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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Game summaries 2.1 Furman 2.2 At Mercer 2.3 Gardner–Webb 2.4 At Presbyterian 2.5 Western Carolina 2.6 At The Citadel 2.7 Samford 2.8 At East Tennessee State 2.9 Chattanooga 2.10 At VMI 2.11 At South Carolina 3 FCS Playoffs 3.1 Furman–Second Round 3.2 At North Dakota State–Quarterfinals 4 Ranking movements 5 References

2017 Wofford Terriers football team

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2017 Wofford Terriers football

Southern Conference champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 10–42 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 6
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Ayers (30th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wade Lang (30th season)
Defensive coordinator	Shiel Wood (9th season)
Home stadium	Gibbs Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.6Wofford $^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No.18Samford ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No.19Furman ^	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

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.

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[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Furman	No. 11	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 24–23	7,237
September 9	4:00 p.m.	atMercer	No. 10	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 28–27	11,727
September 23	1:30 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 9	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 27–24	7,211
September 30	7:00 p.m.	atPresbyterian*	No. 7	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 31–7	2,862
October 7	1:30 p.m.	No. 22Western Carolina	No. 5	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 35–28 ^OT	6,982
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at No. 23The Citadel	No. 5	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 20–16	8,543
October 21	1:30 p.m.	No. 16Samford	No. 5	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 21–24	7,236
October 28	1:00 p.m.	atEast Tennessee State	No. 8	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 31–24	7,087
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	No. 8	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 24–21 ^2OT	5,012
November 11	1:30 p.m.	atVMI	No. 8	Alumni Memorial Stadium Lexington, VA	ESPN3	W 45–14	4,229
November 18	4:00 p.m.	atSouth Carolina*	No. 7	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 10–31	74,742
December 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 22 Furman*	No. 8	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round/rivalry)	ESPN3	W 28–10	5,153
December 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4North Dakota State*	No. 8	Fargodome Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN2	L 10–42	17,008
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries[edit]

Furman[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	3	7	7	6	23
No. 11 Terriers	7	3	0	14	24

At Mercer[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Terriers	0	7	7	14	28
Bears	14	7	0	6	27

Gardner–Webb[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 9 Terriers	3	14	10	0	27

At Presbyterian[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Terriers	14	0	3	14	31
Blue Hose	0	7	0	0	7

Western Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 22 Catamounts	7	7	7	7	0	28
No. 5 Terriers	3	10	8	7	7	35

At The Citadel[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Terriers	0	7	7	6	20
No. 23 Bulldogs	7	7	2	0	16

Samford[edit]

	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[edit]

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

Chattanooga[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Mocs	3	3	0	8	7	0	21
No. 8 Terriers	7	0	0	7	7	3	24

At VMI[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Terriers	7	14	17	7	45
Keydets	0	7	0	7	14

At South Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Terriers	3	0	7	0	10
Gamecocks	0	14	7	10	31

FCS Playoffs[edit]

Furman–Second Round[edit]

	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[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Terriers	3	7	0	0	10
No. 4 Bison	14	21	7	0	42

Ranking movements[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	11	10	11	9	7	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	8	6
Coaches	11	10	9	9	7	5	5	5	10	9	8	7	9	7

References[edit]

^ "Mike Ayers retires after 30 years as Wofford football coach".

v t e Wofford Terriers football
Venues	Synder Field (1930–1995) Gibbs Stadium (1996–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games The Citadel Furman
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891–1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897–1899 1900 1901 1902–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southern Conference football champions
Pre-SEC	Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922) Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923) Alabama (1924) Alabama & Tulane (1925) Alabama (1926) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927) Georgia Tech (1928) Tulane (1929) Alabama & Tulane (1930) Tulane (1931) Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)
Pre-ACC	Duke (1933) Washington and Lee (1934) Duke (1935) Duke (1936) Maryland (1937) Duke (1938) Duke (1939) Clemson (1940) Duke (1941) William & Mary (1942) Duke (1943) Duke (1944) Duke (1945) North Carolina (1946) William & Mary (1947) Clemson (1948) North Carolina (1949) Washington and Lee (1950) Maryland & VMI (1951) Duke (1952)
Post-ACC	West Virginia (1953) West Virginia (1954) West Virginia (1955) West Virginia (1956) VMI (1957) West Virginia (1958) VMI (1959) VMI (1960) The Citadel (1961) VMI (1962) VPI (1963) West Virginia (1964) West Virginia (1965) East Carolina & William & Mary (1966) West Virginia (1967) Richmond (1968) Davidson & Richmond (1969) William & Mary (1970) Richmond (1971) East Carolina (1972) East Carolina (1973) VMI (1974) Richmond (1975) East Carolina (1976) Chattanooga & VMI (1977) Chattanooga & Furman (1978) Chattanooga (1979) Furman (1980) Furman (1981)
I-AA/FCS	Furman (1982) Furman (1983) Chattanooga (1984) Furman (1985) Appalachian State (1986) Appalachian State (1987) Furman & Marshall (1988) Furman (1989) Furman (1990) Appalachian State (1991) The Citadel (1992) Georgia Southern (1993) Marshall (1994) Appalachian State (1995) Marshall (1996) Georgia Southern (1997) Georgia Southern (1998) Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999) Georgia Southern (2000) Furman & Georgia Southern (2001) Georgia Southern (2002) Wofford (2003) Furman & Georgia Southern (2004) Appalachian State (2005) Appalachian State (2006) Appalachian State & Wofford (2007) Appalachian State (2008) Appalachian State (2009) Appalachian State & Wofford (2010) Georgia Southern (2011) Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012) Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013) Chattanooga (2014) Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015) The Citadel (2016) Wofford (2017) East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018) Wofford (2019) VMI (2020) East Tennessee State (2021) Samford (2022) Furman (2023)
National championships in bold

2017 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Champion – North Dakota State

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