2008 Wofford Terriers football team

2008 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record9–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Chattanooga   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Mike Ayers and played its home games at Gibbs Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–3 record overall and a 7–1 record in the Southern Conference, tying for seventh place. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the first round by James Madison.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmPresbyterian*No. 13
W 38–217,931[3]
September 66:00 pmCharleston Southern*No. 13
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 41–233,817[4]
September 207:00 pmat South Carolina*No. 12
PPVL 13–2376,599[5]
September 277:00 pmat No. 22 Georgia SouthernNo. 11
CSSW 38–37 OT17,958[6]
October 113:00 pmChattanoogaNo. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 56–78,394[7]
October 181:30 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 6
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 42–147,063[8]
October 253:00 pmat No. 3 ElonNo. 4
W 55–207,874[9]
October 318:00 pmNo. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 3
ESPN2L 24–7030,931[10]
November 83:00 pmThe CitadelNo. 10
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
SSNW 33–2810,011[11]
November 153:00 pmat SamfordNo. 9
W 28–72,973[12]
November 2212:00 pmNo. 20 FurmanNo. 10
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
W 35–109,654[13]
November 293:00 pmat No. 1 James Madison*No. 8
L 35–3812,826[14]

References

  1. ^ "2008 Football Schedule".
  2. ^ "Wofford Yearly Results: 2010-2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Terriers rally, roll past Blue Hose". The Greenville News. August 31, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Allen sparks Terriers". The Greenville News. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "South Carolina struggles in win". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gamble doesn't pay off for Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wofford defeats Chattanooga, 56–7". The Times and Democrat. October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wofford rips WCU". News and Record. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Romero's three TDs help Terriers rout Phoenix". The News and Observer. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 31, 2008). "Edwards, No. 2 Apps Wallop No. 3 Wofford, 70-24". GoASU. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  11. ^ "Terriers hold Bulldogs off". The Greenville News. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wofford runs past Samford". The Item. November 16, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Terriers too much for Furman". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Terriers fall to James Madison". The Charlotte Observer. November 30, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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