Wofford Terriers Wofford College sponsors 18 sports for men ' s and women ' s programs . The Terriers compete in the Southern Conference , and have been a part of the league since the 1997 – 98 academic year . Wofford and the other SoCon members play football in the Football Championship Subdivision . Prior to the 1995 – 96 year , the Terriers played in Division II in all sports , and until the 1988 – 89 period , Wofford ' s athletic teams were members of the NAIA . The football team plays in Gibbs Stadium . The basketball team plays in Benjamin Johnson Arena . The Wofford campus is also the site of the training camp of the NFL ' s Carolina Panthers , whose owner , Jerry Richardson , is a Wofford alumnus . Teams . Wofford College sponsors teams in nine men ' s , eight women ' s , and one coed NCAA sanctioned sports : Men ' s Sports Women ' s Sports In recent years , Wofford athletes have ranked near the top of all Division 1 schools in APR ( academic progress rank ) . Coed Sports Men ' s sports . Baseball . As of 2014 , Wofford has several players who were taken in the Major League draft ( one in the seventh round ) competing in the minor leagues , including one at the AAA level . Several Wofford alums over the years have played in the major leagues . Men ' s basketball . On March 8 , 2010 the Wofford Terriers men ' s basketball team defeated Appalachian State to win the Southern Conference tournament , marking the first time Wofford qualified to compete in the NCAA tournament . Although Wofford came within a possession of upsetting 4th seeded Wisconsin in the first round , they eventually lost 49 – 53 . The Terriers qualified for the NCAA tournament for the second time on March 7 , 2011 , winning the Southern Conference tournament over College of Charleston , 77 - 67 , but they lost in the first round to BYU . Brad Loesing , point guard and 4 . 0 Phi Beta Kappa student , was selected first team Division 1 All - American . In 2013 , Wofford won the Southern Conference tournament and qualified for the NCAA tournament for the third time in five years , losing to Michigan in the second round . Football . The Terriers have won three Southern Conference football championships . Wofford won the 2003 championship outright , and shared the 2007 and 2010 championships with Appalachian State . In 2007 , Wofford was the conference champion and earned the automatic tournament bid based on winning the head to head matchup , however , Appalachian State received the automatic bid in 2010 . The Terriers have made the I - AA / FCS playoffs 4 times . Wofford advanced the farthest in 2003 , advancing to the semifinals before losing to Delaware . They have been noted for defeating FBS opponent UL - Monroe in 2000 , 24 - 6 . In 2006 , Sports Illustrated called Wofford ' s uniform the 6th best nationally . As of 2014 , three Wofford alums are on NFL rosters and one is on a CFL roster ; one alum is an NFL club owner and one is an NFL club president . The academic record and standing ( including academic progress ) of Wofford ' s football ( and other sports ) teams is among the highest in NCAA Division 1 ; all students take substantive classes and majors , there being no phys ed , recreation , or similar majors . A recent all - conference quarterback graduated with a 4 . 0 , majoring in physics and double minoring in math and computer science ; he was recognized nationally as one of the two top FCS scholar - athletes . For 2014 , Brenton Bersin , former Wofford wide receiver , is a WR for the Carolina Panthers . Men ' s golf . As of 2014 , Wofford alum William McGirt has for several years been pursuing a successful career on the PGA tour , including several top - ten and two top - two finishes . Men ' s soccer . In recent years under Coach Ralph Polson , Wofford ' s men ' s team has won the Southern Conference championship and been selected to the NCAA tournament . Several players have been nationally recognized as among the top student - athletes in Division 1 . Women ' s sports . Women ' s soccer . In recent years under Amy Kiah , Wofford ' s women ' s soccer has shown steady improvement , both in its record and number of players winning athletic and academic honors . Women ' s track and field . In 2013 , the Wofford women ' s track and field team led the NCAA with a 3 . 61 GPA . Volleyball . Wofford ' s volleyball team has made steady improvement in recent years . In 2012 , Rachel Woodlee , a member of the volleyball team , was selected as Wofford ' s sixth Rhodes Scholar , winning a full post - graduate fellowship to Oxford University .