The 2018 Wofford Terriers football team represented
Wofford College
Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the America ...
in the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach
Josh Conklin
Josh Conklin (born June 19, 1979) is an American college football coach. He served as head football coach of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 2018 until midway through the 2022 season. Conklin served as the defensive coordinator ...
and played their home games at
Gibbs Stadium
Gibbs Stadium is a 13,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It opened in 1996 and is home to the Wofford College Terriers football team. It is also formerly the home to the Spartanburg High School varsity football team. It ...
. They were a member of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ...
. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for the SoCon championship alongside East Tennessee State and Furman. They received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing in the second round to Kennesaw State.
Previous season
The Terriers finished the
2017 season 10–3, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon championship. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the
FCS Playoffs
The NCAA Division I Football Championship is an annual post-season college football game, played since 2006, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). From 1978 to 2005, the game was k ...
where they defeated
Furman in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to
North Dakota State
North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...
.
On December 13, 2017, head coach
Mike Ayers
Mike Ayers (born May 26, 1948) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at East Tennessee State University from 1985 to 1987 and Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina from 1988 to 2017, compiling career ...
announced his retirement. He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Terriers predicted to finish in third place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Terriers predicted to finish in second place.
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Terriers placed nine players at ten positions on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense
''1st team''
Andre Stoddard – RB
Michael Ralph – OL
''2nd team''
Justus Basinger – OL
Defense
''1st team''
Miles Brown – DL
Datavious Wilson – LB
Devin Watson – DB
''2nd team''
Mikel Horton – DL
Mason Alstatt – DB
Specialists
''1st team''
Luke Carter – K
''2nd team''
Luke Carter – P
Schedule
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Source
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Game summaries
The Citadel
VMI
At Wyoming
At Gardner–Webb
At Chattanooga
At Furman
East Tennessee State
Mercer
At Samford
At Western Carolina
Presbyterian
FCS Playoffs
Elon–First Round
At Kennesaw State–Second Round
Ranking movements
References
{{2018 NCAA Division I FCS playoff navbox
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The Wofford Terriers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Wofford College located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The team competes in the ...