2019 Wofford College Football Game Notes
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@WoffordTerriers 2019 WOFFORD COLLEGE WoffordTerriers /WoffordAthletics WOFFORD FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FOOTBALL /Wofford Terriers GAME INFORMATION Game Eight Wofford at Clemson WOFFORD (5-2) Date November 2, 2019 Time 4:00 pm AT CLEMSON (8-0) Site Memorial Stadium (81,500) Natural Grass THE CLEMSON GAME Series Clemson leads 11-3 Wofford takes a break from Southern Conference play to face the defending national champion Clemson on Saturday ... Wofford enters Last Meeting Clemson 49, Wofford 10 (9/5/15) the game with a 5-2 record following a loss to South Carolina State, a 21-14 loss to Samford to begin Southern Conference play, a 49-10 win over Gardner-Webb, a 51-36 win at VMI, a 35-17 win at ETSU, a 59-7 win over Western Carolina and a 35-34 overtime victory against Chattanooga ... Clemson is 8-0 on the season and 6-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference after a 59-7 win over Boston MEDIA INFORMATION College on Saturday night ... Clemson has won 23 straight games, including a 15-0 mark last season ... The Terriers and Tigers last Radio Wofford/Learfield IMG Digital Network met in 2015 ... Wofford is looking for a return to the FCS Playoffs after reaching the second round last season with a 9-4 overall record Jim Noble (play-by-play) and a 6-2 mark as Southern Conference Champions ... Wofford is ranked 23rd in the STATS FCS poll and 20th in the FCS Coaches poll, Thom Henson (color) while Clemson is ranked third in the Coaches poll and fourth in the Associated Press poll. Van Hipp (sideline) Audio TuneIn Radio app TERRIER TOP NOTES Here are the top notes of interest heading into the game against Clemson: www.woffordterriers.com/radio • Wofford won the 2018 Southern Conference Championship, the sixth overall and first time winning back-to-back. TV ACC Network • Last season was the ninth playoff appearance for Wofford, with a 9-9 mark in the postseason. Chris Cotter (play-by-play) • The coaches and media selected Wofford as the 2019 preseason favorite to win the SoCon Mark Herzlich (color) • The Terriers are second in the nation with 361.7 rushing yards per game, 50 yards per game more than in 2018. Kelsey Riggs (sideline) • Wofford is 11th in the nation in total defense and 11th in the nation in total offense. Twitter @WoffordTerriers • Players received a total of nine preseason All-Southern Conference honors, with three on the first team @Wofford_FB • OL Justus Basinger was named to several preseason All-America teams • All five offensive linemen return in 2019 after ranking fifth in the nation in fewest sacks allowed last year. • The Terriers black shirts are 24th in the nation in scoring defense and 13th in rushing defense in 2019. • The Wofford defense has allowed just six 100+ yard rushers in the last 72 games. 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS August 31 #8 WOFFORD at South Carolina State L, 13-28 The Terriers never led and could not overcome four interceptions September 14 Samford at #21 WOFFORD L, 14-21 GAME WEEK MEDIA With the game tied at the half, Samford scored in the third quarter for the win Coach Conklin Lunch: Media members are invited to the September 21 Gardner-Webb at WOFFORD W, 49-10 weekly Josh Conklin Luncheon held on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. Wofford ran for 489 yards and scored touchdowns on seven of eleven possessions in the Ginkgo Room of the Burwell Building on campus. Wofford September 28 Wofford at VMI W, 51-36 players will be present if class schedules permit. Please call in The Terriers scored touchdowns on their first five drives of the game advance if you plan on attending. Interviews: All interviews with Wofford coaches and players October 5 Wofford at EAST TENNESSEE STATE W, 35-17 must be arranged through the media relations office. Contact Joe Newman scored four TDs in the first half and had 185 rushing yards in the game athletic media relations director Brent Williamson at (864) 597- October 19 Western Carolina at WOFFORD W, 59-7 4093 or by email at [email protected] for interviews. The Catamounts scored on the first play, then Wofford took over with 59 straight points The Wofford locker room and training room are closed to the media at all times. Phone numbers of student-athletes will not October 26 Chattanooga at WOFFORD W, 35-34 (OT) be released to the media. Wofford scored with 19 seconds left to tie the game; the Mocs missed the 2-point try in OT Practices: All Wofford practices are open to the media. Please November 2 WOFFORD at #3/4 Clemson 4:00 pm contact the athletic media relations office for an updated Clemson won the 2018 National Championship with a 15-0 record schedule. The Terriers typically practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. All practices are held on the practice November 9 WOFFORD at Mercer 3:00 pm fields behind Gibbs Stadium. Since Mercer joined the league in 2014, Wofford has won all five meetings Credentials: Credentials are required for all Wofford football November 16 #13 Furman at WOFFORD 1:30 pm games. For credentials and parking passes, please contact Brent The game will mark the 130th anniversary of the upstate rivalry Williamson by email at [email protected] at least 48 hours prior to a game. Media parking is limited at Gibbs Stadium. November 23 WOFFORD at The Citadel 12:00 pm Media Will-Call is located at the Cummings Street entrance. The Terriers have won 19 of the last 21 games in the series, including a 28-21 win last season GAME EIGHT AT CLEMSON THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT ... CLEMSON’S LAST GAME played the first football game in the state of South Carolina ... LAST MEETING Clemson extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 23 This will be only the fifth game in the series played at Memorial WOFFORD 10, #12 CLEMSON 49 games at Memorial Stadium on Saturday night, defeating Boston Stadium, which opened in 1942 ... The last Wofford win was in SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 College 59-7. The win marked the eighth time a Clemson team 1933, which was also the last game played at Wofford ... In 2018 CLEMSON, S.C. - Wofford was defeated 49-10 by 12th ranked Clemson on Saturday has started a season 8-0. Clemson was 15-0 and won the national championship ... The afternoon at Memorial Stadium. The Tigers scored touchdowns on six of their first crowd of 81,301 in 2015 was the largest ever to see Wofford play. eight possessions of the game and limited the Terriers to 213 total yards. The MVP of the game was Diondre Overton who hauled in his Wofford was led by Nick Colvin with 31 rushing yards and 48 kickoff return first three touchdown receptions of the season. Overton recorded Date Winner WOF Opp Site yards. Evan Jacks had 21 rushing yards and 42 passing yards. Will Gay added 49 three receptions for 119 receiving yards and an average of 39.7 11/21/1896 Clemson 0 16 H receiving yards. Clemson was led by Wayne Gallman with 92 rushing yards and 10/22/1900 Clemson 0 21 H two touchdowns, while Deshaun Watson was 18-of-22 passing for 194 yards and yards a catch to lead the Tigers (8-0, 6-0 ACC). All three of his a pair of passing touchdowns. receptions found the endzone, scoring catches of 22, 63 and 34 11/1/1917 Clemson 13 27 H The Tigers had the ball first and drove down the field in twelve plays and Mike yards. 10/9/1920 Clemson 7 13 A Williams was credited with a four-yard touchdown reception for a 7-0 lead. After the Terriers went three-and-out on their opening possession, Clemson added a Travis Etienne recorded his fifth three-touchdown game 10/31/1925 Wofford 13 0 H touchdown on a two-yard run by Wayne Gallman for a 14-0 lead at the 6:15 mark. of his Clemson career, scoring three first half touchdowns, all 10/28/1926 Wofford 3 0 H Wofford was forced three-and-out and Clemson was able to move the ball into the from within five yards of the endzone. Etienne rushed for 109 10/29/1927 Clemson 0 6 A red-zone before Lincoln Stewart forced a fumble that was recovered by Michael yards on 16 attempts and caught three passes for 33 yards. The 10/18/1929 Clemson 0 30 H Roach. The Terriers were unable to gain a first down after the turnover and punted. With 13:49 on the clock in the second quarter, Deshaun Watson had a 35-yard junior running back now has nine touchdowns on the season, 9/27/1930 Clemson 0 32 A completion to Artavis Scott to give Clemson a 21-0 advantage. Wofford went and is one touchdown shy of tying the school record for rushing 11/11/1933 Wofford 14 13 H three-and-out on the next possession and Clemson had a one-yard touchdown touchdowns (47 - James Davis). 9/28/1940 Clemson 0 26 A run by Tyshon Dye. After another three-and-out by the Terriers, Clemson added a touchdown on a 25-yard run by Zac Brooks for a 35-0 lead. Trevor Lawrence continued to shine for the Tigers, completing 9/5/1981 Clemson 10 45 A On the next drive by Wofford, the team was forced three-and-out and punted. 16-19 passes and throwing for 275 yards and three touchdowns.