Complete Game Notes
Coach Ayers' Comments
THIS WEEK'S GAME
After taking a week off, the Terriers remain at home this week ... The game will mark the SoCon opener for Wofford ... Wofford enters the game 2-1 after a bye week last Saturday, while the Paladins are 2-1 following a 31-14 win over The Citadel ... Wofford has a winning record (2-1) for the first time since the end of the 2008 season (9-3) ... Last season the two teams met in the final week of the regular season, with the Paladins coming up with a 58-21 victory in Grenville ... The Wofford-Furman rivalary dates back to 1889 and is the longest running series for the Terriers with the 84th meeting this weekend ... Furman is currently ranked #18 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com poll and tied for 23rd in the FCS Coaches Poll ... Wofford is receiving votes in both polls.
ABOUT WOFFORD
The Terriers are 2-1 on the season following a loss at Ohio University and wins at Charleston Southern and against Union ... Wofford is returning a total of 20 starters from last season and 49 lettermen overall ... Among the 20 returning starters are nine on offense, nine on defense and two specialists ... Key returners include All-SoCon offensive linemen Pat Illig and Clark Bishop ... In addition, the team will have back players such as Eric Breitenstein and Jeremy Marshall who missed a majority of last season due to injury ... The Terriers return the leading scorer (Christian Reed, 47 points), the leading rusher (Mitch Allen, 633 yards), the leading passer (Mitch Allen, 605 yards), the leading receiver (Brenton Bersin, 356 yards) and the top tackler (Tommy Irvin, 74 tackles) for the 2010 season. So far, Eric Breitenstein leads the team with 282 rushing yards and five touchdowns, Brenton Bersin has 107 receiving yards and Mitch Allen has completed five-of-ten passes along with 116 rushing yards. SeQuan Stanley leads the team with 24 tackles and Ameet Pall has six tackles for loss.
ABOUT FURMAN
The Paladins are 2-1 on the season after opening the season with wins over Colgate and The Citadel and a loss at South Carolina ... Furman is returning 12 starters from last season and 44 letterwinners ... Last season the Bulldogs were 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Southern Conference to finish third ... Head Coach Bobby Lamb is 64-35 in nine seasons at Furman ... They are led by quarterback Cody Worley with 473 yards on 38-of-63 passing with four touchdowns and two interceptions ... Tersoo Uhaa has 142 yards rushing and one touchdown, while Adam Mims has 15 catches for 248 yards and two touchdowns ... Linebacker Kadarron Anderson leads the team with 30 tackles while Josh Lynn has 5.5 tackles for loss on the season.
