WOFFORD COLLEGE 2010 FootbAll GAME NotES WOFFORD COLLEGE (5-1, 3-0) vs. ELON (2-4, 1-2) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 QUICK GAME FActS THIS WEEK’S GAME Game Seven Wofford at Elon The Terriers continue Southern Conference play this weekend when they travel to Elon to face the Phoenix ... Wofford enters the When Saturday, October 23, 2010 game 5-1 after a 45-14 win over Western Carolina on Saturday, while the Phoenix are 2-4 overall and had an open date this past week ... Previously they lost 34-31 at Appalachian State ... The Terriers are 3-0 in the SoCon, tied for first place, and the Phoenix are Kickoff 1:30 PM 1-2 in the conference and tied for fifth place ... Wofford has already exceeded the win total from last season ... In 2009, Elon won Site Rhodes Stadium 34-6 in Spartanburg as turnovers haunted the Terriers on Halloween ... The road team has won the last four meetings ... Wofford is (Grass, capacity 11,250) currently ranked #10 in the FCS Coaches Poll and #9 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com poll, while Elon is receiving votes in both Radio ESPN Spartanburg 1400 AM, 97.1 FM polls ... The game is a match-up of the nation’s best rushing offense from Wofford and the nation’s third-ranked passing attack from 1440 AM (Greenville) Elon ... It is homecoming weekend for the Phoenix. Mark Hauser, Thom Henson, Collins McCraw (sideline) ABOUT WOFFORD Audio www.ESPN1400am.com The Terriers are 5-1 on the season following a loss at Ohio University and wins at Charleston Southern, against Union and SoCon TV www.elonphoenix.com foes Furman, Georgia Southern and Western Carolina ... Wofford is returning a total of 20 starters from last season and 49 lettermen Series Wofford leads 22-11 overall ... Among the 20 returning starters are nine on offense, nine on defense and two specialists ... Key returners include All- SoCon offensive linemen Pat Illig and Clark Bishop ... The Terriers return the leading scorer (Christian Reed, 47 points), the leading Last Meeting Elon 34-6 (10/31/2009) rusher (Mitch Allen, 633 yards), the leading passer (Mitch Allen, 605 yards), the leading receiver (Brenton Bersin, 356 yards) and the top tackler (Tommy Irvin, 74 tackles) for the 2010 season ... So far, Eric Breitenstein leads the team with 734 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns ... Breitenstein is the national leader in scoring and is first in the conference in rushing ... Brenton Bersin has 274 receiving yards with five touchdowns and Mitch Allen has completed 15-of-27 passes along with 467 rushing yards ... Phillip LeGrande leads the team with 30 tackles and Ameet Pall leads the SoCon with 13 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks ... Wofford has the top ranked rushing offense in the nation and are 14th in the nation in total defense. ABOUT ELON The Phoenix are 2-4 on the season after opening the season with wins over Shaw and Samford, along with losses to Duke, Richmond, Georgia Southern and Appalachian State ... They are 1-2 in the SoCon ... Elon is returning 15 starters from last season ... Last season the Phoenix were 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the Southern Conference to finish second and made an appearance in the NCAA Playoffs for 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- [email protected] WOFFORD 2010 SCHEDULE/RESultS ELON 2010 SCHEDULE/RESultS Practices: All Wofford practices are open to the media. Please Sept. 4 at Ohio L, 10-33 Sept. 4 at Duke L 27-41 contact the athletic media relations office for an updated sched- Sept. 11 at Charleston Southern W 34-23 Sept. 11 SHAW W 55-26 ule. The Terriers typically practice on Sunday night and Tuesday, Sept. 18 UNION (KY) W 48-10 Sept. 18 at Richmond L 21-27 (OT) Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. All practices are held on the practice fields behind Gibbs Stadium. Oct. 2 FURMAN * W 38-17 Sept. 25 at Georgia Southern* L 21-38 Credentials: Credentials are required for all Wofford football Oct. 9 at Georgia Southern * W 33-31 Oct. 2 SAMFORD* W 24-19 games. For credentials and parking passes, please contact Brent Oct. 16 WESTERN CAROLINA * W 45-14 Oct. 9 at Appalachian State* L 31-34 Williamson by email at [email protected] at least 48 Oct. 23 at ELON * 1:30 pm Oct. 23 WOFFORD * 1:30 pm hours prior to a game. Media parking is limited at Gibbs Stadium. Oct. 30 THE CITADEL * 1:30 pm Oct. 30 at Chattanooga * 2:00 pm Media Will-Call is located at the Cummings Street entrance. Nov. 6 at Samford * 3:00 pm Nov. 6 at The Citadel * 2:00 pm SoCon Teleconference: The Southern Conference holds a weekly Nov. 13 at Appalachian State * TBA Nov. 13 FURMAN * 1:30 pm teleconference throughout the season. Coach Ayers will be on Nov. 20 CHATTANOOGA * 1:30 pm Nov. 20 WESTERN CAROLINA * 3:00 pm the line at 11:04 am each Tuesday. * Southern Conference Game * Southern Conference Game GAME NOTES ... WOFFORD VS. ELON 10-23-10 www.WOFFORDTERRIERS.COM 1 the first time ... Head Coach Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) is in his fifth season as head coach with a record of 31-21 ... They are led by quarterback Scott Riddle with 1976 yards on 169-253 passing StAT COMPARISon with five interceptions ... Brandon Newsome has 288 rushing yards with three touchdowns, while Wofford ELON A.J. Harris has 203 rushing yards ... Aaron Mellette has 53 receptions for 607 yards and nine touch- Avg. SoCon NCAA Category NCAA SoCon Avg. downs which lead the SoCon ... Brandon Wiggins leads the team with 60 tackles while Brandon Ward has7.5 tackles for loss ... As a team nationally they are third in passing offense, eighth in Rank Rank Rank Rank total offense and 106th in total defense and rushing defense. 348.67 1 1 Rushing Offense 97 9 99.00 77.67 8 116 Passing Offense 3 1 343.17 THE ELON SERIES 426.33 3 11 Total Offense 8 2 442.17 Wofford and Elon have faced each other 33 times since 1921, with Wofford holding a 22-11 lead 34.67 2 10 Scoring Offense 25 6 29.83 in the series ... As members of the SoCon, the series is led 4-3 by Wofford ... The road team has 139.33 4 46 Rushing Defense 106 8 208.33 won the last four meetings overall and six of the last eight overall ... In the last ten games, Wof- 154.00 2 20 Pass Defense 82 7 224.67 ford leads 7-3 ... At Rhodes Stadium, Wofford is 4-0 and the Terriers are 9-3 at Elon ... In the last 293.33 1 14 Total Defense 106 8 433.00 meeting at Elon, Wofford won 55-20. 21.22 1 31 Scoring Defense 92 8 30.83 35.22 4 34 Net Punting 81 8 31.68 LAST TIME AGAINST ELON 4.20 9 105 Punt Returns 30 2 11.75 Wofford was defeated 34-6 by sixth-ranked Elon on October 31 at Gibbs Stadium. Elon took an early 10-0 lead before the Terriers got on the board with a 27-yard field goal by Christian Reed. 21.21 4 48 Kickoff Returns 60 5 20.83 The Phoenix added a touchdown pass to Terrell Hudgins with 1:22 left int he first half, but Wofford +.83 3 17 Turnover Margin 27 5 +0.67 was able to take advantage of a long kickoff return by Stephon Shelton and kicked a 42-yard field 2.67 1 17 Sacks 90 8 1.17 goal to make it a 17-6 game at the half. 0.83 2 14 Sacks Allowed 65 7 2.00 In the second half, Elon scored on a field goal and another Terrell Hudgins touchdown reception to make it a 27-6 game. Turnovers were a problem for the Terriers as three fumbles in the second rushing yards were the most by the Terriers since rushing for 510 yards on October 2, 1999 against half ended drives. Elon added a late rushing touchdown for the 34-6 final score. Chattanooga. It is only the ninth time in school history with more than 500 yards rushing in a game. Wofford had only 170 yards of total offense while the Phoenix had 402 yards, including 323 in It also marked the most yards rushing ever allowed by a Western Carolina defense, topping the 489 the air. Terrell Hudgins had 11 catches for 153 yards and three touchdowns, while Scott Riddle was allowed against Georgia Southern in 2002 ... Attendance was 8,248 at Gibbs Stadium. 31-of-44 passing with three touchdowns and an interception. Wofford was led by Michael Scott with 50 yards rushing on ten carries, while Brenton Bersin had two catches for 20 yards. Mitch Allen and Stev Davitte combined to go 3-of-8 for 24 yards. TErrIER TOP TEN Here are the top ten notes of interest heading into the Elon game: Elon LAST WEEK • The Terriers are currently first in the nation with 348.67 rushing yards per game Prior to the bye week, No.