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2016 Wofford

10–⁠4 (7–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2016, game by game: won at Tennessee Tech 21–7; lost at No. 19 Ole Miss 13–38; won vs. Johnson C. Smith 59–0; won vs. East Tennessee State 31–0; lost at Samford 26–28; won at Western Carolina 31–19; lost vs. The Citadel 21–24; won vs. Mercer 31–21; won at Furman 34–27; won at Chattanooga 36–28; won vs. VMI 17–0; won vs. Charleston Southern 15–14; won at The Citadel 17–3; lost at Youngstown State 23–30+59−25Won 21–7 at Tennessee Tech+14Tennessee TechLost 13–38 at No. 19 Ole Miss-25No. 19 Ole MissWon 59–0 vs. Johnson C. Smith+59Johnson C. SmithWon 31–0 vs. East Tennessee State+31East Tennessee …Lost 26–28 at Samford-2SamfordWon 31–19 at Western Carolina+12Western CarolinaLost 21–24 vs. The Citadel-3The CitadelWon 31–21 vs. Mercer+10MercerWon 34–27 at Furman+7FurmanWon 36–28 at Chattanooga+8ChattanoogaWon 17–0 vs. VMI+17VMIWon 15–14 vs. Charleston Southern+1Charleston Sout…Won 17–3 at The Citadel+14The CitadelLost 23–30 at Youngstown State-7Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atTennessee TechW 21–⁠751%
Sep 10at19Ole MissL 13–⁠3811%
Sep 17vsJohnson C. SmithW 59–⁠077%
Sep 24vsEast Tennessee StateW 31–⁠071%
Oct 1atSamfordL 26–⁠2839%
Oct 8atWestern CarolinaW 31–⁠1948%
Oct 22vsThe CitadelL 21–⁠2444%
Oct 29vsMercerW 31–⁠2163%
Nov 5atFurmanW 34–⁠2759%
Nov 12atChattanoogaW 36–⁠2827%
Nov 19vsVMIW 17–⁠086%
Nov 26vsCharleston SouthernW 15–⁠1450%
Dec 3atThe CitadelW 17–⁠336%
Dec 10atYoungstown StateL 23–⁠3038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 30–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
10–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠2 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
375–⁠239
Coach
—
Elo
1458 +167 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.3 No. 9 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 164
Offensive coordinator
Wade Lang
Defensive coordinator
Nathan Fuqua

Leaders

Passing yardsBrad Butler RB40 yds
Rushing yardsBrad Butler RB59 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrad Butler RB1 TD
Receiving yardsCole Cleary WR39 yds
TacklesJoJo Tillery S9 tkl
InterceptionsDominique Lemon CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Datavious Wilson OLB★★No. 2294
Ostin McPherson APB★★No. 2699
Joseph Newman DUAL★★No. 3036
Mason Alstatt RB★★No. 3036
Blake Morgan RB★★No. 3036

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs32.00.771
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.791
Whole class72.00.772

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.

2016 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
The Citadel8–⁠110–⁠2
Wofford7–⁠210–⁠4
Chattanooga6–⁠29–⁠4
Samford5–⁠37–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠46–⁠5
Furman3–⁠53–⁠8
East Tennessee State2–⁠65–⁠6
VMI1–⁠73–⁠8
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠9

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