WOFFORD COLLEGE 2009 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #17 WOFFORD COLLEGE (1-2) vs. CHATTANOOGA (2-1) SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 QUICK GAME FActS THIS WEEK’S GAME Wofford will begin Southern Conference play on Saturday when the Terriers travel to Tennesee to face Chattanooga at Finlay Stadium Game Four Wofford at Chattanooga ... The Terriers opened the season with three non-conference games and the Chattanooga game will be the first of eight-straight When Saturday, September 26, 2009 conference match-ups ... Wofford has won the last three games in the series and six of the last seven games against the Mocs ... Last Kickoff 6:00 PM week Wofford lost 44-14 at Wisconsin, while the Mocs were 29-13 winners at Presbyterian College ... The game will be Homecoming Site Finley Stadium for Chattanooga ... The Terriers are ranked 18th in the Sports Network Poll and 17th in the FCS Coaches Poll, while Chattanooga is (FieldTurf, capacity 20,668) receiving a vote in the Sports Network Poll. Radio ESPN 1400 AM and WPJM 800 AM Mark Hauser, Thom Henson, ABOUT WOFFORD Collins McCraw (sideline) Wofford is 1-2 so far in the 2009 season with a 40-7 loss at the University of South Florida, a 42-14 win at home against Charleston Audio www.ESPN1400am.com Southern and a 44-14 loss at Wisconsin. 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 Video www.gomocs.com the wingbone offense, led by sophomore quarterback Mitch Allen and backs Mike Rucker and Sean Lees. Last season the rushing Series Wofford leads 8-7 offense was second in the nation with 343.27 yards per game and the total offense of 470.45 yards per game was also second. The Last Meeting Wofford 56-7 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 Oct. 11, 2008 at Gibbs Stadium lineman Mitch Clark and senior linebacker Gary Blount. 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 Johnson were named to the second team. The Terriers were picked to finish second in the Southern Conference by the coaches and third by the media in the 2009 Preseason Polls. ABOUT CHATTANOOGA Chattanooga is 2-1 on the season after wins over Glenville State and Presbyterian and a 38-20 loss to Furman in Southern Conference play. Head Coach Russ Huesman is in his first season as head coach after spending the last five seasons as the defensive coordina- tor at the University of Richmond. The Mocs return 41 lettermen and 19 starters from the 2008 season in which the team posted a 1-11 overall record. They were 0-8 in the Southern Conference to finish eighth. This season they were picked to finish ninth in 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 CHATTANOOGA 2009 SCHEDULE/RESULTS [email protected] Sept. 5 at South Florida L, 40-7 Sept. 3 GLENVILLE STATE W 30-13 Practices: All Wofford practices are open to the media. Please Sept. 12 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W 42-14 Sept. 12 Furman L 20-38 contact the athletic media relations office for an updated Sept. 19 at Wisconsin L 14-44 Sept. 19 at Presbyterian W 29-13 schedule. The Terriers typically practice on Monday, Tuesday, Sept. 26 at Chattanooga * 6:00 pm Sept. 26 Wofford 6:00 pm Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. All practices arne held on Oct. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * 1:30 pm Oct. 10 at Samford 4:00 pm the practice fields behind Gibbs Stadium. Oct. 10 OPEN Oct. 17 at Georgia Southern 6:00 pm Credentials: Credentials are required for all Wofford football Oct. 17 APPALACHIAN STATE * 3:00 pm Oct. 24 at Elon 1:30 pm games. For credentials and parking passes, please contact Brent Oct. 24 at Western Carolina * 4:00 pm Oct. 31 WESTERN CAROLINA 2:00 pm 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. 7 at Appalachian State 3:30 pm Media Will-Call is located at the Cummings Street entrance. Nov. 7 at The Citadel * 3:00 pm Nov. 14 THE CITADEL 2:00 pm SoCon Teleconference: The Southern Conference holds a weekly Nov. 14 SAMFORD * 1:30 pm Nov. 21 at Alabama TBA teleconference throughout the season. Coach Ayers will be on Nov. 21 at Furman * 3:00 pm * Southern Conference Game the line at 10:56 am each Monday. * Southern Conference Game All dates and times are subject to change the SoCon preseason poll. On offense, they are led by quarterback B.J. Coleman who has thrown 10 minutes left in the third quarter. The PAT was blocked and the score remained 22-10. The final for 707 yards and five touchdowns in the first three games. Receiver Blue Cooper has 281 yards score of the game came at the end of the third on a three-yard TD run by Fitzgerald. receiving, while Bryan Fitzgerald leads the team with 250 rushing yards on 45 carries with two Fitzgerald’s 181 yards on the ground set a new career-high. Sophomore QB B.J.Coleman fin- touchdowns. Chris Awuah leads the team with three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving. ished the game 16-29 passing for 224 yards and a pair of TDs. It is his third consecutive 200-yard On defense, Joseph Thornton leads the Mocs with 31 tackles along with an interception and 1.5 passing game. Davis finished with three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown while seniors Blue tackles for loss. Joshua Williams has four sacks. DB Buster Skrine was the lone Moc named to the Cooper (45 yards, Clint Woods (39 yards) and Pitchford (23 yards, 1 TD) all had four catches each. Preseason All-SoCon team. Consiglio led Chattanooga’s defense with a season-high 12 tackles and a sack to go with his early interception. UTC posted five sacks on the night and senior Joeseph Thorton added his fifth career THE CHAttANOOGA SERIES interception. Wofford leads the series with Chattanooga 8-7. The teams first met in 1927, then played again in 1968. The Mocs won the first five meetings, but since both teams were members of the Southern TERRIER-MOCS COnnEctIONS Conference, Wofford has a 8-4 advantage. The Terriers have won the last three games and have Wofford has five players from Tennessee, while Chattanooga has one player from South Carolina: also won six of the last seven meetings. At Finlay Stadium, the series is tied 3-3. Jare Gault (Boiling Springs) ... Terriers from the Volunteer state include Clark Gaston (Cleveland), Christian Reed (Hendersonville), Justice Joslin (Johnson City), Derek Boyce (Knoxville) and Alex WOFFORD-CHAttANOOGA LAST YEAR Goltry (Knoxville) ... Gaston attended Ooltewah High School as did Mocs Brock Oliver ... Terrier Wofford defeated Chattanooga 56-7 on October 11 at Gibbs Stadium. The score was tied at 7-7 Austin Palmer and Moc Steven Smigelsky both attended West Hall High School in Gainesville, Ga. in the second quarter, but the Terriers ran off the next 49 points to take the Homecoming victory. ... Terrier Ameet Pall and Moc Jeff Maxi are both from Montreal, Canada. Ben Widmyer opened the scoring with a 75-yard touchdown run, which was matched by the Mocs with a 11-yard reception by Chris Pitchford for a 7-7 score in the second quarter. Wofford added a WOFFORD LAST WEEK second touchdown by Widmyer and scores by Fenn Allen and Eric Breitenstein for a 28-7 halftime Wofford was defeated 44-14 by Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon at historic Camp Randall Stadium. lead. The Terriers added touchdowns by Andy Strickland, Dane Romero, Arsenio Parks and Robby The game began with four fumbles lost in the first seven minutes, two by each team, but three Davis for the 56-7 final score. touchdowns by the Badgers in a span of four minutes in the second quarter gave Wisconsin a 24-0 The Terriers were led by Ben Widmyer with 158 yards rushing on eight carries with two touch- lead. Wisconsin added another touchdown late in the second quarter for a 31-0 advantage at the downs plus 110 yards passing with two touchdowns. Wofford had a total of seven players score a half. Wofford scored with a seven-yard run by Austin Palmer for a 31-7 game, but the Badgers touchdown in the game. Chattanooga was led by Erroll Wynn with 90 yards rushing and Jare Gault scored the next two touchdowns to take a 44-7 lead. The Terriers added another touchdown from with 105 passing yards and one touchdown. Palmer with 2:24 left in the game for the 44-14 final score.