Wade Lang
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Phone: 4106
Email:
Langaw@wofford.edu
Wade Lang is in his 23rd year at Wofford and 21st as offensive coordinator. He has the longest tenure at Wofford of any assistant coach due in large part to his highly-successful triple-option or “Wingbone” offensive scheme. Wofford has finished either first or second in the Southern Conference in rushing in twelve of the past thirteen years and the Terriers have been among the top seven rushing clubs nationally for thirteen consecutive seasons. Lang recruits in Alabama and the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina for the Terriers.
Under Lang’s direction, Wofford has consistently ranked among the national leaders in team rushing, total offense and scoring. Last season, the team was second in the nation in rushing offense with 270.2 yards per game. In 2008, the offense had over 400 total yards in all but one game as they averaged 467.17 yards per game to finish second in the nation. The rushing offense was second in the nation with 339.75 yards per game and the scoring offense was sixth in the nation. The passing game led the nation in passing efficiency and quarterback Ben Widmyer set a new school mark in completion percentage.
During the 2007 season, Wofford won the Southern Conference Championship. The offense set school records with 5559 total yards and 295 first downs. The rushing offense averaged 309.69 yards per game, which was second in the nation in the FCS. In all of NCAA Division I football, Wofford was third in rushing, behind Navy and Georgia Southern. The 771 carries by the Terriers also led the nation in 2007.
In 2006, the Terriers were first in the SoCon and second in the nation in rushing with an average of 264.5 yards per game. Wofford placed second in the nation in team rushing in 2002 with an average of 342.2 yards per contest. The 2003 Terriers were the SoCon’s highest scoring team in league games with 246 points (30.8 per game) in their run to an 8-0 record and the SoCon championship.
After graduating from Wofford with a bachelor of arts degree in 1983, Lang spent five years as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State. He served as a graduate assistant (1983-84), receiver and tight end coach (1985-86) and outside linebacker coach and recruiting coordinator (1987).
Lang played football, basketball and baseball at Plant City (Fla.) High School. He started at quarterback for two years and was a second-team All-Western Conference selection his senior season.
As a Terrier, he lettered all four years at wingback (1979-82). He earned all-district honors as a junior and senior as he led the team in reception yards. Lang was named an honorable mention All-America his senior year as he co-captained Wofford to an 8-3 record. Lang has several entries in the Wofford record book including the second-longest kickoff return in school history with a 95-yard touchdown against Gardner-Webb in 1980. He holds the school record with a 30.0 kickoff return average in 1980 and also holds the season mark with four 2-point conversions in 1981.
Wade and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Moore, S.C.
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