Box Score GREENVILLE, SC – Wofford College defeated Furman 45-20 on Saturday night at Paladin Stadium. The Terriers were led by three touchdowns by Kevious Johnson and two touchdowns by Josh Collier. On defense, Brian Ford and Kevin Adleman each had interceptions. Wofford improves to 4-1 on the season and are 2-0 in conference play. Furman is 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the Southern Conference.

“We had a great team effort tonight and that is what it took to win the game,” said head coach Mike Ayers. “Furman is an excellent football team and they do a great job. We have come up with a few things that we think helped us. Mixing in the pass on offense with the run on the option stuff helped us. I can’t say enough about the kids. The coaches did an excellent job getting ready. It is still a long season and we have a ways to go and must get better each week.”

The Terriers had the ball first and capped the opening drive with a two-yard touchdown pass from Josh Collier to Kevious Johnson at 10:35. The Paladins responded as Stephone LaFrance scored on a seven-yard run at 5:47 in the first quarter.

Wofford then capped a six-play, 70-yard drive with a nine-yard run Josh Collier at 3:36. Furman again matched the Terriers as R.J. Webb caught a 68-yard pass from Renaldo Gray at 2:40.

In the second quarter, the defenses for both teams strengthened. Wofford was stopped on a drive, but were able to come away with three points as Patrick Mugan made a 29-yard field goal at 10:24. On the next drive by the Paladins, Seth Goldwire sacked Renaldo Gray for a loss of eleven yards. Furman was forced three-and-out and punted. Wofford was then stopped and punted for the first time in the game.

The Terrier defense stopped the Paladins and forced another three-and-out. Wofford drove to the Paladins 30-yard line, but Josh Collier was intercepted by Clifton Dortch with 1:25 left in the half. The Paladins were unable to gain any yards and punted to end the half.

In the second half, Furman had the ball first and gained one first down before punting. On the Terrier’s first drive of the third quarter, Kevious Johnson had a 25-yard run to move the ball inside the 20. On third and goal, Kevious Johnson carried the ball, but a fumble was forced by Andrew Thacker. Johnson was able to recover the fumble and run it into the endzone to take a 24-14 lead.

On the following Paladin drive, the defense pressured Renaldo Gray and Kevin Adleman was able to make the interception. Adleman returned the ball 38 yards to the 16-yard line. Two plays later, Dane Romero found the end zone on a four-yard run at 6:47 in the third quarter.

Furman picked up a key fourth-and-three to keep their next drive going. The drive ended when a 42-yard field goal attempt was short by the Paladins. The Terriers started their next drive with a 44-yard reception by Andy Strickland from Josh Collier. The drive was capped on the first play of the fourth quarter with an eleven yard touchdown run by Kevious Johnson as Wofford took a 38-14 lead.

Jordan Sorrells entered the game at quarterback for the Paladins, and after a key fourth down conversion Jerome Felton scored from one yard out at 12:06 in the fourth quarter. The Paladins missed the two-point conversion and Wofford’s lead was 38-20.

Wofford continued to move the ball in the fourth quarter, including a 27-yard reception by Fenn Allen for a first down and a 19-yard run by Jeremy Marshall to convert a third down. Josh Collier went in from one-yard out at 6:15 to give the Terriers a 45-20.

On the next drive by the Paladins, Brian Ford intercepted Jordan Sorrells. Wofford was forced three-and-out for only the second time in the game and punted. With only 3:38 remaining in the game, the Paladins began their final drive of the night. They drove the ball to the four yard line, but were stopped on four straight plays by the Terriers’ defense to deny the touchdown. Wofford was able to take a knee on the final play of the game.

Next weekend the Terriers will travel to The Citadel. The game will begin at 2:00 pm and will be televised on SportSouth.

Wofford vs. Furman
Post-Game Notes

Kevious Johnson had the first 100+ yard rushing game this season for the Terriers with 118 yards. It is the tenth 100+ rushing game in his career.

The 187 yards passing by Josh Collier were a career-high.

The 45 points scored by Wofford were the most against Furman since the Terriers scored 49 on October 11, 1969. It is also the second-highest number of points for Wofford in the series and most in a game played in Greenville.

Kevin Adleman registered his fifth career interception, and second in the past two games.

Brian Ford had his second interception of the season, giving him nine for his career. He is tied for tenth all-time at Wofford.

Attendance: 15,701