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American college football season
The 2017 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-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 10–3, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon championship. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Furman in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion North Dakota State.
On December 13, head coach Mike Ayers announced his retirement.[1] He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman | No. 11 | | ESPN3 | W 24–23 | 7,237 |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Mercer | No. 10 | | ESPN3 | W 28–27 | 11,727 |
September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | No. 9 | - Gibbs Stadium
- Spartanburg, SC
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 7,211 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian* | No. 7 | | BSN | W 31–7 | 2,862 |
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 Western Carolina | No. 5 | - Gibbs Stadium
- Spartanburg, SC
| ESPN3 | W 35–28 OT | 6,982 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 23 The Citadel | No. 5 | | ESPN3 | W 20–16 | 8,543 |
October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 16 Samford![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 5 | - Gibbs Stadium
- Spartanburg, SC
| ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 7,236 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 7,087 |
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 8 | - Gibbs Stadium
- Spartanburg, SC
| ESPN3 | W 24–21 2OT | 5,012 |
November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | W 45–14 | 4,229 |
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 7 | | SECN | L 10–31 | 74,742 |
December 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Furman* | No. 8 | | ESPN3 | W 28–10 | 5,153 |
December 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 8 | | ESPN2 | L 10–42 | 17,008 |
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Paladins
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
23 |
No. 11 Terriers
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 10 Terriers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
Bears
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
No. 9 Terriers
|
3
|
14
|
10
|
0 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Terriers
|
14
|
0
|
3
|
14 |
31 |
Blue Hose
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
No. 22 Catamounts
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 | 0 |
28 |
No. 5 Terriers
|
3
|
10
|
8
|
7 | 7 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Terriers
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
6 |
20 |
No. 23 Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
0 |
16 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 16 Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
24 |
No. 5 Terriers
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
At East Tennessee State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 8 Terriers
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
31 |
Buccaneers
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Mocs
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
8 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
No. 8 Terriers
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 | 7 | 3 |
24 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 8 Terriers
|
7
|
14
|
17
|
7 |
45 |
Keydets
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 7 Terriers
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Gamecocks
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
31 |
Furman–Second Round
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 22 Paladins
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 8 Terriers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
At North Dakota State–Quarterfinals
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 8 Terriers
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 4 Bison
|
14
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
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Coaches | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
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