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2008 Wofford Terriers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
Record9–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Wofford ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Elon   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Samford   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Chattanooga   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2008 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 21st-year head coach Mike Ayers and played its home games at Gibbs Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–3 record overall and a 7–1 record in the Southern Conference, tying for seventh place. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the first round by James Madison.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmPresbyterian*No. 13
W 38–217,931
September 66:00 pmCharleston Southern*No. 13
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 41–233,817
September 207:00 pmat South Carolina*No. 12
PPVL 13–2376,599
September 277:00 pmat No. 22 Georgia SouthernNo. 11
CSSW 38–37 OT17,958
October 113:00 pmChattanoogaNo. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 56–78,394
October 181:30 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 6
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 42–147,063
October 253:00 pmat No. 3 ElonNo. 4
W 55–207,874
October 318:00 pmNo. 2 Appalachian StateNo. 3
ESPN2L 24–7030,931[3]
November 83:00 pmThe CitadelNo. 10
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
SSNW 33–2810,011
November 153:00 pmat SamfordNo. 9
W 28–72,973
November 2212:00 pmNo. 20 FurmanNo. 10
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)
W 35–109,654[4]
November 293:00 pmat No. 1 James Madison*No. 8
L 35–3812,826

References

  1. ^ "2008 Football Schedule".
  2. ^ "Wofford Yearly Results: 2010-2014". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Appalachian Sports Information (October 31, 2008). "Edwards, No. 2 Apps Wallop No. 3 Wofford, 70-24". GoASU. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Terriers too much for Furman". Anderson Independent-Mail. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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