# 2018 Wofford Terriers football team

The 2018 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for the SoCon championship alongside East Tennessee State and Furman. They received the automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing in the second round to Kennesaw State.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Buck Buchanan Award | Miles Brown | DL | SR |

### Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Terriers predicted to finish in third place. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Terriers predicted to finish in second place.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Samford | 204 (20) |
| 2 | Furman | 174 (2) |
| 3 | Wofford | 163 (1) |
| 4 | Mercer | 133 |
| 5 | Western Carolina | 114 |
| 6 | Chattanooga | 88 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 83 |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 53 |
| 9 | VMI | 23 |
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Samford | 63 (7) |
| 2 | Wofford | 53 (1) |
| 3 | Furman | 52 (1) |
| 4 | Western Carolina | 39 |
| 5 | Chattanooga | 34 |
| 6 | Mercer | 32 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 28 |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 15 |
| 9 | VMI | 8 |

#### Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Terriers placed nine players at ten positions on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 10 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (rivalry) | WYCW | W 28–21 | 8,930 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | VMI | No. 8 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | WYCW | W 59–14 | 4,957 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | No. 8 | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | MW Net | L 14–17 | 20,293 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 7 | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ | W 45–14 | 2,850 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Chattanooga | No. 7 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 8,010 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | No. 6 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (rivalry) | WYCW | L 14–34 | 7,006 |
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 21 East Tennessee State | No. 12 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | ESPN+ | W 30–17 | 6,745 |
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Mercer | No. 9 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | WYCW | W 42–21 | 6,374 |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Samford | No. 9 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | L 20–35 | 5,821 |
| November 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 15 | E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | ESPN3 | W 38–23 | 10,169 |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian* | No. 13 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | WYCW | W 45–21 | 5,674 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Elon* | No. 13 | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | W 19–7 | 2,157 |
| December 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Kennesaw State* | No. 13 | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 10–13 | 3,515 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 10 Terriers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 8 Terriers | 21 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 59 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Terriers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Terriers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Mocs | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Terriers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Paladins | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |

### East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 12 Terriers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 9 Terriers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### At Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Terriers | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### At Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Terriers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Catamounts | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 23 |

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 13 Terriers | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

## FCS Playoffs
### Elon–First Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 13 Terriers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |

### At Kennesaw State–Second Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Terriers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 2 Owls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Coaches | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6–T | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |