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2017 Wofford

10–⁠3 (8–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2017, game by game: won vs. Furman 24–23; won at Mercer 28–27; won vs. Gardner-Webb 27–24; won at Presbyterian 31–7; won vs. Western Carolina 35–28; won at The Citadel 20–16; lost vs. Samford 21–24; won at East Tennessee State 31–24; won vs. Chattanooga 24–21; won at VMI 45–14; lost at South Carolina 10–31; won vs. Furman 28–10; lost at North Dakota State 10–42+31−32Won 24–23 vs. Furman+1FurmanWon 28–27 at Mercer+1MercerWon 27–24 vs. Gardner-Webb+3Gardner-WebbWon 31–7 at Presbyterian+24PresbyterianWon 35–28 vs. Western Carolina+7Western CarolinaWon 20–16 at The Citadel+4The CitadelLost 21–24 vs. Samford-3SamfordWon 31–24 at East Tennessee State+7East Tennessee …Won 24–21 vs. Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaWon 45–14 at VMI+31VMILost 10–31 at South Carolina-21South CarolinaWon 28–10 vs. Furman+18FurmanLost 10–42 at North Dakota State-32North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsFurmanW 24–⁠2375%
Sep 9atMercerW 28–⁠2753%
Sep 23vsGardner-WebbW 27–⁠2482%
Sep 30atPresbyterianW 31–⁠770%
Oct 7vsWestern CarolinaW 35–⁠2869%
Oct 14atThe CitadelW 20–⁠1654%
Oct 21vsSamfordL 21–⁠2467%
Oct 28atEast Tennessee StateW 31–⁠2473%
Nov 4vsChattanoogaW 24–⁠2180%
Nov 11atVMIW 45–⁠1488%
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠3128%
Dec 2vsFurmanW 28–⁠1061%
Dec 9atNorth Dakota StateL 10–⁠4223%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Dakota State 42–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Southern Conference champions8–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
334–⁠291
Coach
—
Elo
1458 +53 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.6 No. 32 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 207
Offensive coordinator
Wade Lang
Defensive coordinator
Shiel Wood

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Newman QB44 yds
Rushing yardsLennox McAfee RB49 yds
Rushing touchdownsBlake Morgan RB1 TD
Receiving yardsLennox McAfee RB41 yds
TacklesBilly Hinton LB11 tkl
SacksBilly Hinton LB1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Slayton Wild ATH★★No. 2675
Kent Phelps ATH★★No. 3176
Deon Priester WDE★★No. 4216
Shaun Moore S
Ryan Lovelace RB

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.730
Athletes and specialists22.00.773
Whole class32.00.759

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.

2017 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford8–⁠110–⁠3
Samford6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠38–⁠5
Western Carolina5–⁠37–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel3–⁠55–⁠6
Chattanooga3–⁠53–⁠8
East Tennessee State2–⁠64–⁠7
VMI0–⁠80–⁠11

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