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2015 Wofford

5–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2015, game by game: lost at No. 12 Clemson 10–49; won vs. Tennessee Tech 34–14; lost at Idaho 38–41; won vs. Gardner-Webb 16–0; won at Mercer 34–33; lost at The Citadel 12–39; lost vs. Western Carolina 17–24; lost vs. Chattanooga 17–20; won at VMI 41–20; lost vs. Samford 27–37; won vs. Furman 38–28+21−39Lost 10–49 at No. 12 Clemson-39No. 12 ClemsonWon 34–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+20Tennessee TechLost 38–41 at Idaho-3IdahoWon 16–0 vs. Gardner-Webb+16Gardner-WebbWon 34–33 at Mercer+1MercerLost 12–39 at The Citadel-27The CitadelLost 17–24 vs. Western Carolina-7Western CarolinaLost 17–20 vs. Chattanooga-3ChattanoogaWon 41–20 at VMI+21VMILost 27–37 vs. Samford-10SamfordWon 38–28 vs. Furman+10Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at12ClemsonL 10–⁠499%
Sep 12vsTennessee TechW 34–⁠1466%
Sep 19atIdahoL 38–⁠4151%
Sep 26vsGardner-WebbW 16–⁠072%
Oct 3atMercerW 34–⁠3346%
Oct 10atThe CitadelL 12–⁠3949%
Oct 17vsWestern CarolinaL 17–⁠2457%
Oct 24vsChattanoogaL 17–⁠2029%
Oct 31atVMIW 41–⁠2058%
Nov 14vsSamfordL 27–⁠3756%
Nov 21vsFurmanW 38–⁠2864%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 38–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
284–⁠305
Coach
—
Elo
1287 −27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.8 No. 35 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 167
Offensive coordinator
Wade Long
Defensive coordinator
Nathan Fuqua

Leaders

Passing yardsEvan Jacks QB114 yds
Rushing yardsNick Colvin RB94 yds
Rushing touchdownsLorenzo Long RB3 TD
Receiving yardsNick Colvin RB79 yds

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Wes Rountree S★★★No. 1845
Lennox McAfee RB★★No. 2510
Devin Watson ATH★★No. 2838
George Gbesee CB★★No. 3305

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.780
Defensive backs22.50.780
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class42.30.777

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠19–⁠4
The Citadel6–⁠19–⁠4
Western Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4
Samford3–⁠46–⁠5
Wofford3–⁠45–⁠6
Mercer2–⁠55–⁠6
Furman2–⁠54–⁠7
VMI1–⁠62–⁠9

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