2007 Wofford Terriers football team

The 2007 Wofford Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their 20th year under head coach Mike Ayers, the Terriers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a conference mark of 5–2, and finished as SoCon co-champion. Wofford advanced to the playoffs, where they defeated Montana before they lost to Richmond in the quarterfinals.

2007 Wofford Terriers football
SoCon co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 6
Record9–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
Seasons
 2006
2008 
2007 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Appalachian State +^ 52  132 
No. 6 Wofford +^ 52  94 
No. 17 Georgia Southern 43  74 
No. 23 Elon 43  74 
The Citadel 43  74 
Furman 43  65 
Chattanooga 25  29 
Western Carolina 07  110 
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Georgetown (KY)*No. 14W 38–216,420[1]
September 8Charleston Southern*No. 14
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 52–245,879[2]
September 15at NC State*No. 11L 17–3856,039[3]
September 22No. 1 Appalachian StateNo. 13
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 42–3111,042[4]
September 29at No. 20 FurmanNo. 8W 45–2015,701[5]
October 6at The CitadelNo. 8W 28–714,879[6]
October 13Gardner–Webb*No. 8
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 52–176,218[7]
October 20No. 24 ElonNo. 7
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 13–248,229[8]
October 25at Western CarolinaNo. 11W 47–444,721[9]
November 3No. 17 Georgia SouthernNo. 10
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 35–3812,124[10]
November 10at ChattanoogaNo. 15W 42–164,907[11]
November 24at No. 3 Montana*No. 11W 23–2219,761[12]
December 1No. 6 Richmond*No. 11
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
L 10–218,500[13]

References

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  1. "Wofford holds off Georgetown". The Greenville News. September 2, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wofford routs CSU". The Greenville News. September 9, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pack finally gets to celebrate". The News and Observer. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wofford climbs Mountaineers". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "No. 8 Wofford routs Furman". The Greenville News. September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wofford shuts down Citadel's 'O' for 28–7 win". The Item. October 7, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wofford powers for 38 second-half points". The State. October 14, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Riddle too confusing for Wofford in upset by Elon". The Herald-Sun. October 21, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Another huge early deficit dooms Catamounts". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Eagles in 3-way tie atop conference". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wofford secures a share of SoCon title". The State. November 11, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Wofford stuns previously unbeaten Griz 23–22 in first round of FCS playoffs". The Billings Gazette. November 25, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Spiders, Hightower end Wofford's season". The Index-Journal. December 2, 2007. Retrieved September 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.