2016 WOFFORD TERRIERS FOOTBALL TEAM

2016 Wofford Terriers football
2016 Wofford Terriers football
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 23–30 2OT vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	10–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Ayers (29th season);
Offensive coordinator	Wade Lang (29th season)
Defensive coordinator	Nathan Fuqua (12th season)
Home stadium	Gibbs Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	6	–	5
Furman	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Western Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
VMI	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 29th-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 10–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Charleston Southern and The Citadel in the first and second round, before losing to Youngstown State in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech*		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 21–7	9,066
September 10	4:00 pm	at No. 19 ( FBS) Ole Miss*		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 13–38	64,232
September 17	3:00 pm	Johnson C. Smith*		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 59–0	5,417
September 24	1:30 pm	East Tennessee State		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 31–0	7,316
October 1	3:00 pm	at Samford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	L 26–28	8,509
October 8	7:00 pm	at Western Carolina		E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ASN	W 31–14	9,457
October 22	1:30 pm	No. 5 The Citadel		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 21–24 ^OT	11,102
October 29	1:30 pm	Mercer		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 31–21	6,190
November 5	1:30 pm	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 34–27	7,834
November 12	2:00 pm	at No. 7 Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 36–28	8,750
November 19	1:30 pm	VMI	No. 20	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	W 17–0	8,102
November 26	1:00 pm	No. 10 Charleston Southern*	No. 19	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC ( FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 15–14	2,605
December 3	6:00 pm	at No. 6 The Citadel*	No. 19	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC ( FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 17–3	10,336
December 10	2:00 pm	at No. 13 Youngstown State*	No. 19	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH ( FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 23–30 ^2OT	8,066
*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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	19	9
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	19	11

References

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
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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

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2016 Wofford Terriers football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 23–30 ^2OT vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	10–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Ayers (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Wade Lang (29th season)
Defensive coordinator	Nathan Fuqua (12th season)
Home stadium	Gibbs Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

v t e 2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State
Champion – James Madison