2005 Wofford Terriers football team

2005 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
2005 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Appalachian State $^   6 1     12 3  
No. 3 Furman ^   5 2     11 3  
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   5 2     8 4  
Western Carolina   4 3     5 4  
  3 4     6 5  
Chattanooga   3 4     6 5  
The Citadel   2 5     4 7  
Elon   0 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2005 Wofford Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 18th-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Terriers compiled and overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.Georgetown (KY)*W 34–245,371[1]
September 106:00 p.m.at West Virginia*L 7–3554,630[2]
September 177:00 p.m.No. 14 Georgia Southern
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 27–2629,303[3]
October 14:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 22L 13–257,046[4]
October 81:30 p.m.Elon
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 14–97,129[5]
October 151:30 p.m.VMI*
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 38–235,111[6]
October 221:00 p.m.No. 16 Appalachian State
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
CSSL 17–498,398[7]
October 294:00 p.m.at The CitadelSCETVW 28–1011,290[8]
November 52:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaL 0–248,021[9]
November 1212:30 p.m.at No. 4 FurmanL 21–3413,764[10]
November 1912:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*W 56–422,500[11]

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References

  1. ^ "The good, bad and not so ugly result for Wofford". The State. September 4, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Taking care of business". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 11, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hobbs lead Wofford". The State. September 18, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wofford falls to Chattanooga". The State. October 2, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wofford holds off Elon rally". The Greenville News. October 9, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Terriers take bite out of the Keydets". The Daily News Leader. October 16, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Williams does it all for 'Neers". The News and Observer. October 23, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wofford stops Citadel". The Greenville News. October 30, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cats jump out early, top Terriers". The Greenville News. November 6, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "No. 6 Paladins stop Wofford, 34–21". The Times and Democrat. November 13, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wofford builds lead, then hold on". The Greenville News. November 20, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2005 Football Schedule". woffordterriers.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.