Wofford College 2009 Football Game Notes

Wofford College (0-0) vs. South Florida (0-0) saturday, September 5, 2009 quick game facts This week’s game Wofford will open the 2009 season on Saturday, September 5 against the University of South Florida ... The game will be played Game One Wofford vs. South Florida at Raymond James Stadium, the first time the Terriers have played a game in an NFL stadium ... Raymond James has hosted two When Saturday, September 5, 2009 Super Bowls, XXXV in 2001 and XLIII in 2009, and has been voted as having the best playing surface in the NFL six times ... It marks Kickoff 7:00 PM ET the second time that Wofford has faced a team from the Big East Conference ... The meeting between Wofford and South Florida Site Raymond James Stadium will be the first between the teams, but the Terriers have played in Tampa a total of five times: four times against the University of (grass, capacity 65,857) Tampa and once against Florida State in the 1950 Cigar Bowl ... This season marks the 60th Anniversary of the Cigar Bowl game Radio ESPN 1400 AM ... Wofford will be starting the season on the road for the first time since visiting South Carolina State in 2004 ... The last time the Mark Hauser, Thom Henson, Terriers opened the season on the road against an NCAA FBS team was in 2003 against Air Force ... Wofford has played a team from Collins McCraw (sideline) the NCAA FBS for each of the last five seasons ... Wofford and South Florida have one common opponent this year in Charleston Audio www.ESPN1400am.com Southern ... South Florida is receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches poll, while the Terriers are ranked tenth in the Sports Network Poll and tenth in the FCS Coaches Poll ... The game will be televised in Tampa on Bright House Sports Network and also available TV Brighthouse Sports Network nationally on ESPN360.com and ESPN GamePlan pay-per-view package. ESPN GamePlan Video Stream ESPN360.com ABout wofford Series First Meeting Wofford ended the 2008 season 9-3 overall, with wins over Presbyterian, Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern, Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Elon, The Citadel, Samford and Furman. Losses were to South Carolina and Appalachian State,along with James Madison in the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs. The Terriers had a 7-1 record in the Southern Conference to finish second. Wofford returns 44 letterwinners from last season, including four offensive starters, five defensive starters and three specialists. In addition, three other players with at least two starts return for Wofford. Wofford runs the wingbone offense, led by sophomore quarterback Mitch Allen and backs Mike Rucker, Sean Lees and Eric Breitenstein. Last season the rushing offense was second in the nation with 343.27 yards per game and the total offense of 470.45 yars per game was also second. The offensive line allowed only five sacks in all of 2008, best in the nation. The multiple defense is led by first team All-SoCon defensive lineman Mitch Clark. In 2008 the defense was tenth in the nation with 34 sacks during the season. Wofford had five players named to the Preseason All-SoCon Team. OL Pat Illig and DL Mitch Clark earned first team honors, while OL Trey Johnson, LB Gary Blount, DL Eric Eberhardt and DB Mychael game week Media Coach Ayers Lunch: Media members are invited to the weekly Mike Ayers Luncheon held on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. in the Ginkgo Room of the Burwell Building on campus. Wofford players will be present if class schedules permit. Please call in advance if you plan on attending. Interviews: All interviews with Wofford coaches and players can be arranged by contacting athletic media relations director Brent Williamson at (864) 597-4093 or by email at william- WOFFORD 2009 Schedule/Results USF 2009 SCHEDULE/Results [email protected] Sept. 5 at South Florida 7:00 pm Sept. 5 Wofford 7:00 pm Practices: All Wofford practices are open to the media. Please Sept. 12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7:00 pm Sept. 12 at Western Kentucky 7:30 pm contact the athletic media relations office for an updated Sept. 19 at Wisconsin 12:00 pm ET Sept. 19 Charleston Southern 7:00 pm schedule. The Terriers typically practice on Monday, Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Chattanooga * 6:00 pm Sept. 26 at Florida State TBA Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. All practices are held on Oct. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 1:30 pm Oct. 3 at Syracuse * Noon the practice fields behind Gibbs Stadium. Oct. 10 OPEN Oct. 15 Cincinnati * 7:30 pm Credentials: Credentials are required for all Wofford football Oct. 17 APPALACHIAN STATE * 3:00 pm Oct. 24 at Pittsburgh * TBA games. For credentials and parking passes, please contact Brent Oct. 24 at Western Carolina * 6:00 pm Oct. 30 West Virginia * 8 p.m. Williamson by email at [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to a game. Media parking is limited at Gibbs Stadium. Oct. 31 ELON * 1:30 pm Nov. 12 at Rutgers * 7:30 p.m. Media Will-Call is located at the Cummings Street entrance. Nov. 7 at The Citadel * 3:00 pm Nov. 21 Louisville * TBA SoCon Teleconference: The Southern Conference holds a weekly Nov. 14 SAMFORD * 1:30 pm Nov. 28 Miami TBA teleconference throughout the season. Coach Ayers will be on Nov. 21 at Furman * 3:00 pm Dec. 5 at Connecticut * TBA the line at 10:56 am each Monday. * Southern Conference Game * Big East Conference Game All dates and times are subject to change Johnson were named to the second team. The Terriers were picked to finish second in the Southern lost to Montana. Wofford had wins over Presbyterian, Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern, Conference by the coaches and third by the media in the 2009 Preseason Polls. Chattanooga, Western Carolina, Elon, The Citadel, Samford and Furman. Losses were to South Carolina, Appalachian State and James Madison. The Terriers had a 7-1 record in the Southern ABout South FLORIDA Conference, the second-best conference record in school history. After the season, Wofford had South Florida ended the 2008 season with an 8-5 overall record and were 2-5 in the Big East for a the nation’s second-ranked rushing offense at 339.75 yards per game and the second ranked total sixth place finish. They defeated Memphis 45-14 in the 2008 magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl. Head offense in the nation with 467.17 average yards. The scoring offense was sixth in the nation, while Coach Jim Leavitt is in his 13th season at USF with a 87-52 overall record. Leavitt is the only coach the passing efficiency ranked first in the country. The defense was tenth in the nation in sacks, in the history of the program that began in 1997. The Bulls enter the season with 40 returning while the offense led the nation in fewest sacks allowed. The turnover margin of +.92 was 14th lettermen. They have five offensive starters and six defensive starters back in 2009. The spread in the nation. In the Sports Network Poll the Terriers finished eighth, and in the FCS Coaches Poll offense is directed by senior quarterback Matt Grothe. He was 2006 Big East Rookie of the Year and the Terriers finished ranked eleventh. is on pace to become the league’s all-time leader in total offense. Grothe is on watch lists for the Maxwell, O’Brien, Unitas and Manning awards. The 4-3 defense is anchored by senior defensive Head Coach Mike Ayers lineman George Selvie. He enters the season as the nation’s leader in career tackles for loss and Wofford head coach Mike Ayers (Georgetown, Ky. ‘74), the winningest coach in school history, is second in career sacks. An All-American in 2007 and 2008, he is on watch lists for the Lombardi, entering his 22nd season at the Terrier helm with a record of 142-96-1. Ayers is beginning his 25th Nagurski, Bednarik, Walter Camp, Lott and Hendricks awards. year as a collegiate head coach and has a record of 152-117-2 that includes a three-year stint as the In the Big East Conference Preseason Poll, USF received three first-place votes and was fourth head coach at East Tennessee State from 1985-87. Ayers has earned Southern Conference Coach of with 130 points. For the third-straight season, the USF is listed in the USA Today Coaches’ Preseason the Year honors from the league coaches in 2000, 2003 and 2007 and by the media in 2000, ‘02 and Top 25 Poll, this year picking up 11 votes and are tied at No. 40. Last year USF started the season ‘03. Ayers was the 2003 recipient of the Eddie Robinson Award as Division I-AA’s National Coach of with a No. 21 ranking, the first time the program was ranked in the Coaches’ Preseason Poll. In the Year and also earned the 2002 Division I-AA National Coach of the Year award from the College 2007, USF received votes in the poll and spent the majority of the year in the top 25, including a Sporting News in addition to being the runner-up for the Robinson Award. week as the No. 2 team in the country. injury update The South Florida Series Wofford will open the season without running back Jeremy Marshall, who is still recovering from This will be the first meeting between Wofford and South Florida. a knee injury suffered in the 2008 Appalachian State game. Freshmen Cody Burris (clavicle) and Kenny Barnes (knee) will also miss the season after injuries in August camp. DL Mitch Clark is out TErrier Top TEN for the USF game, while WR Justice Joslin, LB Cody Van Der Linden and OL Matt Vick are doubtful Here are the top ten notes of interest heading into the season opener: for the season opener. • Wofford opens the season on the road for the first time since 2004 • The opener will be the first time since 2003 (Air Force) that Wofford opens with an FBS Terrier-BULLS connections opponent The Terriers have six players from the state of Florida: Bryan Youman (Monteverde), Jamar Reaves • The game will mark the first career start for sophomore quarterback Mitch Allen (Mulberry), Matt Boggs (Naples), Grant Duren (Pace), Jordan Ingman (Port Charlotte) and Andrew • The offensive line allowed only five sacks in 2008, best in the NCAA FCS Young (Vero Beach). South Florida does not have any players from South Carolina, and only has • Wofford had five players named Preseason All-SoCon seven players from outside the Sunshine State. • Mitch Clark led the team with eight sacks in 2008, eighth most in school history in a season • The nine wins by Wofford in 2008 were tied for fourth-most in school history Terriers in TampA • Mike Rucker is the top returning rusher with 539 rushing yards in 2008 Wofford has played five times in Tampa. The first game was January 2, 1950 in the Cigar Bowl • The Terriers had the nation’s second-best rushing offense at 343.27 ypg in 2008 against Florida State. The Terriers lost to the University of Tampa 13-0 in 1950, 22-21 in 1961, 7-6 • Wofford had over 400 yards of offense in all but one game in 2008 (South Carolina) in 1963 and 22-14 in 1964.

Wofford 2008 season recap against the BIG EAST Wofford ended the season 9-3 overall, including a second-place finish in the Southern Conference This will mark the second time the Terriers face a team from the Big East conference. On September and a trip to the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the second-straight season. It was the third time in the 10, 2005 Wofford was defeated 35-7 at West Virginia. last six years that the Terriers made an appearance in the playoffs. Wofford was defeated 38-35 by top-ranked James Madison in the playoffs. The Dukes advanced to the semifinals, where they season openers and home openers Wofford is 46-53-1 all-time in season openers since posting a 5-1 win over Furman on December 14, 1889 ... Under head coach Mike Ayers, the Terriers are 12-9 in season openers ... Wofford has Stat Comparison won five straight season openers (38-21 over Presbyterian in 2008, 38-21 over Georgetown in 2007, Wofford South FLorida 28-21 over South Carolina State in 2006, 34-24 over Georgetown in 2005, 24-22 over South Carolina Avg. SoCon NCAA Category NCAA Big East Avg. State in 2004) ... When Wofford opens the season at home, its record is 24-20-1. Rank Rank Rank Rank 343.27 1 2 Rushing Offense 44 3 165.38 Wofford in the national rankings 127.18 9 108 Passing Offense 41 3 239.62 At the end of the 2008 regular season, the Terriers looked good in the national rankings. The rush- 470.45 1 2 Total Offense 32 1 405.0 ing offense was second in the nation at 343.27 yards per game and the total offense of 470.45 36.64 2 7 Scoring Offense 45 2 27.62 yards per game was second. The rushing defense was 28th and the passing efficiency was second in the nation. Wofford was fifteenth in the nation with a +0.91 turnover margin. The defense was 115.45 2 28 Rushing Defense 10 1 95.23 sixth in the nation with 3.09 sacks per game, while the offense was first in the nation with just 246.45 9 101 Pass Defense 37 3 192.38 .27 sacks allowed per game. Dane Romero was 32nd in the nation with 90.09 rushing yards per 361.91 5 77 Total Defense 10 2 287.62 game and Ben Widmyer was 68th with 63.82 yards per game. Romero tied for fifth in the nation 23.64 5 50 Scoring Defense 24 4 20.0 with 10.36 points per game, while Patrick Mugan tied for 61st with 6.64 points per game. Mike 34.35 3 28 Net Punting 35 5 36.43 Rucker was 58th in the nation in all-purpose yards per game at 118.27. Seth Goldwire was 93rd in 8.92 5 58 Punt Returns 50 4 9.50 the nation with an average of 7.82 tackles per game. Mitch Clark tied for 20th in the nation with 19.80 4 62 Kickoff Returns 28 2 22.98 0.73 sacks per game. +0.91 2 15 Turnover Margin 97 7 -.62 3.09 1 6 Sacks 64 6 1.85 The Terriers in the conference rankings 0.27 1 1 Sacks Allowed 83 6 2.23 Wofford was also at the top of several categories in the conference rankings at the end of the regular season. Wofford led the SoCon in rushing offense, total offense, passing efficiency, sacks, and sacks allowed. The Terriers were second in scoring offense, rushing defense, and turnover margin. In the trip to Wisconsin on September 19 will be followed by the first conference game at Chattanooga. top fifteen conference rushers, Wofford had Dane Romero (2nd), Ben Widmyer (7th), Mitch Allen Wofford will host Georgia Southern on October 3 for homecoming. The Terriers will host Appalachian (13), Eric Breitenstein (14) and Mike Rucker (15). Widmyer was sixth in the conference in total State, Elon and Samford and travel to Western Carolina, The Citadel and Furman in SoCon play. offense. Mike Rucker was fifth in the conference on kickoff returns. Andy Strickland was fifth in receiving yards per game. On defense, Seth Goldwire was eighth in tackles (7.82 per game). Mitch switching positions Clark was second in the conference in sacks. Clark tied for third in the conference in tackles for loss Several players have switched positions in preparation for the 2009 season. Clark Gaston joined (1.09). Dane Romero led the conference in scoring with 10.36 points per game, with Patrick Mugan Wofford as a defensive lineman, but moved to tight end. Brad Miller moved from linebacker to tight seventh at 6.64 points per game. end. Bryan Youman was a cornerback, but has moved to halfback. Cody Van Der Linden has moved from defensive line to linebacker. Once fall practice began, Stev Davitte added work at quarterback preseason all-southern conference in addition to wide receiver, Thomas Simmons moved from receiver to halfback and Mychael Johnson The Terriers were well represented on the Southern Conference Preseason Team as determined by the moved to safety from cornerback. Last week, Trey Diller moved from safety to wide receiver. league’s coaches. DL Mitch Clark and OL Pat Illig were were named to the first team. OL Trey Johnson, DL Eric Eberhardt, LB Gary Blount and DB Mychael Johnson received second team honors. Dean of South Carolina Coaches Head coach Mike Ayers is entering his 22nd season at Wofford, the longest-serving coach at the preseason southern conference poll Division I level in South Carolina. With 142 wins at Wofford, he is also the winningest coach among In the 2009 Southern Conference Preseason Poll, defending conference champion Appalachian the coaches at their current schools. State was picked to finish first by the coaches Coach, School Years Wins and media. Wofford was picked second by Preseason Poll Mike Ayers, Wofford 22 142 the coaches and third by the media. Elon 2009 Coaches Poll Buddy Pough, SC State 8 57 was picked second by the media and third 1. Appalachian State (8) 64 Bobby Lamb, Furman 7 56 by the coaches. 2. Wofford 53 David Bennett, Coastal Carolina 8 45 3. Elon 51 Jay Mills, Charleston Southern 6 34 4. Furman 40 Terriers against FBS Teams 5. Georgia Southern (1) 39 Steve Spurrier, South Carolina 5 28 The 2009 season marks the ninth time in 6. The Citadel 26 Kevin Higgins, The Citadel 4 20 the last ten seasons the Terriers have played 6. Samford 26 Dabo Sweeny, Clemson 1 4 against a member of the FBS (NCAA Division 8. Western Carolina 15 Harold Nichols, Presbyterian First - I-A) and is the second time Wofford has played 9. Chattanooga 10 two FBS teams in the same season. Last year, The True Freshman impact Wofford was defeated 23-13 by South Carolina on September 20. In 2007, Wofford was defeated During the 2008 season, several true freshmen made an impact. On the defensive line, Alex 38-17 at NC State after several turnovers hurt the Terriers chances ... In 2006, Wofford lost 27-20 Goltry, Ameet Pall and Eric Eberhardt all played extensively and all recorded at least 3.5 tackles at South Carolina as the Terriers brought the score within one touchdown with 4:42 on the clock for loss. Alex Goltry had an interception against Western Carolina. Eric Breitenstein has 59 carries and then drove to the Gamecock 10-yard line ... Recently the Terriers have also played West Virginia for 395 yards and two touchdowns. Receiver Brenton Bersin made 4 catches for 63 yards. Punter (2005), Air Force (2003), Maryland (2002), Clemson (2001), South Carolina (2001) and Louisiana Craig Novack averaged36.3 yards. Carter Stinman was the kickoff specialist, averaging 57.9 yards. Monroe (2000) ... Wofford has schools such as Ohio (9-4-10), Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Kendall Bratcher had 39 tackles and an interception, while Mike Niam added 54 tackles and an Clemson on future schedules. interception. Special teams was a strong point for the rookie class, with Michael Roulhac, Brad Nocek, and Trey Diller all making tackles. SC Coach Steve spurrier on wofford “Wofford played tough. I really admire the way that those guys play. Coach Ayers never has to New Faces on the Depth Chart worry about the effort level of those kids. They all play their hearts out every play. It is fun to watch With the start of the season, the Wofford depth chart has several new faces that were not on the them play to tell you the truth. We are trying to get to that level. We are trying to play like Wofford two-deep following spring practice. The area where this is most noticable is in the secondary, around here. If we can do that, we are going to have a chance.” with freshmen Rob Williams, Stephon Shelton and Blake Wylie on the two deep. At linebacker, freshmen SeQuan Stanley and Phillip LeGrande are listed as back-ups at inside and outside returning all-conference linebacker, respectively. While Wofford has lost some key players from 2008, they also return twoplayers who earned All- Southern Conference honors last season. DL Mitch Clark was first team all-conference, while DB fourth down? go for it! Mychael Johnson earned second team all-conference honors. Wofford went for it on fourth down 35 times last season, the second most in the FCS. Central Connecticut State went for it on fourth down 36 times to lead the nation. However Wofford was Summer time successful 22 times, which led the nation. The 62.9% success rate was only 14th in the nation Over 50 Terriers were back on campus this summer for class and the off-season conditioning however. Against Samford, Wofford converted 5-of-9 fourth down attempts. This also leads to the program. In addition, several players had interesting summers. Trey Johnson hiked to the top of fact that Wofford punted only 26 times last season, which was the lowest number in the nation. Snowmass Mountain in Colorado ... Mitch Clark interned at General Electric in Cincinnati ... Mitch San Diego was the next-lowest with 31 punts this season. Clark interned in corporate finance at Hospice ... Eric Breitenstein worked at adidas ... Jordan Ingman worked at his father’s marina in Florida ... Hunter Hobson was a housepainter in Jackson The Red Zone Hole, Wyoming. The Terriers numbers inside the red zone last season are somewhat deceiving. Wofford was 41 of 54 inside the 20 yard line this season for a 75.9% success rate. The 54 trips in the red zone was Strickland IN THE NFL tied for the fourth most in the nation. South Dakota State made 63 trips, Richmond and Tennessee Wide reciever Andy Strickland graduated from Wofford in May with a degree in finance, but his State made 56 trips, while Wofford tied at 54 with Montana. However, of the 13 unsuccessful trips, education on the football field continued. He signed as a rookie free agent with the Jacksonville three were at the end of the half and an additional three were late in the fourth quarter when Jaguars and caught two passes in the first preseason game, plus a 16-yard catch against Tampa Bay. Wofford had the game in hand. There were also two missed field goals and an incomplete fake He was released on August 24. Strickland led the Terriers in receiving for three seasons and is finished field goal in the red zone. his Wofford career eighth in all-time receptions, fifth all-time in receiving yards and third in career touchdown receptions. He was the Wofford first player in an NFL training camp since 2004. Going Overtime The overtime game on September 27 at Georgia Southern was only the fourth overtime game the 2009 Schedule in school history. The Terriers lost the first two overtime games. On October 19, 2002, Wofford The Terriers will have a difficult schedule in front of them in 2009. After the opener at South Florida, defeated Western Carolina 31-24. With the 38-37 win at Georgia Southern, Wofford is now 2-2 who defeated Memphis 41-14 in the St. Petersburg Bowl, Wofford will host Charleston Southern. A all-time in overtime games. putting up some points Charleston Southern ... In 2002, Wofford had non-league wins over South Carolina State and Elon ... In the three-game stretch against Chattanooga, Western Carolina and Elon, Wofford scored 56, In 2003 and 2004, the Terriers defeated South Carolina State while also adding a win over Gardner- 42 and 55 points for a total of 153 points. The last time Wofford had 150+ points in a three-game Webb in ‘04 ... In 2005, Wofford defeated VMI and Gardner-Webb ... The Terriers opened the 2006 window was in the 1989 season when Wofford had 51, 45 and 55 points over Davidson, Kentucky campaign with a 28-21 win over South Carolina State and ended the season with a non-conference State and West Virginia Tech. Overall, the Terriers were seventh in the nation in scoring offense win over Gardner-Webb. In 2007, Wofford went 3-0 with regular season non-conference wins over with an average of 36.64 points per game. Wofford put up at least 38 points in six of the eight Georgetown, Charleston Southern, and Gardner-Webb. In the 2008 season, the Terriers opened wins on the season. with wins over Presbyterian and Charleston Southern for a 2-0 record.

Quick Strikes terriers at home For an offense that is not known for explosive plays, the Terriers wasted little time on drives last Wofford has won 32 of its last 39 games played in Gibbs Stadium ... Since Gibbs Stadium opened season. In 23 of 62 scoring drives, Wofford scored in five or fewer plays. Big plays were a part of on Oct. 5, 1996, Wofford has posted a record of 52-19 (.732) ... Under Mike Ayers, Wofford is 61-33 that success, with a total of 23 touchdowns coming on plays of 20 or more yards. In 2007, Wofford (.649) in home games ... The Terriers have won 30 of 44 home SoCon games at Gibbs Stadium ... only had 12 touchdowns of 20 or more yards in the 13 games. The home crowd was exceptional last season, with two of the top five all-time crowds in 2007 ... The Georgia Southern game was witnessed by a school-record 12,124 fans, while the Appalachian The Quarterback State game had 11,042 fans, fifth most in school history. Senior Ben Widmyer left big shoes to fill after a 2008 season in which he rushed for 800 yards with 10 touchdowns. Plus, he threw for ten touchdowns on 77-of-118 passing to set school records for facing number one completion percentage and passing efficiency. Sophomore Mitch Allen will be taking the helm this When Wofford faced Appalachian State on September 22, it marked only the third time that the season. In 2008, he played in ten games and completed 13-of-22 passes and also rushed for 404 Terriers have faced a team at the top of the polls. In 1999, Wofford lost 55-14 at Gibbs Stadium yards on 48 carries with three touchdowns. He will be backed up by senior wide reciever turned to top-ranked Georgia Southern. In 2003, Wofford lost 24-9 to Delaware in the NCAA Playoffs. quarterback Stev Davitte, second-year freshman Chris White and true freshman Brian Kass. With the 42-31 win on September 22, it marked the first time Wofford had defeated a top-ranked team. When the Terriers played at James Madison on November 29, it was the fourth time facing Clark makes the sack the #1 team. Senior defensive end Mitch Clark was busy making tackles behind the line of scrimmage last season. He was second in the Southern Conference with 8.0 sacks for a loss of 60 yards. The 0.73 Coming Back in 2009 sack per game avarege was tied for 20th in the nation. The eight sacks in a season is eighth all-time Overall the Terriers are looking to return nine starters in 2009, plus three specialists. Mychael at Wofford. In addition, he had 12.0 tackles for loss, which is third in the Southern Conference. Johnson and Mitch Clark are the He earned All-SoCon first team honors following the season and also is a Preseason All-SoCon returning players who garnered returning stat leaders first-team honoree in 2009. All-SoCon honors in 2008. Joining Top Scorer Mike Rucker (28 points) Johnson and Clark on defense Top Rusher Mike Rucker (539 yds) poll position will be LB Gary Blount, SS Tommy Top Passer Mitch Allen (13-22, 170 yds) With the opening of the 2009 season, the Terriers are beginning pretty much in the same place Irvin and CB Preston Roseboro. Top Receiver Justice Joslin (7-202) where they finished in 2008. In the final 2008 Sports Network FCS Poll, Wofford was eighth and On offense, OL Pat Illig, C Trey Top Tackler Gary Blount (60) Johnson, HB Mike Rucker and WR in the FCS Coaches Poll the Terriers were ninth. In the 2009 preseason polls released this week, Top Sacks Mitch Clark (8.0) * Wofford is tenth in both polls. Justice Joslin return. Specialists Top Tackles for Loss Mitch Clark (11.0) * Sports Network FCS Coaches returning include long snapper Chris Cummings, kickoff specialist Top Interceptions Tommy Irvin (2) * Preseason 10 10 * led team in 2008 Carter Stinman and punter Craig Winning seasons Novack. In addition, returners FB Wofford’s 9-3 record in 2008 gave the Terriers a winning season for the seventh straight season year. Eric Breitenstein and WR Stev Davitte have started two or more games each. Also, P Chris Tommie Over the past twenty-one seasons under Coach Ayers, Wofford has recorded 15 winning seasons. will return after missing the 2008 season due to injury.

Wofford vs. non-conference opponents 2009 recruiting class Since 2000, Wofford is 16-1 in non-conference regular season FCS games ... Wofford’s loss to Coastal Wofford welcomed a total of 20 student-athletes in the 2009 recruiting class. The Terriers freshmen Carolina in 2006 snapped a streak of 10 straight regular season non-conference wins against FCS include 13 players on defense, six players on offense and a specialist. The student-athletes are opponents ... The Terriers had not lost a non-conference regular season game to a FCS opponent from seven different states, including seven from South Carolina and three from North Carolina. since dropping the 2000 season opener to Lehigh 34-14 ... In 2000 and 2001, the Terriers defeated In addition, six walk-ons will join the team in September. Reloading the line Terriers on TV The offensive line will have plenty of new faces as three starters graduated in 2008. Returning will The Terriers will be making at least four appearances on television this season, with three be Trey Johnson at center and Pat Illig at left guard. Tentative new starters will be Matt Vick at left games airing on FSN SportSouth and one game on the Big Ten Network. tackle, Nate Page or Ben Wilmoth at right guard, and Clark Bishop at right tackle. The line will be Wofford will make three appearances regionally on FSN SportSouth as part of the “SoCon somewhat smaller in size, with only one player on the two-deep listed at over 300 pounds. Saturday” package. The Terriers will host Appalachian State for a televised game, while the road games at Furman and The Citadel also will be broadcast. back in the backfield In addition, the road game at Wisconsin will air on the Big Ten In the offensive backfield, the Terriers will be without Dane Romero, who was second in the nation Network. The contest will be available on many cable and satellite with 138 points last season. Wofford returns junior Mike Rucker, who had 75 carries for 539 yards providers, including DirecTV. The USF game will be available on ESPN and four touchdowns. Also returning is sophomore Eric Breitenstein with 59 carries and 395 yards GamePlan as a pay-per-view option. with two touchdowns at fullback. Sean Lees and Matt Boggs missed almost all of last season due to knee injuries, but both will return this season. Other backs returning with carries from 2008 Date Opponent Network are Michael Scott, Derek Boyce, Arsenio Parks, Austin Palmer, and Brad Nocek. Players who did not Sept. 5 at South Florida ESPN GamePlan play last year include Lavadrick Farrar and Alex Dunmire. Sept. 19 at Wisconsin Big Ten Network Oct. 17 APPALACHIAN STATE SportSouth Looking at linebackers Nov. 7 at The Citadel SportSouth Another position group that took a hit due to graduation was linebacker. The Terriers lost multiple Nov. 21 at Furman SportSouth All-SoCon honoree Seth Goldwire along with Matt Norcia and James Mitchell. Senior Gary Blount is the only true veteran to return to the unit with eleven starts and he is the top returning tackler 1. Cal Poly 11 734 5362 7.31 67 487.45 on the team. Joining him on the outside will be second-year freshman Ricco Braxton, with junior 2. Wofford 12 814 5606 6.89 60 467.17 Keaton Thompson backing up both players. At inside linebacker, sophomores Jonathon Sharpe and 3. McNeese St. 11 799 5105 6.39 56 464.09 Mike Niam will hold down the middle. Niam was named the team’s defensive freshman of the year 4. Appalachian St. 14 958 6491 6.78 72 463.64 and finished fifth on the team in tackles. 5. Sam Houston St. 10 748 4573 6.11 46 457.30 road warriors spreading around the carries Over the past three seasons, the Terriers have become road warriors with great success. Last season, The Terriers spread around the carries last season, with 18 different players taking at least one Wofford was 5-1 on the road, with the one loss to NC State. In conference play, the Terriers won carry. Against Western Carolina, a total of 13 different Terriers had carries. In addition, Wofford all four road games in 2007. In 2006, Wofford was 3-2 on the road, 2-1 in conference. In 2008, the had five different players reach the 100+ rushing mark a total of twelve times. Ben Widmyer (2), Terriers were 3-3 on the road. Overall, Wofford had won eight straight SoCon road games dating back Dane Romero (5), Mitch Allen, Eric Breitenstein and Mike Rucker (3) all accomplished the feat. In to a 35-21 win at Elon on October 21, 2006 before the loss at Appalachian State on October 31. 2007, three players had a total of seven 100+ games.

Home Cooking all-purpose rucker The Terriers were an impressive 6-0 at Gibbs Stadium last season. The last time Wofford was Sophomore running back Mike Rucker made his mark in 2008 primarily on kickoff returns. His 42 undefeated at home was in the 2003 season with a 6-0 regular season mark, plus 2-0 in the kickoff returns were the most in a single season at Wofford, while his 931 kickoff return yards also postseason. were the most in school history. He was fifth in the Southern Conference in kickoff returns and 68th in the nation. He is also sixth on the career list in kickoff returns and fifth on the all-time list defense by committee in kickoff return yardage. His 23.2 career average is fourth in school history. Rucker was also third The Terrier defense received contributions from numerous players in 2008. Nineteen players had on the team in rushing with 529 yards and four touchdowns on 75 carries. 20+ tackles on the season, while fifteen different players have sacks. Eleven different players hadintercepted a pass this season and fifteen players had a pass break-up. Twenty players recorded 2008 Team records a tackle for loss. The Terriers set new school records in several categories in the 2008 season. The 5,606 yards of total offense broke the record of 5,559 yards set last season. The 145 completed passes tied the school preventing the sack record with the mark set in 1986. In addition, the 4,077 rushing yards and 438 points scored were At the end of the season, the offensive line only allowed five sacks - at South Carolina to the the second-most in school history. nation’s fourth ranked defense in the FBS and at Appalachian State, Samford and James Madison. In 2007, the team allowed only 14 sacks in the 13 games played. Air Force led all of NCAA Division Alumni Coaches I with just three sacks in 2008. With the addition of Aaron Johnson to the coaching staff in 2008, Wofford now has six assistant Team Games Sacks Yards SPG coaches who gradauted from Wofford College. The group includes Nathan Fuqua ‘03, Aaron Johnson 1. Wofford 12 5.0 27 .42 ‘06, Wade Lang ‘83, Eric Nash ‘02, Shiel Wood ‘06 and Nate Woody ‘84. Nathan Fuqua is also the 2. Massachusetts 12 6.0 38 .50 newest member of the Wofford Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2008. 3. South Carolina St. 13 8.0 60 .62 4. Sacred Heart 11 7.0 67 .64 recent success 5. Liberty 12 8.0 72 .67 Wofford has finished among the top four teams in the Southern Conference race in six of the last seven years, winning two SoCon Championships. The Terriers have won 38 of their last 52 conference dropping the QB games over the past seven seasons. Over that time, Wofford is the second-winningest program in While the offensive line was preventing sacks, the defensive line made them with 34 on the season the Southern Conference trailing only two-time national champion Appalachian State. for a loss of 213 yards. Against Georgia Southern, Wofford had a season-high six sacks. The Terriers SoCon Records since 2002 (last seven years) were tenth in the nation in sacks per game. The Terriers had at least one sack in all but the NCAA School W-L Pct Playoff game at James Madison. 1. Appalachian State 43-9 .826 2. Wofford 38-14 .730 about the turnovers 3. Furman 35-17 .673 Wofford was second in the Southern Conference and 14th in the nation with a +0.92 turnover 4. Georgia Southern 32-20 .615 margin per game. The Terriers turned the ball over only eleven times in twelve games, four intercep- tions and seven fumbles. On the other side, Wofford gained 22 turnovers - thirteen interceptions academic success and nine fumble recoveries. Wofford’s football program has ranked among the top 10 percent of FCS teams in the Academic Performance Review (APR) in four of the last five seasons to earn public recognition. The Terriers The 2008 terriers ground attack lead the SoCon with 60 Academic All-Southern Conference selections since the program started At the end of the 2008 season, the Wofford rushing offense was second in the nation with an in 2003. Wofford has had three players named CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine First Team All-District average of 343.27 yards per game rushing. In all of NCAA Division I, Wofford is second in rushing in the last two seasons. When the NCAA released Graduation Success Rates in October, the Wofford offense. The top FBS team is Navy at 298.33 yards per game, followed by Nevada at 291.45 yards. football team led the conference with a score of 97. Wofford was also second in the nation in rushing offense in 2007. Team Games Carries Yards YPC TDs YPG about wofford 1. VMI 11 614 3932 6.40 37 357.45 Wofford is currently the fourth-smallest school in NCAA Division I with an enrollment of 1,400 2. Wofford 12 669 4077 6.09 48 339.75 students. The smallest school is Centenary with 1,017, followed by Presbyterian College at 1,200 3. Cal Poly 11 524 3371 6.43 41 306.45 and VMI with 1,300. Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent liberal arts college 4. James Madison 13 631 3625 5.74 40 278.85 in Spartanburg, S.C. (average SAT for incoming class, 1247). Wofford ranks in the top five nation- 5. Colgate 12 632 3212 5.08 35 267.67 ally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study abroad. Home to one of the nation’s 276 Phi Beta Kappa chapters, Wofford’s historic 170-acre campus is recognized as a national total offense arboretum. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college is committed to quintessential At the end of the 2008 regular season, the Wofford total offense was second in the nation. With undergraduate education within the context of values-based inquiry. an average of 467.17 yards per game, the Terriers were behind Cal Poly. Wofford gained 500 or more yards in a game four times this season and in all but the South Carolina game the Terriers had over 400 yards of offense. Team Games Carries Yards YPC TDs YPG Quick Facts About Wofford College 2008 Turnovers Location...... Spartanburg, SC Wofford Opponent Founded...... 1854 Oppt. FUM INT Total FUM INT Total Margin Enrollment...... 1,400 Presbyterian 3 0 3 2 1 3 0 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Charleston So. 0 0 0 0 1 1 +1 South Carolina 0 0 0 1 2 3 +3 ...... Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Georgia Sou. 1 0 1 2 2 4 +3 Conference...... Southern Chattanooga 0 0 0 1 1 2 +2 Colors...... Old Gold (PMS 873) and Black Western Car. 0 1 1 2 1 3 +2 Nickname...... Terriers Elon 0 0 0 1 3 4 +4 Stadium...... Gibbs Stadium (13,000) App. State 2 3 5 0 0 0 -5 Citadel 0 0 0 0 1 0 +1 Mascot...... Boss the Terrier Samford 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 President...... Dr. Benjamin B. Dunlap (University of the South ‘59) Furman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Faculty Athletic Representative ...... Dr. Jameica Hill (Wofford ‘88) TOTALS 7 4 11 9 12 21 +10 Athletic Director...... Richard Johnson (The Citadel ‘76) Mailing Address...... 429 N. Church St...... Spartanburg, SC 29303 Wofford in Overtime (2-2) Nov. 2, 1996 at Samford L 20-14 Athletic Department Phone...... (864) 597-4090 Nov. 20, 1999 at Lousiana-Lafayette L 37-34 Athletics Web Site...... athletics.wofford.edu Oct. 19, 2002 W. CAROLINA W 31-24 Sept. 27, 2008 at Georgia Southern W 38-37 Coach AYERS Head Coach...... Mike Ayers (Georgetown, Ky, ‘74) Largest Crowds Ayers’ Record at Wofford...... 142-96-1 (21 years) Away Ayers’ Overall Record...... 152-117-2 (24 years) Sept. 8, 2001 at Clemson 78,000 Nov. 3, 2001 at South Carolina 77,922 Sept. 20, 2008 at South Carolina 76,599 team information Sept. 16, 2006 at South Carolina 74,286 2008 Record...... 9-3 Sept. 15, 2007 at NC State 56,039 Sept. 10, 2005 at West Virginia 54,630 2008 SoCon Record...... 7-1 (2nd) Sept. 28, 2002 at Maryland 44,098 Lettermen Returning...... 45 (23 offense, 18 defense, 4 specialists) Aug. 30, 2003 at Air Force 40,111 Lettermen Lost...... 21 (11 offense, 9 defense, 1 specialist) Other Returners...... 33 (17 offense, 14 defense, 2 specialists) Home Nov. 3, 2007 Georgia Southern 12,124 Newcomers...... 23 (Freshmen 22, Transfer 1) Nov. 13, 2004 Furman 12,042 Starters Returning/Lost...... 9/13 Sept. 2, 2006 South Carolina State 11,738 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/7 Sept. 6, 2003 South Carolina State 11,486 Sept. 22, 2007 Appalachian State 11,042 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...... 5/6 Nov. 29, 2003 North Carolina A&T 10,500 Specialists Returning/Lost...... 3/1 Sept. 12, 1998 The Citadel 10,271 Offensive Formation...... Wingbone Oct. 25, 2003 Appalachian State 10,129 Nov. 8, 2008 The Citadel 10,011 Defensive Formation...... Multiple 50 Nov. 11, 2000 Furman 10,002 Terriers in Gibbs Stadium 1996...... 3-0 1997...... 2-3 1998...... 3-2 1999...... 3-2 2000...... 3-2 2001...... 3-2 2002...... 4-1 2003...... 8-0 2004...... 5-1 2005...... 4-1 2006...... 4-2 2007...... 4-3 2008...... 6-0 TOTAL...... 52-19 2008 Southern Conference Football 2008 SoCon Standings SoCon Overall School W L Pct W L Pct Pts Opp Streak Appalachian State 8 0 1.000 11 3 .785 522 303 L1 Wofford 7 1 .875 9 3 .750 438 298 L1 Elon 6 2 .750 8 4 .667 323 256 L2 Furman 4 4 .500 7 5 .583 303 267 L2 Georgia Southern 4 4 .500 6 5 .545 350 326 W1 Samford 4 4 .500 6 5 .545 274 207 W1 Citadel 2 6 .250 4 8 .333 328 394 L1 Western Carolina 1 7 .125 3 9 .250 211 347 L2 Chattanooga 0 8 .000 1 11 .083 153 455 L10 SoCon Schedule/Results Terriers SoCon Team Rankings Terriers Among the Conference Leaders September 3 Rushing Offense...... 1st Rushing Glenville State at Chattanooga Passing Offense...... 9th Dane Romero 89.83 2nd Total Offense...... 1st Ben Widmyer 66.67 7th September 5 Scoring Offense...... 2nd Receiving Yards Per Game Presbyterian at Furman Rushing Defense...... 2nd Andy Strickland 54.67 5th Pass Efficiency Defense...... 7th Total Offense Albany at Georgia Southern Total Defense...... 5th Ben Widmyer 173.67 6th Appalachian State at East Carolina Scoring Defense...... 5th Scoring The Citadel at North Carolina Net Punting...... 3rd Dane Romero 11.50 1st Davidson at Elon Punt Returns...... 5th Patrick Mugan 6.50 6th Samford at UCF Kickoff Returns...... 5th Ben Widmyer 5.00 11th Western Carolina at Vanderbilt Turnover Margin...... 2nd Field Goals Wofford at South Florida Pass Defense...... 8th Patrick Mugan 0.58 5th Passing Efficiency...... 1st Tackles September 12 Sacks...... 1st Seth Goldwire 7.92 9th Elon at Presbyterian Tackles for Loss...... 3rd Tackles for Loss *Furman at Chattanooga Sacks Allowed...... 1st Mitch Clark 1.00 5th Gardner-Webb at Western Carolina Sacks Mitch Clark .67 2nd Charleston Southern at Wofford Kickoff Returns Georgia Southern at South Dakota State Mike Rucker 22.17 5th Jacksonville at Samford All-Purpose Runners McNeese State at Appalachian State Mike Rucker 125.58 4th

SoCon Teleconference The Southern Conference holds a weekly teleconference throughout the season with the league’s nine head football 2008 SoCon Players of the Week coaches. The teleconference is open to members of the media Date Offense Defense Special Teams Freshman each Tuesday from 10 a.m. - 11:03 a.m. Eastern time. Each Sept. 1 Dane Romero, WOF Jacque Roman, ASU Andre Roberts, CIT Asheton Jordan, CIT coach has eight minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. Sept. 8 Robert Welton, ASU Brandon Williams, FUR Karlos Sullivan, ELON Mitch Allen, WOF Sept. 15 Antonio Henton, GSU Quinton Phillips, WCU Bo Williamson, ELON A.J. Harris, ELON Time (ET) Coach, School Sept. 22 Terrell Hudgins, ELON Reggie Rice, CIT Andrew Wilcox, ELON Quan Warley, WCU 10:00 - 10:07 Jerry Moore, Appalachian State Sept. 29 Devin Radford, ASU Seth Goldwire, WOF Andrew Wilcox, ELON Demarcus Watts, GSU 10:07 - 10:14 Kevin Higgins, The Citadel Oct. 6 Armanti Edwards, ASU Cortez Gilbert, ASU Bob Hooper, SAM Dustin Taliaferro, SAM 10:14 - 10:21 Pete Lembo, Elon Oct. 13 Armanti Edwards, ASU D.J. Smith, ASU Andrew Wilcox, ELON Zack Jaynes, WCU 10:21 - 10:28 Bobby Lamb, Furman Oct. 20 Armanti Edwards, ASU William Middleton, FUR Raja Andrews, GSU Jamal Shuman, ELON 10:28 - 10:35 Chris Hatcher, Georgia Southern Oct. 27 Chris Evans, SAM Patrick Hatcher, SAM Patrick Bolen, GSU Quan Warley, WCU 10:35 - 10:42 Pat Sullivan, Samford Nov. 3 Armanti Edwards, ASU Mark LeGree, ASU Blake Cain, WCU Brian Quick, ASU 10:42 - 10:49 Russ Huesman, Chattanooga 10:49 - 10:56 Dennis Wagner, Western Carolina Nov. 10 Dane Romero, WOF Andy Davis, SAM Bob Hooper, SAM Dustin Taliaferro, SAM 10:56 - 11:03 Mike Ayers, Wofford Nov. 17 Lee Chapple, GSU Dion Dubose, GSU Andre Roberts, CIT Terrell Dallas, CIT Nov. 24 DeAndre Presley, ASU Adrian McLeod, WCU Asheton Jordon, CIT DeAndre Presley, ASU SoCon Teleconference Number 1-212-812-4494 Wofford 2008 Team Highs and Lows Wofford’s Record When... Points Scored...... 56 vs Chattanooga (Oct 11, 2008) Overall...... 9-2 Low...... 13 at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) SoCon...... 7-1 First Downs...... 29 at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) ...... at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) Home...... 6-0 Low...... 14 at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) Road...... 3-2 Rushing Attempts...... 73 at Samford (Nov 15, 2008) Day Games...... 7-0 Low...... 43 at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) Night games (after 6 pm)...... 2-2 ...... vs Western Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) TV Games...... 5-2 Rushing Yards...... 434 vs Charleston Southern (Sep 06, 2008) Low...... 185 at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) On Natural Grass...... 8-1 Rushing Touchdowns...... 7 at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) On Artifical Turf...... 1-1 Low...... 1 at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) Wofford Wins Coin Toss...... 6-2 Passing Attempts...... 17 at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) Wofford Loses Coin Toss...... 3-0 ...... at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) Scoring First...... 5-0 ...... at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) Low...... 4 vs Charleston Southern (Sep 06, 2008) Opponent Scoring First...... 4-2 Passes Completed...... 12 at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) Leading at the half...... 9-0 Low...... 4 vs Charleston Southern (Sep 06, 2008) Trailing at the half...... 0-2 Had Intercepted...... 3 at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) Tied at the half...... 0-0 Passing Yards...... 201 at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) Leading after third quarter...... 8-0 Low...... 56 vs Charleston Southern (Sep 06, 2008) Passing Touchdowns...... 2 vs Chattanooga (Oct 11, 2008) Trailing after third quarter...... 0-2 ...... vs. Western Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) Tied after third quarter...... 0-0 Low...... 0 four times Overtime games...... 1-0 Total Offense...... 564 vs Chattanooga (Oct 11, 2008)) Scoring less than 20 points...... 0-1 Low...... 285 at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) Scoring 20+ points...... 9-1 Penalties...... 8 vs. Western Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) Low...... 2 vs. The Citadel (Nov 8, 2008) Scoring 30+ points...... 8-0 ...... vs. Furman (Nov 22, 2008) Scoring 40+ points...... 4-0 Penalty Yards...... 62 vs Presbyterian (Aug 30, 2008) Allowing 10 or fewer points...... 3-0 Low...... 15 at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) Allowing less than 20 points...... 2-0 ...... vs. The Citadel (Nov 8, 2008) Allowing 20+ points...... 4-2 Turnovers...... 5 at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) Low...... 0 four times, last vs. Furman (Nov 22, 2008) Allowing 30+ points...... 1-1 Interceptions By...... 3 at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) Allowing 40+ points...... 0-1 Low...... 0 three times, last vs Furman (Nov 22, 2008) Rushing for less than 100 yards...... 0-0 QB Sacks...... 6 at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) Rushing for over 100 yards...... 9-2 Low...... 1 at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) Rushing for over 200 yards...... 9-1 ...... vs. The Citadel (Nov 8, 2008) Rushing for over 300 yards...... 8-1 Wofford 2008 Individual Bests Passing for less than 200 yards...... 8-2 Rushes...... 28 Dane Romero at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) Passing for 200+ yards...... 1-0 Yards Rushing...... 158 Ben Widmyer vs Chattanooga (Oct 11, 2008) Passing for 300+ yards...... TD Rushes...... 3 4 times, last Dane Romero vs. The Citadel (Nov 8, 2008) Total less than 300 yards total offense...... 0-1 Long Rush...... 75 Ben Widmyer vs Chattanooga (Oct 11, 2008) Pass attempts...... 17 Ben Widmyer at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) 300+ yards of total offense...... 9-1 Pass completions...... 11 Ben Widmyer at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) 400+ yards of total offense...... 9-1 Yards Passing...... 143 Ben Widmyer at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) 500+ yards of total offense...... 4-0 TD Passes...... 2 Ben Widmyer vs Chattanooga (Oct 11, 2008) Allowing less than 100 yards rushing...... 5-0 ...... Ben Widmyer vs Western Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) Allowing less than 300 yards total offense...... 2-0 Long Pass...... 52 Ben Widmyer at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) Receptions...... 6 Andy Strickland at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) Allowing 300+ yards total offense...... 7-2 Yards Receiving...... 101 Andy Strickland at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) Having a 100 yard rusher...... 7-1 TD Receptions...... 1 Eight times, last Have two 100 yard rushers...... 2-1 ...... Andy Strickland vs Furman (Nov 22, 2008) Opponent has 100 yard rusher...... 0-0 Long Reception...... 59 Andy Strickland at Elon (Oct 25, 2008) No turnovers...... 5-1 Field Goals...... 2 Patrick Mugan vs Charleston Southern (Sep 06, 2008) ...... Patrick Mugan at South Carolina (Sep 20, 2008) Less than 3 turnovers...... 3-0 Long Field Goal...... 43 Patrick Mugan at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) 3+ Turnovers...... 1-1 Punts ...... 3 Three times, last Craig Novack vs Furman (Nov 22, 2008) No takeaways...... 2-1 Punting Avg...... 46.0 Craig Novack at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) Less than 3 takeaways...... 3-0 Long Punt...... 52 Mitch Allen vs Western Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) 3+ Takeaways...... 4-1 Long Punt Return...... 26 Andy Strickland vs. The Citadel (Nov 8, 2008) Long Kickoff Return...... 67 Mike Rucker vs Charleston Southern (Sep 06, 2008) More than 30:00 TOP...... 6-1 Tackles...... 13 Seth Goldwire vs. The Citadel (Nov 8, 2008) Less than 30:00 TOP...... 3-1 Sacks ...... 2.5 Eric Eberhardt vs Western Carolina (Oct 18, 2008) Tackles For Loss...... 3.0 James Mitchell at Appalachian State (Oct 31, 2008) ...... Mitch Clark at Samford (Nov 15, 2008) Interceptions...... 2 Seth Goldwire at Georgia Southern (Sep 29, 2008) 2009 Wofford Alphabetical Roster Terrier Honors No NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL OL Trey Johnson 9 Mitch Allen QB 6-0 190 So. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio / Sycamore Preseason All-SoCon Second Team 80 Kenny Barnes * TE 6-2 215 Fr. HS Suwanee, Ga. / North Gwinnett 85 Landon Bennett PK 6-3 200 So. SQ Duluth, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian OL Pat Illig 10 Brenton Bersin WR 6-4 195 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Latin Preseason All-SoCon First Team 53 Clark Bishop OL 6-2 288 Jr. 2L Leesburg, Ga. / Lee County 50 Gary Blount LB 6-2 236 Sr. 3L St. Marys, Ga. / Camden County 56 Zach Bobb DE 6-3 240 Fr.-2 SQ Marietta, Ga. / Lassiter LB Gary Blount 27 Matthew Boggs HB 5-11 200 Jr. 1L Naples, Fla. / Deerfield Academy Preseason All-SoCon Second Team 37 O Derek Boyce HB 5-10 202 So. SQ Knoxville, Tenn. / The Webb School 46 Kendall Bratcher CB 5-8 185 So. 1L Greensboro, N.C. / Northeast Guilford DL Eric Eberhardt 30 Ricco Braxton LB 6-4 220 Fr.-2 SQ Douglasville, Ga. / The Lovett School Preseason All-SoCon Second Team 7 Eric Breitenstein FB 5-11 225 So. 1L Valle Crucis, N.C. / Watauga 48 Cody Burris * RB 6-0 190 Fr. HS Plain City, Ohio / Dublin Jerome DL Mitch Clark 66 Calvin Cantrell OL 6-4 288 Fr.-2 SQ Dacula, Ga. / Dacula Preseason All-SoCon First Team 32 Anthony Carden LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Lexington, S.C./Lexington 84 Jamie Chappell TE 6-1 215 So. SQ Columbia, S.C. / Dreher 91 Mitch Clark DE 6-1 255 Sr. 3L New Philadelphia, Ohio / New Philadelphia CB Mychael Johnson 81 Grant Cody K/P 5-11 170 Fr.-2 SQ Redding, Conn. / Hargrave Military Academy Preseason All-SoCon Second Team 71 Chris Cummings LS 6-1 215 Jr. 1L Fletcher, N.C. / A.C. Reynolds 63 Paul Daniels OL 5-10 270 Fr. HS Dorchester, S.C . / Woodland 37 D Clay Davenport SS 5-11 185 Fr. HS Williamston, S.C. / Palmetto 17 D Josh Davis LB 5-10 185 Fr. HS Spartanburg, S.C. / Dorman 16 Stev Davitte WR/QB 5-10 176 Sr. 3L Columbia, S.C. / Irmo 26 Trey Diller SS 6-0 210 So. SQ The Woodlands, Texas / TW College Park 29 Alex Dunmire RB 5-10 185 Fr.-2 SQ Goldsboro, N.C. / Spring Creek 72 Grant Duren OL 6-3 290 Jr. SQ Pace, Fla. / Pace 98 Eric Eberhardt DE 6-1 275 So. 1L Suwanee, Ga. / North Gwinnett 22 Lavadrick Farrar HB 6-0 198 Fr.-2 SQ Charlotte, N.C. / Vance 44 Mark Flott LB 6-0 205 Fr. HS Statesboro, Ga. / Emanuel County Institute 65 Joe Fornadel OL 6-2 285 Sr. 1L Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mt. Lebanon 88 Clark Gaston TE 6-2 255 Jr. TR Cleveland, Tenn. / Ooltewah / South Carolina 96 Alex Goltry DE 6-1 240 So. 1L Knoxville, Tenn. / Bearden 75 Tymeco Gregory OL 6-2 293 Fr. HS Greer, S.C. / Greer 79 Josef Grommer OL 6-5 292 Fr.-2 SQ Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg 93 Josh Hillard DL 6-3 260 Fr. HS Delaware, Ohio / Olentangy 41 Hunter Hobson S 5-11 200 Jr. 1L Fort Mill, S.C. / Fort Mill / Sewanee 13 Coleman Hornaday S 6-1 198 So. 1L Cary, N.C. / Cary 78 Pat Illig OL 6-5 330 Jr. 2L Pittsburgh, Pa. / Central Catholic 49 Jordan Ingman CB 5-8 172 So. 1L Port Charlotte, Fla. / Port Charlotte 86 Joseph Inman TE 6-4 245 Sr. 2L Stilwell, Okla. / Stilwell 42 Tommy Irvin S 6-1 212 Jr. 2L Davidson, N.C. / North Mecklenburg 11 Mychael Johnson CB 5-10 175 Sr. 2L Fayetteville, N.C. / Jack Britt 18 Sam Johnson LB 6-2 212 So. SQ Savannah, Ga. / Savannah Country Day 55 Trey Johnson C 6-2 272 Jr. 2L Mt. Airy, N.C. / Mt. Airy 76 D Chris Jones DL 6-1 235 Fr. HS Pelzer, S.C. / Woodmont 8 Justice Joslin WR 6-1 195 Sr. 3L Johnson City, Tenn. / Science Hill 14 Brian Kass QB 6-0 205 Fr. HS Raleigh, N.C. / Millbrook 59 James Lane LB 6-0 202 Fr.-2 SQ Beaufort, S.C. / Thomas Heyward Academy 34 Sean Lees HB 5-11 208 Jr. 1L Libertyville, Ill. / Carmel Catholic 54 Phillip LeGrande LB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Senior THe USF Series 57 Hunt Marion LB 6-1 197 Sr. SQ Greenville, S.C. / Christ Church First Meeting 5 Jeremy Marshall * HB 5-10 181 Sr. 3L Hawkinsville, Ga. / Hawkinsville All games at Wofford: none 77 Jake Miles OL 6-2 261 Fr.-2 SQ Charlottesville, Va. / Monticello All games at USF: none 35 Brad Miller TE 6-3 217 Jr. 2L Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder Games in Gibbs Stadium: none 25 Montae Monroe WR 5-8 155 Fr.-2 SQ York, S.C. / Clover Games in Raymond James Stadium: none 95 Zach Murray DL 6-2 230 Fr. HS Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake Mike Ayers vs.USF: 0-0 45 Mike Niam LB 6-3 245 So. 1L Hudson, Ohio / Hudson Jim Leavitt vs. Wofford: 0-0 39 Brad Nocek HB 5-8 193 So. 1L Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area Notes: This will be the first meeting ever between 58 Craig Novack P 5-11 185 So. 1L Savannah, Ga. / Savannah Country Day Wofford and South Florida ... South Florida began 64 Martin Padgett OL 6-3 269 So. SQ Bamberg, S.C. / Bamberg-Ehrhardt football in 1997 ... It will not be the Terriers first 68 Nate Page OL 6-2 292 So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. / Providence trip to Tampa, as Wofford played Tampa seven 94 Ameet Pall DE 5-11 235 So. 1L Montreal, Quebec / Vanier College times between 1950 and 1964 ... In addition, the 40 Austin Palmer FB 5-10 210 Sr. 3L Gainesville, Ga. / West Hall Terriers played in the 1950 Cigar Bowl against 36 Arsenio Parks FB 5-10 233 So. SQ Shelby, N.C. / Shelby Florida State at Phillips Stadium. 33 Drew Parks CB 6-0 181 Sr. 3L Dalton, Ga. / Dalton 60 Joseph Ready OL 6-2 255 Fr.-2 SQ Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic Date Winner WOF Opp Site 15 Jamar Reaves CB 6-0 180 Fr. HS Mulberry, Fla. / Mulberry 9/5/09 First Meeting A 73 Christian Reed K/P 6-0 170 Fr. HS Hendersonville, Tenn./Station Camp 89 Devin Reed WR 6-1 190 Jr. 1L Flowery Branch, Ga. / Flowery Branch 87 Johnson Richardson TE 6-4 245 Sr. 3L Charlotte, N.C. / Providence Day 76 O Rob Richardson OL 6-4 260 Fr. HS Spartanburg, S.C. / Spartanburg Pronunciation Guide 24 Preston Roseboro CB 5-9 180 So. 1L Shelby, N.C. / Shelby Gary Blount...... Blunt 90 Josh Roseborough DL 6-2 215 Fr. HS Jenkinsville, S.C. / Fairfield Central Eric Breitenstein...... BRIGHT-en-stein 38 Michael Roulhac DB 6-0 205 So. 1L Spring, Texas / Klein Forest Stev Davitte...... STEV da-VET 82 David Royster WR 5-10 180 So. SQ Shelby, N.C. / Shelby Lavadrick Farrer...... LA-va-drick FAR-er 20 Mike Rucker HB 5-8 185 Jr. 2L Winston-Salem, N.C. / North Forsyth Joe Fornadel...... for-NAH-dell 4 Alvin Scioneaux LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Garyville, La. / East St. John Pat Illig...... ILL-ig 23 Michael Scott FB 5-9 210 So. 1L Geneva, Ala. / Geneva Justice Joslin...... JOZ-lin 28 Jonathon Sharpe LB 6-0 225 So. 1L Conway, S.C. / Conway 2 Stephon Shelton CB 5-9 173 Fr. HS Atlanta, Ga. / Westminster Schools Ameet Pall...... Ah-mitt Paul 17 O Thomas Simmons HB 5-11 178 Fr. HS Greer, S.C. / Greer Michael Roulhac...... Rule-ack 62 Jared Singleton OL 6-2 330 Fr. HS Lugoff, S.C. / Lugoff-Elgin Alvin Scioneaux...... See-Oh-No 52 Allen Smith DE 6-1 258 Fr.-2 SQ Columbia, S.C. / Keenan SeQuan Stanley...... See-Qwan 43 SeQuan Stanley LB 5-8 205 Fr. HS Darien, Ga. / McIntosh County Academy Cody Van Der Linden...... van der LIN-den 61 Carter Stinman K 6-4 190 So. 1L Waxhaw, N.C. / Weddington Wofford...... wah-Ford 20 D Xan Taylor LB 6-0 195 Fr. HS Chapin, S.C. / Chapin 67 Jaynorris Thomas OL 6-9 310 Fr.-2 SQ Boiling Springs, S.C. / Boiling Springs 47 Keaton Thompson LB 6-1 230 Jr. 2L Eastanolle, Ga. / Stephens County 31 Chris Tommie K/P 6-0 195 Sr. 3L Greenwood, S.C. / Emerald 6 Charles “CJ” Turner CB 5-11 160 Fr. HS Chester, S.C. / Chester 97 Cody Van Der Linden LB 6-3 225 Sr. 1L Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad Terriers By State 69 Matt Vick OL 6-1 280 Jr. 1L Columbiana, Ala. / Shelby County 5 Chris White QB 6-2 198 Fr.-2 SQ Moore, S.C. / Byrnes 99 T.J. White DL 6-3 290 Fr.-2 SQ Troy, Ohio / Troy South Carolina...... 27 21 Rob Williams DB 5-11 175 Fr. HS Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County North Carolina...... 21 74 Anthony Williamson DL 6-3 220 Fr.-2 SQ Kingstree, S.C. / Williamsburg Academy Georgia...... 19 70 Ben Wilmoth OL 6-0 278 Jr. 1L Arlington, Texas / Summit Ohio...... 8 61 D Josh Wright DL 5-10 260 Fr.-2 SQ Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian Florida...... 6 3 Blake Wylie CB 5-11 167 Fr. HS Fort Mill, S.C. / Providence Day Tennessee...... 5 12 Bryan Youman HB 5-8 192 Fr.-2 SQ Montverde, Fla. / East Ridge Pennsylvania...... 3 83 Andrew Young WR 6-0 202 So. SQ Vero Beach, Fla. / St. Edwards Texas...... 3 * will redshirt the 2009 season Alabama...... 2 California...... 1 Louisiana...... 1 Illinois...... 1 2009 Numerical Roster Virginia...... 1 No NAME POS 33 Drew Parks CB 66 Calvin Cantrell OL Connecticut...... 1 2 Stephon Shelton CB 34 Sean Lees HB 67 Jaynorris Thomas OL Oklahoma...... 1 3 Blake Wylie CB 35 Brad Miller TE 68 Nate Page OL Quebec, Canada...... 1 4 Alvin Scioneaux LB 36 Arsenio Parks FB 69 Matt Vick OL 5 Chris White QB 37 O Derek Boyce HB 70 Ben Wilmoth OL 5 Jeremy Marshall HB 37 D Clay Davenport S 71 Chris Cummings LS 6 CJ Turner CB 38 Michael Roulhac S 72 Grant Duren OL 7 Eric Breitenstein FB 39 Brad Nocek HB 73 Christian Reed PK/P Terriers By Class 8 Justice Joslin WR 40 Austin Palmer FB 74 Anthony Williamson DL Seniors...... 14 9 Mitch Allen QB 41 Hunter Hobson S 75 Tymeco Gregory OL 42 Tommy Irvin S 76 O Rob Richardson OL Juniors...... 16 10 Brenton Bersin WR Sophomores...... 27 11 Mychael Johnson CB 43 SeQuan Stanley LB 76 D Chris Jones DL 12 Bryan Youman CB 44 Mark Flott LB 77 Jake Miles OL Second Year Freshmen...... 18 13 Coleman Hornaday S 45 Mike Niam LB 78 Pat Illig OL Freshmen...... 26 14 Brian Kass QB 46 Kendall Bratcher CB 79 Josef Grommer OL 15 Jamar Reeves CB 47 Keaton Thompson LB 80 Kenny Barnes TE 16 Stev Davitte WR/QB 48 Cody Burris RB 81 Grant Cody K/P 49 Jordan Ingman CB 82 David Royster WR Wofford Coaches 17 O Thomas Simmons HB Mike Ayers...... Head Coach 17 D Josh Davis LB 50 Gary Blount LB 83 Andrew Young WR 18 Sam Johnson LB 52 Allen Smith DE 84 Jamie Chappell TE Josh Conklin...... Cornerbacks/Special Tms 20 O Mike Rucker HB 53 Clark Bishop OL 85 Landon Bennett PK Nathan Fuqua...... Outside Linebackers 20 D Xan Taylor LB 54 Phillip LeGrande LB 86 Joseph Inman TE Lee Hanning...... Kickers/Punters 21 Robert Williams S 55 Trey Johnson C 87 Johnson Richardson TE Aaron Johnson...... Running Backs 22 Lavadrick Farrar HB 56 Zach Bobb DE 88 Clark Gaston TE Wade Lang...... Asst. Head Coach 23 Michael Scott HB 57 Hunt Marion LB 89 Devin Reed WR ...... Offensive Coordinator/QBs 24 Preston Roseboro CB 58 Craig Novack P 90 Josh Roseborough DL Terry Lantz...... Secondary 25 Montae Monroe WR 59 James Lane LB 91 Mitch Clark DL Eric Nash...... Offensive Line 26 Trey Diller S 60 Joseph Ready OL 93 Josh Hillard DL Jack Teachey...... Defensive Line 27 Matthew Boggs HB 61 O Carter Stinman K 94 Ameet Pall DE Shiel Wood...... Wide Receivers 28 Jonathon Sharpe LB 61 D Josh Wright DL 95 Zach Murray DL Nate Woody...... Defensive Coordinator 62 Jared Singleton OL 96 Alex Goltry DE 29 Alex Dunmire RB Joe Lesesne...... Football Operations 30 Ricco Braxton LB 63 Paul Daniels OL 97 Cody Van Der Linden DE 31 Chris Tommie PK/P 64 Martin Padgett OL 98 Eric Eberhardt DE Bruce Lackey.....Asst. Football Operations 32 Anthony Carden LB 65 Joe Fornadel OL 99 T.J. White DL Yon Boone...... Video Coordinator Wofford Tentative Depth Chart For South Florida WOFFORD OFFENSE (Wingbone) WOFFORD DEFENSE (Multiple 50) LT 69 Matt Vick (6-1, 275, Jr.) RDE 94 Ameet Pall (5-11, 235, So.) 66 Calvin Cantrell (6-4, 288, Fr.-2) 74 Anthony Williamson (6-3, 220, Fr.-2) - OR- LG 78 Pat Illig (6-5, 330, Jr.) 90 Josh Roseborough (6-2, 215, Fr.) 64 Martin Padgett (6-3, 269, So.) NT 98 Eric Eberhardt (6-1, 275, So.) C 55 Trey Johnson (6-2, 272, Jr.) 52 Allen Smith (6-1, 258, Fr.-2) 65 Joe Fornadel (6-2, 285, Sr.) LDE 96 Alex Goltry (6-1, 240, So.) RG 68 Nate Page (6-2, 292, So.) - OR- 56 Zach Bobb (6-3, 240, Fr.-2) 70 Ben Wilmoth (6-0, 278, Jr.) OLB 50 Gary Blount (6-2, 236, Sr.) RT 53 Clark Bishop (6-2, 288, Jr.) 54 Phillip LeGrande (6-0, 195, Fr.) 77 Jake Miles (6-2, 261, Fr.-2) ILB 28 Jonathon Sharpe (6-0, 225, So.) TE 87 Johnson Richardson (6-4, 245, Sr.) 43 SeQuan Stanley (5-8, 205, Fr.) 86 Joseph Inman (6-4, 245, Sr.) -OR- ILB 45 Mike Niam (6-3, 245, So.) 88 Clark Gaston (6-2, 255, Jr.) WR 10 Brenton Bersin (6-4, 195, So.) OLB 30 Ricco Braxton (6-4, 220, Fr.-2) - OR- 89 Devin Reed (6-1, 190, Jr.) 47 Keaton Thompson (6-1, 230, Jr.) QB 9 Mitch Allen (6-0, 190, So.) LCB 46 Kendall Bratcher (5-8, 185, So.) 16 Stev Davitte (5-10, 176, Sr.) 3 Blake Wylie (5-11, 167, Fr.) HB 20 Mike Rucker (5-8, 185, Jr.) SS 42 Tommy Irvin (6-1, 212, Jr.) 21 Rob Williams (5-11, 175, Fr.) FB 7 Eric Breitenstein (5-11, 225, So.) FS 11 Mychael Johnson (5-10, 175, Sr.) 23 Michael Scott (5-9, 210, So.) 13 Coleman Hornaday (6-1, 198, So.) HB 34 Sean Lees (5-11, 208, So.) RCB 49 Jordan Ingman (5-8, 172, So.) 18 Alex Dunmire (5-10, 185, Fr.-2) 2 Stephon Shelton (5-9, 173, Fr.)

WOFFORD SPECIALISTS KO 31 Chris Tommie (6-0, 195, Sr.) 73 Christian Reed (6-0, 170, Fr.) P 31 Chris Tommie (6-0, 195, Sr.) 85 Landon Bennett (6-3, 200, So.) PK 31 Chris Tommie (6-0, 195, Sr.) 73 Christian Reed (6-0, 170, Fr.) LS 71 Chris Cummings (6-1, 215, Jr.) 7 Eric Breitenstein (5-11, 225, So.) HLD 16 Stev Davitte (5-10, 176, Sr.) KOR 20 Mike Rucker (5-8, 185, Jr.) 49 Kendall Bratcher (5-8, 185, So.) PR 10 Brenton Bersin (6-4, 195, So.) 26 Trey Diller (6-0, 210, So.) Head Coach Mike Ayers Ayers vs. All Opponents Wofford record under Mike Ayers ETSU WOFFORD Total Overall ...... 141-96-1 Opponent W L T W L T W L T Home games...... 81-34 Air Force 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Road games...... 60-62-1 Appalachian State 0 3 0 3 9 0 3 12 0 SoCon games...... 56-36 Bowie State 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 SoCon home games...... 31-15 Catawba 0 0 0 7 2 0 7 2 0 SoCon away games...... 25-21 Central Conn. State 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Postseason games...... 3-5 Charleston Southern 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 Overtime...... 2-2 Chattanooga 2 1 0 8 4 0 9 5 0 Wofford scores 20 or more...... 127-31 Cheyney 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Wofford scores less than 20...... 14-65-1 Clemson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Opp scores 20 or more...... 50-90 Davidson 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 Opp scores less than 20...... 91-6-1 Dayton 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Game decided by 6 or less...... 28-25-1 Delaware 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Game decided by 7 to 9...... 15-8 East Tennessee State 0 0 0 6 3 0 6 3 0 Game decided by more than 10...... 97-63 Elon 0 0 0 10 3 0 10 3 0 Shutouts...... 9 Furman 1 2 0 4 11 1 5 13 1 Times shutout...... 7 Gardner-Webb 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 vs. ranked FCS opponent...... 17-35-1 Georgetown, KY 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 August games...... 2-2 (.500) Georgia Southern 0 1 0 5 7 0 5 7 0 September games...... 43-33-1 (.564) Jacksonville State 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 October games...... 56-33 (.629) James Madison 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 November games...... 39-26 (.600) Johnson C. Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 December games...... 1-2 (.334) Kentucky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Kentucky State 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Lees-McRae 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Most Points scored...... 77, Oct. 10, 1992 (Wofford 77, Lees-McRae 7) Lehigh 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Most Points allowed...... 70, Nov. 17, 1990 (Mississippi College 70, Wofford 19) Lenoir-Rhyne 0 0 0 6 3 0 6 3 0 ...... 70, Oct. 31, 2008 (Appalachain State 70, Wofford 24) Liberty 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Most points in a loss...... 42, Oct. 12, 1991 (West Georgia 49, Wofford 42) Louisiana-Lafayette 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Fewest points in a win...... 7, Nov. 15, 2003 (Wofford 7, Furman 6) Louisiana-Monroe 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Sept. 14, 2002 (Wofford 7, South Carolina State 6) Marshall 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 Largest win...... 70, Oct. 10, 1992 (Wofford 77, Lees-McRae 7) Maryland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Largest loss...... 51, Nov. 17, 1990 (Mississippi College 70, Wofford 19) Middle Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Mississippi College 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Montana 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Mike Ayers Year-by-Year Morehead State 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 Year School W L T New Haven 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1985 ETSU 0 10 1 Newberry 0 0 0 8 2 0 8 2 0 1986 ETSU 6 5 0 North Carolina A&T 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1987 ETSU 5 6 0 North Carolina State 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 years at ETSU 11 21 1 Presbyterian 0 0 0 6 4 0 6 4 0 1988 Wofford 5 5 0 Richmond 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1989 Wofford 6 5 0 Salem, WV 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1990 Wofford 9 3 0 Samford 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1991 Wofford 9 3 0 Savannah State 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1992 Wofford 6 5 0 South Carolina 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1993 Wofford 7 3 1 South Carolina State 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 1994 Wofford 5 6 0 South Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 Wofford 4 7 0 The Citadel 2 1 0 13 7 0 15 8 0 UAB 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1996 Wofford 6 5 0 Virginia Tech 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1997 Wofford 3 7 0 VMI 1 2 0 7 3 0 8 5 0 1998 Wofford 4 7 0 West Georgia 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1999 Wofford 6 5 0 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2000 Wofford 7 4 0 West Virginia Tech 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2001 Wofford 4 7 0 Western Carolina 0 3 0 10 3 0 10 6 0 2002 Wofford 9 3 0 Western Kentucky 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2003 Wofford 12 2 0 William & Mary 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2004 Wofford 8 3 0 Wingate 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2005 Wofford 6 5 0 Winston-Salem State 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2006 Wofford 7 4 0 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Wofford 9 4 0 Wofford 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Youngstown State 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2008 Wofford 9 3 0 2009 Wofford 0 0 0 Totals 11 21 1 141 96 1 152 117 2 22 years at Wofford 141 96 1 25 year Career 152 117 2 The Last Time . . . A kickoff was returned for a touchdown: An individual had 200 or more receiving yards in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 10, 2007, Sean Lees at Chattanooga (79 yards) WOFFORD: Oct. 6, 1956, Jerry Richardson vs. Newberry (241) OPP: Sept. 22, 2007, CoCo Hillary, Appalachian State (95 yards) OPP: Nov. 19, 2005, Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb (210)

A punt was returned for a touchdown: An individual scored three touchdowns in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 4, 2006, Brandon Berry vs. Georgia Southern (97) WOFFORD: Nov. 29, 2008, Dane Romero at James Madison (4 TDs) OPP: Oct. 16, 2004, Lamar Beam, Western Carolina (0 yards, blocked) OPP: Nov. 8, 2008, Andre Robert, The Citadel (3 TDs)

An interception was returned for a touchdown: An individual scored four touchdowns in a game: WOFFORD: Sept. 27, 2008, Seth Goldwire at Georgia Southern (35) WOFFORD: Nov. 29, 2008, Dane Romero at James Madison (4 TDs) OPP: Oct. 6, 2007, Dwight House, The Citadel (55) OPP: Nov. 10, 2001, Louis Ivory, Furman (4 TDs)

A fumble was recovered for a touchdown: A 50-yard field goal was kicked: WOFFORD: Sept. 29, 2007, Kevious Johnson at Furman (4 yards) WOFFORD: Sept. 11, 1982, Don Hairston vs. Davidson (50 yards) OPP: Sept. 27, 2008, Dakota Walker, Georgia Southern (78 yards) OPP: Sept. 28., 2002, N. Novak, Maryland (50 yards)

A safety was recorded: A team rushed for more than 200 yards in a game: WOFFORD: Sept. 2, 2006 vs. South Carolina State (Derek Swindall) WOFFORD: Nov. 29, 2008, at James Madison (320) OPP: Oct. 8, 2005, Elon, Chad Nkang tackled Gabe Jackson in endzone OPP: Nov. 29, 2008, James Madison (343)

A shutout was recorded: A team rushed for more than 300 yards in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 11, 2006, Wofford 55, Chattanooga 0 WOFFORD: Nov. 29, 2008, at James Madison (320) OPP: Nov. 5, 2005, Western Carolina 24, Wofford 0 OPP: Nov. 29, 2008, James Madison (343)

A team had more passing yards than rushing yards: A team rushed for more than 400 yards in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 13, 2004, Wofford vs. Furman (174 rushing, 182 passing) WOFFORD: Oct. 11, 2008 vs Chattanooga (417) OPP: Nov. 3, 2007, Georgia Southern (424) A run went for 50 yards or more: WOFFORD: Nov. 8, 2008, Dane Romero vs. The Citadel (55) A team rushed for more than 500 yards in a game: OPP: Nov. 3, 2007, Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern (82) WOFFORD: Oct. 2, 1999 vs. Chattanooga (510) OPP: Not since 1982 A pass reception went for 50 yards or more: WOFFORD: Nov. 8, 2008, Ben Widmyer to Andy Strickland (57t) vs. The Citadel A team rushed for less than 100 yards in a game: OPP: Sept. 27, 2008, Lee Chapple to Demarcus Watts (58), Georgia Southern WOFFORD: Sept. 10, 2005 vs. West Virginia (78) OPP: Nov. 15, 2008, Samford (56) An individual rushed for 100 yards or more in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 29, 2008, Mike Rucker at James Madison (107) A team passed for more than 300 yards in a game: OPP: Nov. 29, 2008, Rodney Landers (166) and Eugene Holloman (116), JMU WOFFORD: Nov. 8, 1969 vs. Catawba (306) OPP: Oct. 31, 2008, Appalachian State (382) An individual rushed for 200 yards or more in a game: WOFFORD: Oct. 22, 1994, Lamond Smith vs. Wingate (256) A team passed for less than 100 yards in a game: OPP: Nov. 3, 2007, Jayson Foster, Georgia Southern (279) WOFFORD: Sept. 6, 2008, vs. Charleston Southern (56) OPP: Oct. 8, 2005, Chattanooga (73) Two teammates each rushed for 100 yards or more in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 15, 2008, Dane Romero (124) and Mike Rucker (118) at Samford A team had 500 yards in total offense: OPP: Nov. 29, 2008, Rodney Landers (166) and Eugene Holloman (116), JMU WOFFORD: Oct. 18, 2008, vs. Western Carolina (506) OPP: Oct. 31, 2008, Appalachian State (620) An individual passed for 300 yards or more in a game: WOFFORD: Nov. 8, 1969, Harold Chandler vs. Catawba (306) A team had 600 yards in total offense: OPP: Oct. 31, 2008, Armanti Edwards (367) WOFFORD: Oct. 14, 2000 vs. Western Carolina (606) OPP: Oct. 31, 2008, Appalachian State (620) An individual passed for 400 yards or more in a game: WOFFORD: Never A team had less than 300 yards in total offense: OPP: Oct. 23, 2004, Richie Williams, Appalachian State (405 yds) WOFFORD: Sept. 20, 2008 at South Carolina (285) OPP: Nov. 15, 2008, Samford (186) An individual completed 20 or more passes in a game: WOFFORD: Oct. 5, 1951, Jack Beeler vs. Auburn (24-31) A team had less than 200 yards in total offense: OPP: Nov. 22, 2008, Jordan Sorrells (25-39) WOFFORD: Nov. 5, 2005 at Western Carolina (182) OPP: Nov. 15, 2008, Samford (186) An individual completed 30 or more passes in a game: WOFFORD: Never An individual kicked three field goals: OPP: Oct. 25, 2008, Scott Riddle, Elon (30-45) WOFFORD: Nov. 6, 1999, Matt Martin vs. East Tennessee State (3-3) OPP: Sept. 20, 2008, Ryan Succop, South Carolina (3-3) An individual made eight or more receptions in a game: WOFFORD: Oct. 12, 1974, Larry Gavin vs. Davidson (8-128) An individual had two or more interceptions: OPP: Nov. 22, 2008, Sedrick Cunningham, Furman (11-89) WOFFORD: Sept. 27, 2008, Seth Goldwire at Georgia Southern (2) OPP: Oct. 31, 2008, Mark LeGree, Appalachian State (3) An individual had 100 or more receiving yards in a game: WOFFORD: Oct. 25, 2008, Andy Strickland at Elon (101) OPP: Nov. 8, 2008, Andre Roberts, The Citadel (190) The Sports Network College Football Poll (Preseason) 2009 FCS Coaches preseason Poll

Team (First-place votes) 2008 Record Points Previous Team (First-place votes) 2008 Record Points Previous 1. Appalachian State (79) 0-0 3,853 5 1. Appalachian State (13) 11-3 665 5 2. Richmond (72) 0-0 3,792 1 2. Richmond (10) 13-3 660 1 3. Montana (2) 0-0 3,506 2 3. Montana 14-2 623 2 4. Northern Iowa (2) 0-0 3,408 4 4. Northern Iowa (1) 12-3 584 4 5. Villanova (2) 0-0 3,285 6 5. Villanova (1) 10-3 569 6 6. James Madison (1) 0-0 3,069 3 6. James Madison 12-2 528 3 7. Southern Illinois 0-0 2,897 11 7. Southern Illinois 9-3 468 10 8. New Hampshire 0-0 2,544 8 8. New Hampshire 10-3 419 7 9. Weber State (1) 0-0 2,525 7 9. Weber State 10-4 405 9 10. Wofford 0-0 2,169 9 10. Wofford 9-3 370 11 11. Elon 0-0 2,162 17 11. Elon 8-4 364 19 12. Cal Poly 0-0 1,780 10 12. Central Arkansas 10-2 312 12 13. Central Arkansas 0-0 1,670 12 13. Cal Poly 8-3 282 8 14. William & Mary 0-0 1,635 20 14. William & Mary 7-4 239 20 15. McNeese State 0-0 1,453 21 15. McNeese State 7-4 237 21 16. South Carolina State (1) 0-0 1,379 13 16. South Carolina State 10-3 225 13 17. Massachusetts 0-0 1,055 NR 17. Eastern Washington 6-5 204 NR 18. Eastern Washington 0-0 1,038 NR 18. Massachusetts (1) 7-5 196 NR 19. Maine 0-0 1,033 18 T19. Jacksonville State 8-3 145 22 20. Texas State 0-0 860 22 T19. Maine 8-5 145 16 21. Jacksonville State 0-0 808 23 21. Texas State 8-5 137 23 22. South Dakota State 0-0 707 NR 22. Harvard 9-1 121 14 23. Harvard 0-0 504 15 23. South Dakota State 7-5 101 NR 24. Eastern Kentucky 0-0 394 19 24. Hofstra 4-8 78 NR 25. Grambling State 0-0 382 24 25. Grambling State 11-2 77 24 25. Holy Cross 0-0 382 NR Others Receiving Votes: Liberty (76), Eastern Kentucky (72), Georgia Southern (66), Holy Cross (64), Delaware Others receiving votes: Georgia Southern 335, Liberty 330, Colgate 319, North Dakota State 252, Montana (63), Florida A&M (62), Youngstown State (56), North Dakota State (56), Furman (55), UT Martin (43), Colgate State 217, Hofstra 206, Delaware 202, Florida A&M 194, Tennessee-Martin 192, Furman 171, Northern Arizona (40), Northern Arizona (34), Montana State (33), Tennessee State (25), Prairie View A&M (24), Eastern Illinois 169, Youngstown State 145, Eastern Illinois 93, Albany 64, UC Davis 63, Western Illinois 61, Penn 56, Coastal (22), UC Davis (19), Jackson State (17), Hampton (17), Southern University (13) San Diego (13), Western Illinois Carolina 52, Prairie View A&M 52, Samford 49, Tennessee State 47, Jackson State 46, Southern 39, Hampton (12), Bethune-Cookman (12), Jacksonville (11), Princeton (10), Albany (9), Northwestern State (8), Norfolk State 38, Bethune-Cookman 37, Brown 32, Northwestern State 30, San Diego 20, Lafayette 17, Delaware State 16, (4), Morgan State (3), North Carolina A&T (2), South Dakota (1), Lehigh (1), Alabama A&M (1) Jacksonville 16, Lehigh 16, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 15, Western Carolina 14, Charleston Southern 12, North Dakota 12, Fordham 10, Norfolk State 10, Stony Brook 10, The Citadel 10, Towson 10, Morgan State. 8, Monmouth 5, Yale 4, Alabama A&M 2, Illinois State 2, Missouri State 2, Murray State 2, Presbyterian 2, Gardner-Webb 1, Portland State 1, Robert Morris 1, Southeastern Louisiana 1 2008 Wofford Starting Lineups Offense LT LG C RG RT WR TE/WR QB FB HB HB Presbyterian Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Joslin Widmyer Romero Marshall Rucker Charleston Southern Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Joslin Widmyer Romero Marshall Rucker South Carolina Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Fenn Allen Widmyer Romero Marshall Rucker Georgia Southern Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Joslin Widmyer Romero Marshall Davitte (WR) Chattanooga Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Joslin Widmyer Romero Marshall Rucker Western Carolina Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Fenn Allen Widmyer Breitenstein Romero Joslin (WR) Elon Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Fenn Allen Widmyer Romero Marshall Joslin (WR) Appalachian State Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Joslin Widmyer Romero Marshall Rucker The Citadel Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Davitte Joslin Widmyer Romero Rucker Strickland Samford Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Joslin Widmyer Breitenstein Romero Rucker Furman Quick Illig Johnson Miller Wooten Strickland Fenn Allen Widmyer Rucker Romero Joslin (WR)

Defense DE NT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB Presbyterian Clark Baker Young Scott Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro Charleston Southern Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Brown Roseboro South Carolina Clark Baker Young Scott Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Brown Roseboro Georgia Southern Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Brown Roseboro Chattanooga Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Levenits Irvin Roseboro Western Carolina Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro Elon Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro Appalachian State Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro The Citadel Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro Samford Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro Furman Clark Baker Young Blount Goldwire Mitchell Norcia Johnson Leventis Irvin Roseboro 2008 Wofford Football Wofford Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2008) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 30, 2008 PRESBYTERIAN W 38-21 7931 All games 9-3 6-0 3-3 0-0 Sep 06, 2008 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 41-23 3817 Conference 7-1 4-0 3-1 0-0 Sep 20, 2008 at South Carolina L 13-23 76599 Non-Conference 2-2 2-0 0-2 0-0 * Sep 27, 2008 at Georgia Southern W 38-37 17958 * Oct 11, 2008 CHATTANOOGA W 56-7 8394 Team Statistics WOF OPP * Oct 18, 2008 WESTERN CAROLINA W 42-14 7063 FIRST DOWNS 267 260 * Oct 25, 2008 at Elon W 55-20 7874 R u s h i n g 198 112 * Oct 31, 2008 at Appalachian State L 24-70 30931 P a s s i n g 58 134 * Nov 08, 2008 CITADEL W 33-28 10011 P e n a l t y 11 14 * Nov 15, 2008 at Samford W 28-7 2973 RUSHING YARDAGE 4077 1613 * Nov 22, 2008 FURMAN W 35-10 9654 Rushing Attempts 669 417 Nov 29, 2008 at James Madison L 35-38 12826 Average Per Rush 6.1 3.9 Average Per Game 339.8 134.4 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g TDs Rushing 48 13 Dane Romero 12 210 1108 30 1078 5.1 23 56 89.8 PASSING YARDAGE 1529 2837 Ben Widmyer 12 142 863 63 800 5.6 10 75 66.7 A t t - C o m p - I n t 145-93-4 412-272-13 Mike Rucker 12 75 557 18 539 7.2 4 74 44.9 Average Per Pass 10.5 6.9 Mitch Allen 10 48 419 15 404 8.4 3 42 40.4 Average Per Catch 16.4 10.4 E. Breitenstein 10 59 397 2 395 6.7 2 46 39.5 Average Per Game 127.4 236.4 Jeremy Marshall 8 45 262 6 256 5.7 0 22 32.0 TDs Passing 10 24 Andy Strickland 12 13 218 1 217 16.7 2 74 18.1 TOTAL OFFENSE 5606 4450 Robby Davis 7 16 153 4 149 9.3 1 44 21.3 Average Per Play 6.9 5.4 Michael Scott 9 27 94 12 82 3.0 1 17 9.1 Average Per Game 467.2 370.8 Travis Boyd 12 7 67 1 66 9.4 0 51 5.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 51-1013 71-1491 Derek Boyce 5 4 30 0 30 7.5 0 21 6.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-107 11-41 Arsenio Parks 2 2 23 0 23 11.5 1 20 11.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-341 4--1 Austin Palmer 12 5 22 0 22 4.4 0 8 1.8 FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 19-9 Brenton Bersin 12 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.1 PENALTIES-Yards 51-403 58-477 Justice Joslin 12 3 11 3 8 2.7 0 9 0.7 PUNTS-AVG 28-36.8 38-38.3 Devin Reed 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 2 2 9 : 1 5 Stev Davitte 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 3 0.2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 67/147 83/163 Brad Nocek 12 2 3 1 2 1.0 0 3 0.2 4TH-DOWN Conversions 25/39 9/25 Team 8 8 0 13 -13 -1.6 0 0 -1.6 Total 12 669 4246 169 4077 6.1 48 75 339.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 12 417 1926 313 1613 3.9 13 55 134.4 Tommy Irvin 2 32 16.0 0 27 Seth Goldwire 2 61 30.5 1 35 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Mike Niam 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ben Widmyer 12 181.23 77-118-2 65.3 1284 10 59 107.0 Mychael Johnson 1 30 30.0 0 30 Mitch Allen 10 105.82 13-22-2 59.1 170 0 39 17.0 P. Roseboro 1 0 0.0 0 0 Robby Davis 7 263.80 2-2-0 100.0 39 0 32 5.6 Hunter Hobson 1 20 20.0 0 20 Team 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Keaton Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mike Rucker 12 402.40 1-1-0 100.0 36 0 36 3.0 K. Bratcher 1 30 30.0 0 30 Stev Davitte 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Alex Goltry 1 86 86.0 0 86 Total 12 169.96 93-145-4 64.1 1529 10 59 127.4 Aaron Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 12 136.77 272-412-13 66.0 2837 24 58 236.4 Jason Leventis 1 82 82.0 1 82

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Andy Strickland 12 34 656 19.3 7 59 54.7 Craig Novack 15 545 36.3 46 14100 Fenn Allen 12 14 230 16.4 1 37 19.2 Landon Bennett 8 313 39.1 49 03100 Dane Romero 12 14 133 9.5 0 25 11.1 Ben Widmyer 4 119 29.8 38 00100 Justice Joslin 12 7 202 28.9 1 52 16.8 Mitch Allen 1 52 52.0 52 00110 Stev Davitte 12 6 46 7.7 0 10 3.8 Devin Reed 12 4 66 16.5 0 32 5.5 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Brenton Bersin 12 4 63 15.8 0 23 5.2 Andy Strickland 9 95 10.6 0 26 Jeremy Marshall 8 4 61 15.2 1 37 7.6 Jeremy Marshall 2 9 4.5 0 9 Mike Rucker 12 4 34 8.5 0 9 2.8 Mike Rucker 1 3 3.0 0 3 E. Breitenstein 10 1 32 32.0 0 32 3.2 Total 12 107 8.9 0 26 Travis Boyd 12 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Opponents 11 41 3.7 0 27 Total 12 93 1529 16.4 10 59 127.4 Opponents 12 272 2837 10.4 24 58 236.4 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Mike Rucker 42 931 22.2 0 67 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Jonathon Sharpe 2 22 11.0 0 15 Patrick Mugan 7-9 77.8 0-0 3-3 3-5 1-1 0-0 43 0 Brad Nocek 2 20 10.0 0 14 Austin Palmer 1 7 7.0 0 7 PAT Jeremy Marshall 1 12 12.0 0 12 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Michael Roulhac 1 5 5.0 0 5 Dane Romero 23 ------138 Sean Lees 1 16 16.0 0 16 Patrick Mugan - 7-9 55-58 1-1 - - - - 78 Hunter Hobson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Ben Widmyer 10 - - - - 0-1 - - 60 Total 51 1013 19.9 0 67 Andy Strickland 9 ------54 Opponents 71 1491 21.0 0 61 Mike Rucker 4 ------24 Mitch Allen 3 ------18 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g E. Breitenstein 2 ------12 Mike Rucker 12 539 34 3 931 0 1507 125.6 Arsenio Parks 1 ------6 Dane Romero 12 1078 133 0 0 0 1211 100.9 Justice Joslin 1 ------6 Andy Strickland 12 217 656 95 0 0 968 80.7 Jason Leventis 1 ------6 Ben Widmyer 12 800 000080066.7 Jeremy Marshall 1 ------6 E. Breitenstein 10 395 32 0 0 0 427 42.7 Stev Davitte 1 6 Total 12 4077 1529 107 1013 341 7067 588 9 2008 Wofford Football Wofford Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2008) All games

Team Statistics WOF OPP SCORING 438 298 Points Per Game 36.5 24.8 FIRST DOWNS 267 260 R u s h in g 198 112 P a s s in g 58 134 P e n a l ty 11 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 4077 1613 Yards gained rushing 4246 1926 Yards lost rushing 169 313 Rushing Attempts 669 417 Average Per Rush 6.1 3.9 Average Per Game 339.8 134.4 TDs Rushing 48 13 PASSING YARDAGE 1529 2837 A tt - C o m p - In t 145-93-4 412-272-13 Average Per Pass 10.5 6.9 Average Per Catch 16.4 10.4 Average Per Game 127.4 236.4 TDs Passing 10 24 TOTAL OFFENSE 5606 4450 Total Plays 814 829 Average Per Play 6.9 5.4 Average Per Game 467.2 370.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 51-1013 71-1491 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-107 11-41 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-341 4--1 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.9 21.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.9 3.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 26.2 -0.2 FUMBLES-LOST 14-7 19-9 PENALTIES-Yards 51-403 58-477 Average Per Game 33.6 39.8 PUNTS-Yards 28-1029 38-1456 Average Per Punt 36.8 38.3 Net punt average 34.6 34.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 2 2 9 : 1 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 67/147 83/163 3rd-Down Pct 46% 51% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 25/39 9/25 4th-Down Pct 64% 36% SACKS BY-Yards 34-213 5-27 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 60 38 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-9 11-12 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-1 RED-ZONE SCORES 46-59 78% 30-40 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 40-59 68% 22-40 55% PAT-ATTEMPTS 55-58 95% 37-37 100% ATTENDANCE 46870 149161 Games/Avg Per Game 6/7812 6/24860 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Wofford 104 154 107 66 7 438 Opponents 80 92 45 75 6 298 2008 Wofford Football Wofford Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2008) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Dane Romero 12 210 1108 30 1078 5.1 23 56 89.8 Andy Strickland 9 95 10.6 0 26 Ben Widmyer 12 142 863 63 800 5.6 10 75 66.7 Jeremy Marshall 2 9 4.5 0 9 Mike Rucker 12 75 557 18 539 7.2 4 74 44.9 Mike Rucker 1 3 3.0 0 3 Mitch Allen 10 48 419 15 404 8.4 3 42 40.4 Total 12 107 8.9 0 26 E. Breitenstein 10 59 397 2 395 6.7 2 46 39.5 Opponents 11 41 3.7 0 27 Jeremy Marshall 8 45 262 6 256 5.7 0 22 32.0 Andy Strickland 12 13 218 1 217 16.7 2 74 18.1 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Robby Davis 7 16 153 4 149 9.3 1 44 21.3 Seth Goldwire 2 61 30.5 1 35 Michael Scott 9 27 94 12 82 3.0 1 17 9.1 Tommy Irvin 2 32 16.0 0 27 Travis Boyd 12 7 67 1 66 9.4 0 51 5.5 Alex Goltry 1 86 86.0 0 86 Derek Boyce 5 4 30 0 30 7.5 0 21 6.0 Jason Leventis 1 82 82.0 1 82 Arsenio Parks 2 2 23 0 23 11.5 1 20 11.5 Keaton Thompson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Austin Palmer 12 5 22 0 22 4.4 0 8 1.8 Mychael Johnson 1 30 30.0 0 30 Brenton Bersin 12 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 1.1 K. Bratcher 1 30 30.0 0 30 Justice Joslin 12 3 11 3 8 2.7 0 9 0.7 Hunter Hobson 1 20 20.0 0 20 Devin Reed 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Aaron Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0 Stev Davitte 12 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 3 0.2 Mike Niam 1 0 0.0 0 0 Brad Nocek 12 2 3 1 2 1.0 0 3 0.2 P. Roseboro 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 8 8 0 13 -13 -1.6 0 0 -1.6 Total 13 341 26.2 2 86 Total 12 669 4246 169 4077 6.1 48 75 339.8 Opponents 4 -1 -0.2 0 0 Opponents 12 417 1926 313 1613 3.9 13 55 134.4 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Mike Rucker 42 931 22.2 0 67 Ben Widmyer 12 181.23 77-118-2 65.3 1284 10 59 107.0 Jonathon Sharpe 2 22 11.0 0 15 Mitch Allen 10 105.82 13-22-2 59.1 170 0 39 17.0 Brad Nocek 2 20 10.0 0 14 Robby Davis 7 263.80 2-2-0 100.0 39 0 32 5.6 Sean Lees 1 16 16.0 0 16 Team 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Hunter Hobson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mike Rucker 12 402.40 1-1-0 100.0 36 0 36 3.0 Michael Roulhac 1 5 5.0 0 5 Stev Davitte 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Jeremy Marshall 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total 12 169.96 93-145-4 64.1 1529 10 59 127.4 Austin Palmer 1 7 7.0 0 7 Opponents 12 136.77 272-412-13 66.0 2837 24 58 236.4 Total 51 1013 19.9 0 67 Opponents 71 1491 21.0 0 61 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Andy Strickland 12 34 656 19.3 7 59 54.7 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Fenn Allen 12 14 230 16.4 1 37 19.2 Van Der Linden 1 5 5.0 0 5 Dane Romero 12 14 133 9.5 0 25 11.1 Total 1 5 5.0 0 5 Justice Joslin 12 7 202 28.9 1 52 16.8 Opponents 2 111 55.5 1 78 Stev Davitte 12 6 46 7.7 0 10 3.8 Devin Reed 12 4 66 16.5 0 32 5.5 Brenton Bersin 12 4 63 15.8 0 23 5.2 Jeremy Marshall 8 4 61 15.2 1 37 7.6 Mike Rucker 12 4 34 8.5 0 9 2.8 E. Breitenstein 10 1 32 32.0 0 32 3.2 Travis Boyd 12 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5 Total 12 93 1529 16.4 10 59 127.4 Opponents 12 272 2837 10.4 24 58 236.4 2008 Wofford Football Wofford Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2008) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Dane Romero 23 ------138 Ben Widmyer 12 260 800 1284 2084 173.7 Patrick Mugan - 7-9 55-58 1-1 - - - - 78 Dane Romero 12 210 1078 0 1078 89.8 Ben Widmyer 10 - - - - 0-1 - - 60 Mike Rucker 12 76 539 36 575 47.9 Andy Strickland 9 ------54 Mitch Allen 10 70 404 170 574 57.4 Mike Rucker 4 ------24 E. Breitenstein 10 59 395 0 395 39.5 Mitch Allen 3 ------18 Jeremy Marshall 8 45 256 0 256 32.0 E. Breitenstein 2 ------12 Andy Strickland 12 13 217 0 217 18.1 Robby Davis 1 ------6 Robby Davis 7 18 149 39 188 26.9 Jeremy Marshall 1 ------6 Michael Scott 9 27 82 0 82 9.1 Stev Davitte 1 ------6 Travis Boyd 12 7 66 0 66 5.5 Justice Joslin 1 ------6 Derek Boyce 5 4 30 0 30 6.0 Fenn Allen 1 ------6 Arsenio Parks 2 2 23 0 23 11.5 Jason Leventis 1 ------6 Austin Palmer 12 5 22 0 22 1.8 Michael Scott 1 ------6 Brenton Bersin 12 1 13 0 13 1.1 Seth Goldwire 1 ------6 Justice Joslin 12 3 8 0 8 0.7 Arsenio Parks 1 ------6 Stev Davitte 12 2 3 0 3 0.2 Total 60 7-9 55-58 1-1 - 0-1 - - 438 Devin Reed 12 1 3 0 3 0.2 Opponents 38 11-12 37-37 0-1 - - - - 298 Brad Nocek 12 2 2 0 2 0.2 Team 8 9 -13 0 -13 -1.6 Total 12 814 4077 1529 5606 467.2 Opponents 12 829 1613 2837 4450 370.8

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Patrick Mugan 7-9 77.8 0-0 3-3 3-5 1-1 0-0 43 0 Craig Novack 15 545 36.3 46 1 4 1 0 0 Landon Bennett 8 313 39.1 49 0 3 1 0 0 FG Sequence Wofford Opponents Ben Widmyer 4 119 29.8 38 0 0 1 0 0 Presbyterian (24) 26 Mitch Allen 1 52 52.0 52 0 0 1 1 0 Charleston Southern (22),(38) (48),(35),(34) Total 28 1029 36.8 52 1 7 4 1 0 South Carolina 37,(25),(36) (22),(38),(19) Opponents 38 1456 38.3 63 2 13 12 4 0 Georgia Southern (39),33 (25) Chattanooga - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Western Carolina - - Carter Stinman 66 3821 57.9 2 1 Elon - (45),(42) Patrick Mugan 10 457 45.7 0 1 Appalachian State (43) - Total 76 4278 56.3 2 2 21.0 36.1 33 Citadel - - Opponents 57 3401 59.7 4 2 19.9 40.5 29 Samford - - Furman - (32) James Madison - (24)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 2008 Wofford Football Wofford Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2008) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Mike Rucker 12 539 34 3 931 0 1507 125.6 Dane Romero 12 1078 133 0 0 0 1211 100.9 Andy Strickland 12 217 656 95 0 0 968 80.7 Ben Widmyer 12 800 0 0 0 0 800 66.7 E. Breitenstein 10 395 32 0 0 0 427 42.7 Mitch Allen 10 404 0 0 0 0 404 40.4 Jeremy Marshall 8 256 61 9 12 0 338 42.2 Fenn Allen 12 0 230 0 0 0 230 19.2 Justice Joslin 12 8 202 0 0 0 210 17.5 Robby Davis 7 149 0 0 0 0 149 21.3 Alex Goltry 12 0 0 0 0 86 86 7.2 Jason Leventis 12 0 0 0 0 82 82 6.8 Michael Scott 9 82 0 0 0 0 82 9.1 Brenton Bersin 12 13 63 0 0 0 76 6.3 Travis Boyd 12 66 6 0 0 0 72 6.0 Devin Reed 12 3 66 0 0 0 69 5.8 Seth Goldwire 12 0 0 0 0 61 61 5.1 Stev Davitte 12 3 46 0 0 0 49 4.1 Tommy Irvin 9 0 0 0 0 32 32 3.6 Derek Boyce 5 30 0 0 0 0 30 6.0 Mychael Johnso 12 0 0 0 0 30 30 2.5 K. Bratcher 12 0 0 0 0 30 30 2.5 Austin Palmer 12 22 0 0 7 0 29 2.4 Arsenio Parks 2 23 0 0 0 0 23 11.5 Jonathon Sharp 10 0 0 0 22 0 22 2.2 Brad Nocek 12 2 0 0 20 0 22 1.8 Hunter Hobson 10 0 0 0 0 20 20 2.0 Sean Lees 1 0 0 0 16 0 16 16.0 Michael Roulhac 12 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.4 Team 8 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -1.6 Total 12 4077 1529 107 1013 341 7067 588.9 Opponents 12 1613 2837 41 1491 -1 5981 498.4 2008 Wofford Football Wofford Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 29, 2008) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick 43 Seth Goldwire 12 39 56 95 4.5-15 1.5-9 2-61 9 . 1-0 . . 44 James Mitchell 12 38 43 81 6.5-13 2.0-3 . 2 1 . . . 29 Jason Leventis 12 44 33 77 1.0-3 . 1-82 4 . 1-0 1 . 15 Matt Norcia 12 29 34 63 7.0-32 4.0-27 . . 2 . 2 . 50 Gary Blount 12 33 27 60 4.5-20 2.0-15 . . 1 . 1 . 45 Mike Niam 12 32 22 54 0.5-0 . 1-0 3 1 1-0 1 . 42 Tommy Irvin 9 26 26 52 . . 2-32 2 . . 1 . 11 Mychael Johnson 12 21 20 41 1.5-4 0.5-2 1-30 9 . 1-0 . . 24 P. Roseboro 12 20 20 40 2.0-9 2.0-9 1-0 2 . . . . 46 K. Bratcher 12 24 15 39 0.5-6 0.5-6 1-30 2 . . . . 21 Buck Brown 12 18 20 38 1.0-2 . . 4 . . . . 91 Mitch Clark 12 16 14 30 11.5-79 8.0-60 . 1 3 1-0 3 . 95 Ryan Young 12 11 17 28 4.0-13 1.5-10 . . 3 . . . 94 Ameet Pall 12 11 16 27 6.5-29 3.5-24 . 3 4 1-0 . . 96 Alex Goltry 12 9 13 22 5.5-24 2.0-14 1-86 1 2 . . . 93 Layton Baker 12 12 10 22 4.0-10 1.5-8 . 1 2 1-0 1 . 2 Aaron Scott 12 7 15 22 4.0-13 1.0-6 1-0 1 2 . . . 98 Eric Eberhardt 12 7 13 20 3.5-13 3.0-12 . . 2 . 1 . 28 Jonathon Sharpe 10 9 11 20 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . 41 Hunter Hobson 10 4 10 14 . . 1-20 . . . . . 47 Keaton Thompson 9 8 4 12 . . 1-0 1 2 . . . 13 C. Hornaday 11 7 2 9 ...... 39 Brad Nocek 12 4 2 6 ...... 32 Greg Gasparato 10 3 3 6 1.0-2 ...... 35 Brad Miller 6 1 5 6 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . 1 . 89 Devin Reed 12 2 3 5 ...... 8 Justice Joslin 12 2 3 5 ...... 20 Mike Rucker 12 4 1 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . 26 Trey Diller 5 3 2 5 ...... 4 Blake Beeler 5 3 1 4 ...... 97 Van Der Linden 12 . 3 3 . . . . 1 1-5 . . 23 Michael Scott 9 1 2 3 ...... 71 Chris Cummings 12 . 2 2 ...... 33 Drew Parks 10 1 1 2 ...... 61 Carter Stinman 12 2 . 2 ...... 92 Anthony Naylor 5 2 . 2 ...... 10 Brenton Bersin 12 1 1 2 ...... 49 Jordan Ingman 5 1 . 1 ...... 38 Michael Roulhac 12 1 . 1 ...... 40 Austin Palmer 12 1 . 1 ...... 9 Mitch Allen 10 1 . 1 ...... 18 Dane Romero 12 1 . 1 ...... TM Team 8 1 . 1 ...... 90 John Starr 4 ...... 2 . . . Total 12 460 470 930 71-296 34-213 13-341 45 29 9-5 12 . Opponents 12 514 445 959 54-146 5-27 4--1 14 14 7-111 10 .