SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Wofford College football team ended the season with a 38-28 win over Furman at Gibbs Stadium on Saturday afternoon. With the game tied at 14 in the second quarter, the Terriers scored the next 17 points and added a touchdown in the final seconds for the victory.
 
The Terriers are 5-6 on the season and 3-4 in Southern Conference play, while the Paladins are 4-7 and 2-5 in the league. Wofford was led by quarterback Evan Jacks with 120 rushing yards and two touchdowns, along with 23 passing yards. Chase Nelson added 85 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Lennox McAfee had 82 rushing yards. Furman was led by P.J. Blazejowski with 215 passing yards and three touchdowns, adding 31 rushing yards. Jordan Snellings had 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
 
"No doubt this is a great way to end the season," said head coach Mike Ayers. "We had one of those years were we just had to keep battling and hang in there. Furman is a lot like us this year. We both have been our own worst enemy. We played a really good game today with the exception of a couple situations and I hope this will be a catalyst into the off season for us. Our guys worked hard and earned this victory. Furman is a good team and Bruce Fowler and his staff do a great job. We knew it would be a difficult game and Furman never quit. We have to make sure that once we start this thing over, we understand the process we need to go through on a daily basis as we get ready for next year."
 
The Paladins had the ball first, but on the first play of the game Jaleel Green picked off P.J. Blazejowski and returned it 32-yards for a touchdown. Wofford had a 7-0 lead at the 14:47 mark of the first quarter. Furman had a rushing first down and a personal foul penalty to move the ball into Wofford territory. Jon Croft Hollingsworth had a 26-yard field goal go wide left and Wofford took over at the 20-yard line. After moving the ball across midfield, the Terriers had a fourth-and-one that was converted by Evan Jacks on the ground. A fourth-and-five run was short and Furman took over on downs at the 27-yard line with 3:59 left in the first quarter.
 
Following a first down, P.J. Blazjowski found Andrej Suttles down the far sideline for a 60-yard touchdown reception. The game was tied at 7-7 with 2:17 on the clock in the first quarter. The Terriers had two first downs on their next drive before punting. Brian Sanders was roughed on the play, resulting in a Wofford first down. Lennox McAfee had a 23-yard run to move the ball to the five-yard line. Evan Jacks took it in from one-yard out for the touchdown. The Terriers had a 14-7 lead at the 12:51 mark of the second quarter.
 
On the next drive for the Paladins, they covered 71 yards in 15 plays and scored on a one-yard run by Ernie Cain. The game was tied at 14-14 with 6:20 left in the second quarter. The Terriers gained one first down before having to punt. With the ball back, Furman went three-and-out and punted with 2:05 left in the half. On third-and-nine, Evan Jacks ran for 51-yards to move the ball inside the Furman 30. As time expired, David Marvin kicked a 42-yard field goal to give Wofford a 17-14 lead at the break.
 
To open the second half, the Terriers used big first down runs by Lorenzo Long, Evan Jacks and Lennox McAfee to move inside the 20-yard line. On third down, Hunter Windham went up the middle for nine yards and the touchdown. Wofford took a 24-14 lead at the 11:15 mark of the third quarter. Furman went three-and-out and punted on their first drive of the second half. Wofford covered 62 yards in eleven plays and added a touchdown on a quarterback sneak by Evan Jacks. The Terriers pushed the lead to 31-14 at the 4:03 mark of the third quarter.
 
Furman had one first down and lined up to punt. Jon Croft Hollingsworth executed a perfect fake and Reggie Thomas gained 34 yards on the pass play. The drive was capped by a seven-yard touchdown catch by Duncan Fletcher from P.J. Blazejowski to make it a 31-21 game with 13:37 on the clock in the fourth quarter.
 
A 37-yard kickoff return by Lennox McAfee, along with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, gave Wofford the ball at the Furman 48-yard line to begin their next drive. After a first down, Lorenzo Long fumbled and the ball was recovered by the Paladins. Furman had a holding penalty to bring up third and long, and after an incomplete pass the Paladins punted with 8:42 left in the game.
 
With the ball back, Wofford went three-and-out and punted. Furman took over at the 34-yard line with 6:36 remaining on the clock. P.J. Blazejowski completed a 46-yard pass to Antonio Wilcox and then a 16-yard touchdown pass to Duncan Fletcher made it a 31-28 game with 4:52 left in the fourth quarter. The Terriers began the next drive at the 27-yard line and Chase Nelson picked up a first down. A 20-yard run by Evan Jacks moved the ball across midfield with 1:49 left on the clock. With 23 seconds remaining and facing fourth-and-one, Chase Nelson ran 28-yards up the middle for a touchdown. The Wofford lead was 38-28 with 17 seconds remaining. Furman ran two plays before time expired.
 
Wofford had 440 total yards, with 417 rushing. Furman had 358 total yards, 249 of which were passing. Wofford had a 20 to 18 advantage in first downs. Wofford was 9-of-17 on third downs and 2-of-3 on fourth down. Furman was 8-of-13 on third down and 1-of-1 on fourth down. Wofford was called for seven penalties to Furman's four. Wofford had a 35:12 to 24:48 time of possession advantage.
 
Wofford vs. Furman Post-Game Notes
 
The Furman game marked the final contest for 20 Wofford seniors. The group includes: Brion Anderson, Tom Bove, Taylor Bragg, Ben Bruggeworth, TJ Chamberlin, Logan Christian, Jim Dolinak, Wade Francis, Josh Grimes, Will Irwin, Robert Massey, Drake Michaelson, Zach Muller, Paul Nelson, Jason Reamer, Ray Smith, EJ Speller, Michael Weimer, Jesse Williams, and Tye Youngblood.
 
The home team has won the last eight meetings in the series between Wofford and Furman, with each winning four games.
 
Lorenzo Long became the 16^th player in school history to cross the 2,000 career rushing mark in the first quarter. He now has 2,055 in three seasons.
 
Evan Jacks ran for 120 yards, his fifth career 100+ rushing game and fourth this season. It was his third-straight 100-yard game to end the season (at VMI, Samford, and Furman).

The interception by Jaleel Green was his first of the season and third of his career. It was his second career interception return for a touchdown (40 yards vs. UVa-Wise in 2014).
 
The entire senior class, led by Jason Reamer, Taylor Bragg, Jesse Williams and Tye Youngblood, served as captains.
 
Attendance was 7,143 at Gibbs Stadium.