1997 Wofford Terriers football team

1997 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
1997 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Appalachian State   6 – 2     7 – 4  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Furman   5 – 3     7 – 4  
The Citadel   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Western Carolina   3 – 5     3 – 8  
  2 – 6     3 – 7  
VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 1997 Wofford Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Mike Ayers, the Terriers compiled and overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SoCon.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6VMI
W 23–137,432[1]
September 20No. 20 Georgia Southern
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 7–227,236[2]
October 4at Chattanooga
L 17–209,102[3]
October 11at Morehead State*
L 35–377,100[4]
October 18at Western Carolina
W 17–7[5]
October 25No. 22 Appalachian State
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 21–268,155[6]
November 1at The Citadel
L 3–710,857[7]
November 8No. 20 East Tennessee State
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
L 28–31[8]
November 15at Furman
L 7–289,560[9]
November 22Charleston Southern*
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 51–216,846[10]

References

  1. ^ "Wofford rushes to Southern win". The State. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wofford handed first league loss". Johnson City Press. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late score lifts Tennessee–Chattanooga past Wofford". The Greenville News. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Morehead wins 37–35 on TD pass with 0:01 left". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wofford upends Western Carolina". The Index-Journal. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "App. State holds off Wofford". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The Citadel rallies to win dogfight against Wofford". The State. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wells' touchdown strike gives Bucs miraculous win". Elizabethton Star. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Furman offense grinds up Terriers". The State. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wofford rips Charleston Southern". The Greenville News. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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