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2018 Wofford

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2018, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 28–21; won vs. VMI 59–14; lost at Wyoming 14–17; won at Gardner-Webb 45–14; won at Chattanooga 21–10; lost at Furman 14–34; won vs. East Tennessee State 30–17; won vs. Mercer 42–21; lost at Samford 20–35; won at Western Carolina 38–23; won vs. Presbyterian 45–21; won vs. Elon 19–7; lost at Kennesaw State 10–13+45−20Won 28–21 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelWon 59–14 vs. VMI+45VMILost 14–17 at Wyoming-3WyomingWon 45–14 at Gardner-Webb+31Gardner-WebbWon 21–10 at Chattanooga+11ChattanoogaLost 14–34 at Furman-20FurmanWon 30–17 vs. East Tennessee State+13East Tennessee …Won 42–21 vs. Mercer+21MercerLost 20–35 at Samford-15SamfordWon 38–23 at Western Carolina+15Western CarolinaWon 45–21 vs. Presbyterian+24PresbyterianWon 19–7 vs. Elon+12ElonLost 10–13 at Kennesaw State-3Kennesaw State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsThe CitadelW 28–⁠2170%
Sep 8vsVMIW 59–⁠1488%
Sep 15atWyomingL 14–⁠1733%
Sep 29atGardner-WebbW 45–⁠1473%
Oct 6atChattanoogaW 21–⁠1056%
Oct 13atFurmanL 14–⁠3460%
Oct 20vsEast Tennessee StateW 30–⁠1772%
Oct 27vsMercerW 42–⁠2168%
Nov 3atSamfordL 20–⁠3549%
Nov 10atWestern CarolinaW 38–⁠2370%
Nov 17vsPresbyterianW 45–⁠2188%
Nov 24vsElonW 19–⁠769%
Dec 1atKennesaw StateL 10–⁠1326%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kennesaw State 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Southern Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with East Tennessee State and Furman

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
385–⁠247
Coach
—
Elo
1453 +48 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.2 No. 23 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 217
Offensive coordinator
Wade Lang
Defensive coordinator
Sam Siefkes

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Newman QB73 yds
Rushing yardsLennox McAfee RB91 yds
Rushing touchdownsAndre Stoddard FB1 TD
Receiving yardsBlake Morgan RB48 yds
TacklesDevin Watson CB9 tkl
SacksDominique Lemon CB1 sacks
InterceptionsWeston Rountree LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jimmy Weirick DUAL★★No. 3458
Al Hogan OG
Corey Prince DT

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.750

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.

2018 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford6–⁠29–⁠4
East Tennessee State6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠26–⁠4
Samford5–⁠36–⁠5
Chattanooga4–⁠46–⁠5
Mercer4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠45–⁠6
Western Carolina1–⁠73–⁠8
VMI0–⁠81–⁠10

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