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2012 Wofford

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠4, over 13 games to the 12 on file here.

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2012, game by game: won at Gardner-Webb 34–7; won vs. Lincoln (PA) 82–0; won vs. Western Carolina 49–20; won at Elon 49–24; won vs. Furman 20–17; lost at Georgia Southern 9–17; won at App State 38–28; won vs. The Citadel 24–21; lost at Samford 17–24; won vs. Chattanooga 16–13; lost at No. 12 South Carolina 7–24; won vs. New Hampshire 23–7+82−17Won 34–7 at Gardner-Webb+27Gardner-WebbWon 82–0 vs. Lincoln (PA)+82Lincoln (PA)Won 49–20 vs. Western Carolina+29Western CarolinaWon 49–24 at Elon+25ElonWon 20–17 vs. Furman+3FurmanLost 9–17 at Georgia Southern-8Georgia SouthernWon 38–28 at App State+10App StateWon 24–21 vs. The Citadel+3The CitadelLost 17–24 at Samford-7SamfordWon 16–13 vs. Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaLost 7–24 at No. 12 South Carolina-17No. 12 South CarolinaWon 23–7 vs. New Hampshire+16New Hampshire
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atGardner-WebbW 34–⁠765%
Sep 8vsLincoln (PA)W 82–⁠084%
Sep 15vsWestern CarolinaW 49–⁠2085%
Sep 29atElonW 49–⁠2458%
Oct 6vsFurmanW 20–⁠1772%
Oct 13atGeorgia SouthernL 9–⁠1737%
Oct 20atApp StateW 38–⁠2844%
Oct 27vsThe CitadelW 24–⁠2180%
Nov 3atSamfordL 17–⁠2460%
Nov 10vsChattanoogaW 16–⁠1365%
Nov 17at12South CarolinaL 7–⁠2415%
Dec 1vsNew HampshireNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundW 23–⁠760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Hampshire 23–⁠7 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Wofford’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 8vsNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠14North Dakota State’s article, Wofford’s article

Southern Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with App State and Georgia Southern

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
368–⁠202
Coach
—
Elo
1479 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.2 No. 16 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Wade Long
Defensive coordinator
Nate Woody

2012 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford6–⁠29–⁠3
Georgia Southern6–⁠29–⁠3
App State6–⁠28–⁠4
The Citadel5–⁠37–⁠4
Samford5–⁠37–⁠4
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠5
Furman2–⁠63–⁠8
Elon1–⁠73–⁠8
Western Carolina0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.