2016 Wofford Terriers football team

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2016 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 11
Record10–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Lang (29th season)
Defensive coordinatorNathan Fuqua (12th season)
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat Tennessee Tech*
OVCDNW 21–79,066
September 104:00 pmat No. 19 (FBS) Ole Miss*
SECNL 13–3864,232
September 173:00 pmJohnson C. Smith*
ESPN3W 59–05,417
September 241:30 pmEast Tennessee State
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 31–07,316
October 13:00 pmat Samford
ESPN3L 26–288,509
October 87:00 pmat Western Carolina
ASNW 31–149,457
October 221:30 pmNo. 5 The Citadeldagger
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3L 21–24 OT11,102
October 291:30 pmMercer
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 31–216,190
November 51:30 pmat Furman
ESPN3W 34–277,834
November 122:00 pmat No. 7 Chattanooga
SDNW 36–288,750
November 191:30 pmVMINo. 20
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 17–08,102
November 261:00 pmNo. 10 Charleston Southern*No. 19
ESPN3W 15–142,605
December 36:00 pmat No. 6 The Citadel*No. 19
ESPN3W 17–310,336
December 102:00 pmat No. 13 Youngstown State*No. 19
ESPN3L 23–30 2OT8,066

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Ranking movements
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