Fullback Maurice Murphy leads the team in rushing and is about the only Bulldog playing well on offense. Linebackers, Travis Stephens and Denny Haywood, two of the SoCon's best, will look to shut down Peterson and the rest of GSU's triple-option. Despite the loss, the Mountaineers gained over 500 yards of offense behind Joe Burchette's 204 passing yards and Reaves's 111. Joey Gibson led all Mountaineer receivers with eight catches while Troy Albea added five, two good for touchdowns. A win against the Mountaineers would put the Terriers in the thick of things as Wofford's lone conference loss was against Georgia Southern.
State needs to win out in order to have a shot.
Either Reaves or Burchette will get the call against the Terriers who bring an experienced quarterback of their own into the game, in Travis Wilson. Halfback Jesse McCoy will need another big game like the he had last week if Wofford has a chance of surprising ASU in Boone. Trailing 7-3 at the half, Furman, behind backup quarterback Billy Napier's 170 passing yards and one touchdown, scored 30 straight points for the win. Tailback Louis Ivory helped pick up the slack by running for 214 yards and a touchdown. The senior has rushed for a I-AA best 1,179 yards and 10 touchdowns.