LARAMIE, Wyoming – The Wofford College football team was defeated 17-14 by the University of Wyoming on Saturday afternoon at War Memorial Stadium. The Terriers had a 14-10 lead in the fourth quarter, but the Cowboys scored a touchdown with 17 seconds left in the game for the win.
 
Wofford opens the season 2-1 overall, while the Cowboys are 2-2 on the season. The Terriers were led by Lennox McAfee with 91 yards on 13 carries, while Andre Stoddard added 61 rushing yards and a touchdown. Joe Newman was 9-of-15 passing and also had a rushing touchdown. The Cowboys were led by quarterback Tyler Vander Waal with 24-of-42 passing for 224 yards and two touchdowns.
 
"I was really happy with the way we competed as a football team," said Wofford head coach Josh Conklin. "I knew were going to have to match their physicality. They played Washington State and Missouri, two really good football programs and we played VMI and The Citadel. I am not taking anything away from those teams, but it is not the PAC-12 or SEC. I felt like we came out and played hard and competed hard and that is what I am most proud of. There is a lot to learn from this game. For us to take this program to where we want to go, we need to win some games like that one and FBS games. There were a lot of opportunities today and a lot of mistakes that we made. Wyoming executed when they needed to execute. We could have won the game as an offense in the four minute we did not do it and then we could have won the game on the defense in the two-minute situation and we did not do it. All the credit goes to Wyoming for executing in those situations."
 
The teams traded three-and-outs to open the game. Wyoming gained a first down but were forced to punt after Jireh Wilson knocked down a pass at the line of scrimmage. The Terriers had first downs by Blake Morgan and Andre Stoddard to move across midfield. An intentional grounding call on third down forced a Wofford punt. The Cowboys had two first downs before punting on a fourth-and-one.
 
To begin the second quarter, Blake Morgan had a first down reception before a personal foul penalty backed up the Terriers inside the 10-yard line. After a punt, Cowboys quarterback Tyler Vander Waal was sacked by Domo Lemon for a loss of 22 yards on the play. The Cowboys were unable to recover the yardage and punted. On the second play of the ensuing drive by Wofford, a fumble was recovered by Wyoming and returned to the 10-yard line. The Terrier defense held and the Cowboys settled for a 20-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead at the 8:16 mark of the second quarter.
 
With the ball back, Wofford had a first down and then a 44-yard run by Lennox McAfee. A Wyoming penalty resulted in a first down and Andre Stoddard capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown run. Wofford had a 7-3 lead at 4:32 in the second quarter. The Cowboys had a pair of first downs to move the ball across midfield. A pair of quarterback scrambles gained first downs and a penalty made it first and goal. A six-yard touchdown pass to Tyree Mayfield gave the Cowboys a 10-7 lead with 49 seconds left in the first half. Wofford ran out the clock to end the half.
 
The Terriers began the second half with the ball and Andre Stoddard had a first down before Blake Morgan went 29 yards for a first down. A pass by Joe Newman was intercepted in the end zone by Andrew Wingard. The Cowboys had a first down, but then a sack by T.J. Neal on third down forced a punt. Wofford and Wyoming both traded three-and-outs. With the ball back, Wofford gained a first down and then Joe Newman converted a fourth-and-five. After another first down, Joe Newman ran it in from four yards out for a touchdown and a 14-10 lead with 13:06 left in the game.  
 
Wyoming had a first down, but then were forced to punt. Wofford had a first down on a personal foul by the Cowboys, however the drive stalled and the Terriers punted. The Cowboys had the ball with 7:27 left in the game and were driving when Weston Rountree intercepted a pass at the 16-yard line. He returned it to the 31-yard line where Wofford took over with 3:25 on the clock. The Terriers had one first down before having to punt. Wyoming had the ball at the 20-yard line with 1:59 remaining in the game. They picked up four first downs to move to the Wofford 25-yard line before facing a fourth-and-four. A ten-yard completion kept the drive alive and with 17 seconds left a nine-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Vander Waal to Raghib Ismail, Jr. gave the Cowboys a 17-14 lead. Wofford was intercepted on the ensuing drive and the Cowboys took a knee to end the game.
 
Wofford had 294 total yards, with 221 rushing yards. Wyoming had 313 total yards, 224 of which were passing. Wyoming had a 19 to 14 advantage in first downs. Wofford was 5-of-14 on third downs. Wyoming was 6-of-15 on third down. Both teams were 1-of-1 on fourth down. Wyoming was called for five penalties to three for Wofford. Wofford had a 31:36 to 28:24 time of possession advantage.
 
Wofford vs. Wyoming Post-Game Notes
The 2018 season marks the 21st time in the last 22 seasons the Terriers have played against a member of the FBS (NCAA Division I-A). Overall, Wofford is 1-20 in those games.
 
Mikel Horton left the game due to injury.
 
Devin Watson led the team with 9 tackles. Domo Lemon recorded his first career sack and Weston Rountree had his first career interception.
 
With two PATs, Luke Carter broke the school record for career consecutive PATs made with 56. The previous record was 54 by Brian Porzio (1991-92).

Game captains were John Beckley, Ross Hammond, Weston Rountree and Blake Morgan.  
 
Attendance was 20,293 at War Memorial Stadium.
 
Wofford will be off next Saturday and be back in action on September 29 at Gardner-Webb. The Terriers will not return home until Saturday, October 20 against ETSU as part of Homecoming weekend.