2001 Wofford Terriers football team

2001 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
2001 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Furman $^   7 – 1     12 – 3  
No. 3 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Appalachian State ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Western Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 4  
East Tennessee State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  3 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Chattanooga   1 – 7     3 – 8  
VMI   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2001 Wofford Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Terriers compiled and overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 81:00 p.m.at No. 20 (I-A) Clemson*
L 14–3879,156[1]
September 227:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*
W 35–107,214[2]
September 297:00 p.m.at Chattanooga
L 26–297,815[3]
October 61:30 p.m.VMI
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 59–149,314[4]
October 136:00 p.m.at Western Carolina
L 28–315,020[5]
October 206:00 p.m.No. 12 Appalachian State
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 23–349,419[6]
October 272:00 p.m.at The Citadel
W 13–012,127[7]
November 31:00 p.m.at No. 17 (I-A) South Carolina*
L 14–3877,922[8]
November 103:30 p.m.at No. 5 Furman
CCSSL 14–4510,534[9]
November 171:30 p.m.East Tennessee State
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 24–34,801[10]
November 241:00 p.m.No. 2 Georgia Southern
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 10–486,685[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Tigers throttle Wofford". The Island Packet. September 9, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wofford's Ayers sets record for victories". The State. September 23, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Chattanooga 29, Wofford 26". The State. September 30, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Terriers tear through VMI". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 7, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cats shut door on Wofford". News and Record. October 14, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mountaineers secure key win over Wofford". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 21, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wofford blanks Citadel, keeps Bulldogs winless in SoCon". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 28, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gamecocks' eyes now set on Florida". Florence Morning News. November 4, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Paladins hammer Terriers". The State. November 11, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wofford runs over East Tennessee State". The Times and Democrat. November 18, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Eagles strike quickly in win over Terriers". The State. November 25, 2001. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". woffordterriers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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