Presbyterian vs. Wofford

Presbyterian and Wofford have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1914; Presbyterian leads the series 13–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wofford 6–⁠4.

Presbyterian wins
13
Wofford wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1914
Longest streak
8 Presbyterian
Current streak
1 Presbyterian
Last 10 meetings
Wofford 6–⁠4
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s4–⁠1
1920s6–⁠1
1930s2–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠4
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.7 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Presbyterian
8–⁠2 Presbyterian’s record at home
At Wofford
6–⁠5 Wofford’s record at home
Shutouts
6

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Presbyterian’s biggest win1916: Presbyterian 49, Wofford 13by 36 points
  2. Wofford’s biggest win2013: Wofford 55, Presbyterian 14by 41 points
  3. Upset2023: Presbyterian 23, Wofford 20Presbyterian had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Presbyterian and Wofford, 1914 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The Laurens advertiser's story of the 1921 game: NEWBElfRY MEETS =. G. THANKSGIVING NcWberry to be Mecca of Football Fans When Ancient Rivals Meet No ynm I,nr. Olfh

    1921 · The Laurens advertiser, Laurens, S.C., Nov 16, 1921

  • The Evening star's story of the 1926 game: FOOT BALL RESULTS.

    1926 · Evening star, Nov 6, 1926

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Sep 16, 2023Presbyterian 23, Wofford 20at Wofford
Nov 17, 2018Wofford 45, Presbyterian 21at Wofford
Sep 30, 2017Wofford 31, Presbyterian 7at Presbyterian
Oct 5, 2013Wofford 55, Presbyterian 14at Wofford
Sep 3, 2011Wofford 35, Presbyterian 28at Presbyterian
Aug 30, 2008Wofford 38, Presbyterian 21at Wofford
Nov 28, 1936Presbyterian 20, Wofford 7at Presbyterian
Nov 23, 1935Wofford 7, Presbyterian 6at Wofford
Oct 21, 1933Presbyterian 26, Wofford 6at Presbyterian
Nov 6, 1926Presbyterian 25, Wofford 0at Wofford
Nov 7, 1925Presbyterian 9, Wofford 6at Presbyterian
Nov 15, 1924Wofford 19, Presbyterian 7at Wofford
Nov 3, 1923Presbyterian 26, Wofford 0at Presbyterian
Nov 4, 1922Presbyterian 32, Wofford 0at Wofford
Nov 12, 1921Presbyterian 27, Wofford 0at Presbyterian
Nov 6, 1920Presbyterian 14, Wofford 0at Presbyterian
Nov 15, 1919Presbyterian 14, Wofford 6at Wofford
Oct 20, 1917Presbyterian 7, Wofford 6at Presbyterian
Oct 7, 1916Presbyterian 49, Wofford 13at Wofford
Oct 2, 1915Presbyterian 16, Wofford 6at Presbyterian
Oct 24, 1914Wofford 7, Presbyterian 0at Wofford

Every game is listed as played on the field.