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2019 Wofford

8–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Wofford in 2019, game by game: lost at South Carolina State 13–28; lost vs. Samford 14–21; won vs. Gardner-Webb 49–10; won at VMI 51–36; won at East Tennessee State 35–17; won vs. Western Carolina 59–7; won vs. Chattanooga 35–34; lost at No. 4 Clemson 14–59; won at Mercer 41–7; won vs. Furman 24–7; won at The Citadel 31–11; lost vs. Kennesaw State 21–28+52−45Lost 13–28 at South Carolina State-15South Carolina …Lost 14–21 vs. Samford-7SamfordWon 49–10 vs. Gardner-Webb+39Gardner-WebbWon 51–36 at VMI+15VMIWon 35–17 at East Tennessee State+18East Tennessee …Won 59–7 vs. Western Carolina+52Western CarolinaWon 35–34 vs. Chattanooga+1ChattanoogaLost 14–59 at No. 4 Clemson-45No. 4 ClemsonWon 41–7 at Mercer+34MercerWon 24–7 vs. Furman+17FurmanWon 31–11 at The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 21–28 vs. Kennesaw State-7Kennesaw State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atSouth Carolina StateL 13–⁠2859%
Sep 14vsSamfordL 14–⁠2163%
Sep 21vsGardner-WebbW 49–⁠1073%
Sep 28atVMIW 51–⁠3668%
Oct 5atEast Tennessee StateW 35–⁠1756%
Oct 19vsWestern CarolinaW 59–⁠785%
Oct 26vsChattanoogaW 35–⁠3469%
Nov 2at4ClemsonL 14–⁠595%
Nov 9atMercerW 41–⁠763%
Nov 16vsFurmanW 24–⁠756%
Nov 23atThe CitadelW 31–⁠1156%
Nov 30vsKennesaw StateFCS Championship – First RoundL 21–⁠2856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kennesaw State 28–⁠21 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Southern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠265
Coach
—
Elo
1465 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.1 No. 28 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 190
Offensive coordinator
Wade Lang
Defensive coordinator
Sam Siefkes

Leaders

Passing yardsJoe Newman QB111 yds
Passing touchdownsJoe Newman QB1 TD
Rushing yardsRyan Lovelace RB46 yds
Rushing touchdownsRyan Lovelace RB1 TD
Receiving yardsD’mauriae VanCleave WR79 yds
Receiving touchdownsD’mauriae VanCleave WR1 TD
TacklesMason Alstatt S6 tkl

Top recruits in the 2019 class

John Harrington ATH★★No. 3017
Calvin Jackson WR★★No. 3390
Irvin Mulligan ILB★★No. 3462
Jacquez Allen RB★★No. 3719
Eric Mizell DT★★No. 4046

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.764
Receivers12.00.779
Defensive line12.00.710
Linebackers12.00.774
Athletes and specialists12.00.789
Whole class52.00.764

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.

2019 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wofford7–⁠18–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Chattanooga5–⁠36–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠46–⁠6
Samford4–⁠45–⁠7
VMI4–⁠45–⁠7
Mercer3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Carolina2–⁠63–⁠9
East Tennessee State1–⁠73–⁠9

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