,930 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | VMI | No. 8 |
| WYCW | W 59–14 | 4,957 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | No. 8 | MW Net | L 14–17 | 20,293 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 45–14 | 2,850 | |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 8,010 | |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | No. 6 | WYCW | L 14–34 | 7,006 | |
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 21 East Tennessee State | No. 12 |
| ESPN+ | W 30–17 | 6,745 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercer | No. 9 |
| WYCW | W 42–21 | 6,374 |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 9 | ESPN+ | L 20–35 | 5,821 | |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 38–23 | 10,169 | |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian* | No. 13 |
| WYCW | W 45–21 | 5,674 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Elon* | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 2,157 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Kennesaw State* | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 3,515 |
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- Source: Schedule
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 10 Terriers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
VMI
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 8 Terriers | 21 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 59 |
At Wyoming
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 8 Terriers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
At Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Terriers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Chattanooga
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mocs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 6 Terriers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Paladins | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 12 Terriers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
Mercer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 9 Terriers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
At Samford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Terriers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Catamounts | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 13 Terriers | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Elon–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 13 Terriers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
At Kennesaw State–Second Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 13 Terriers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 2 Owls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |