Kevious Johnson rushed for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries to lead Wofford to a 56-21 victory over Chattanooga tonight at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.

It was the third career 100-yard game for the 2003 SoCon Freshman of the Year. Terrier quarterback Jeff Zolman added 94 yards rushing on 10 attempts while playing less than three quarters. Defending SoCon champion and ninth-ranked Wofford (3-1, 1-1) rushed for a season-high 489 yards and totaled 517 in offense.

After a 56-0 win last week over Johnson C. Smith, Wofford has scored 112 points in its last two games. It’s the most points for the Terriers in consecutive contests since a total of 123 in 83-13 and 40-0 wins over High Point and Newberry, respectively, in 1949.

“We told our guys in the locker room that the game would be decided on both fronts,” Terrier head coach Mike Ayers said. “Our defensive and our offensive lines did a great job on both sides of the ball, and offensively our kids were outstanding in coming off the football and making blocks.

“I thought (Offensive Coordinator) Coach (Wade) Lang’s game plan allowed us to execute at a high level, and we needed to because Chattanooga is very explosive. They execute their offense as well as anyone we’ve seen, and they’ve got tremendous talent. There’s no doubt about that. We made some excellent plays. We did a nice job with the kicking game and made some things happen there. Throughout the ballgame, we responded the way we needed to when they scored.”

Two of the Terriers’ three first-half touchdowns came on fourth-down plays. The Terriers did not punt in the contest, as they converted all four of their fourth-down opportunities.

Wofford has now won 23 in a row when scoring first and 48 straight when leading at the half. The Terriers led 21-14 at the intermission before outscoring the Mocs 35-7 over the final 30 minutes, keyed by a 28-point third quarter.

The Mocs (0-4, 0-2) drove to the Wofford 16 on the game’s opening possession before Jimmy Freland forced a fumble by Chattanooga’s Lironnie Davis that was recovered by Lee Basinger. Six plays and 84 yards later, Corey Dunn gave Wofford a 7-0 lead with a 17-yard scoring run for his first touchdown of the season. On the previous play, Johnson went up the middle for 37 yards. Johnson had 88 yards on six first-half rushes.

The Mocs tied the game at 7-7 on a Davis 1-yard run with 4:09 left in the first quarter. It capped a 7-play, 72-yard drive. It was the first of two first-half scoring runs for Davis.

The Terriers regained a 14-7 lead on their ensuing possession when Jeff Zolman connected with tight end Adam Regenthal on a 4-yard touchdown pass on a 4th-and-goal play. Zolman keyed the scoring drive with a 54-yard run, equaling the second-longest carry of his career.

A Gabriel Jackson 8-yard scoring run on a 4th-and-goal with 8:02 left in the second quarter extended the Wofford lead to 21-7. A Davis 5-yard touchdown carry with 47 seconds left in the first half closed the Terriers' lead to 21-14 at the intermission. The Mocs went 76 yards on 14 plays, covering 7:15.

The teams combined for 445 yards of offense in the first half with the Terriers rushing for 219 yards. Wofford took the opening kickoff of the second half and drove 64 yards in six plays to take a 28-14 lead on a 12-yard Johnson touchdown run up the middle.

Johnson added a 40-yard touchdown carry on the Terriers’ first snap of their next series to give Wofford a 35-14 lead. A Mike Jones 2-yard touchdown run and a 19-yard scamper by Gabriel Jackson gave the Terriers a 28-point third quarter and a 49-14 lead.

The Mocs were led on the ground by freshman Muhammad Ahmad Abdus-Salaam, who rushed for 101 yards on 15 carries. It was the first 100-yard game by a Moc in 28 contests, dating back to the 2001 season. Chattanooga rushed for a season-high 227 yards while totaling 326 in offense.

"If our running game didn't get going tonight, they would have scored 100 points," Chattanooga coach Rodney Allison said. "We did a good job running the ball, but we couldn't stop them on defense.

"We need to learn how to win. I don't think we've learned how to do that yet."

Chattanooga's opening four opponents (Memphis, Jacksonville State, Georgia Southern, Wofford) this season have a combined 15-3 record.

Wofford is at Elon next week in a 6 p.m. contest. Chattanooga travels to Tennessee Tech. Kickoff is 8 p.m.