2012 Wofford Terriers football team
| 2012 Wofford Terriers football | |
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SoCon co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs quarterfinal, L 7–14 vs. North Dakota State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 9 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
| 2012 record | 9–4 (6–2 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Mike Ayers (25th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Wade Long |
| Defensive coordinator | Nate Woody |
| Home stadium |
Gibbs Stadium (Capacity: 13,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Georgia Southern +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Wofford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #7 Appalachian State +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 25th year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to claim a share of the conference championship with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated New Hampshire in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 6:00 PM | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 10 | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | W 34–7 | 3,140 | |||
| September 8 | 7:00 PM | Lincoln* | No. 10 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | W 82–0 | 4,309 | |||
| September 15 | 7:00 PM | Western Carolina | No. 9 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | W 49–20 | 8,544 | |||
| September 29 | 1:30 PM | at Elon | No. 6 | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | W 49–24 | 10,302 | |||
| October 6 | 1:30 PM | Furman | No. 6 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | W 20–17 | 9,170 | |||
| October 13 | 6:00 PM | at No. 7 Georgia Southern | No. 5 | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 9–17 | 20,983 | |||
| October 20 | 3:30 PM | at No. 13 Appalachian State | No. 8 | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | W 38–28 | 27,115 | |||
| October 27 | 1:30 PM | The Citadel | No. 7 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 9,658 | ||
| November 3 | 3:00 PM | at Samford | No. 6 | Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL | L 17–24 | 8,147 | |||
| November 10 | 1:30 PM | Chattanooga | No. 13 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | W 16–13 OT | 8,112 | |||
| November 17 | 1:00 PM | at No. 12 (FBS) South Carolina* | No. 9 | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | PPV | L 7–24 | 79,982 | ||
| December 1 | 2:00 PM | No. 11 New Hampshire* | No. 9 | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 23–7 | 6,346 | ||
| December 8 | 2:00 PM | No. 1 North Dakota State* | No. 9 | Fargodome • Fargo, ND (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) | ESPN3 | L 7–14 | 18,267 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
- Source: Schedule
Ranking Movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||
| Sports Network | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
| Coaches | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
References
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