2020 Wofford Terriers football team

The 2020 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

2020 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–4 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Lang (31st season as OC, 33rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorRob Greene (1st season)
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 VMI $^   6 1     6 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State   4 1     4 1  
Chattanooga   3 1     3 2  
Mercer   5 3     5 6  
Samford   4 3     4 3  
Furman   3 4     3 4  
Wofford   1 4     1 4  
The Citadel   2 6     2 10  
Western Carolina   1 5     1 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On April 5, 2021, Wofford announced that it was opting out of the remainder of the spring 2021 season as a result of injuries and player opt-outs due to COVID-19.[1]

Schedule

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Wofford had games scheduled against South Carolina and South Carolina State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Wofford's games against East Tennessee State (postponed, but originally scheduled for March 6), Western Carolina (April 10), and Furman (April 17) were canceled when Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season.[1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20 1:00 p.m. Mercer No. 16 ESPN+ W 31–14 1078
February 27 12:00 p.m. at Chattanooga No. 11 ESPN+ L 13–24 0
March 13 1:00 p.m. at Samford No. 20 ESPN+ L 31–37 1176
March 27 1:00 p.m. No. 14 VMI
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+ L 31–36 1159
April 3 1:00 p.m. The Citadel
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
ESPN+ L 24–28 1109

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Game summaries

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Mercer

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 7 7 14
No. 16 Terriers 7 10 7 7 31

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wofford opts out of remainder of Southern Conference spring football season". Post and Courier. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Wofford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.