SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College has announced the 2020-21 Southern Conference spring football schedule, which features home games against The Citadel, Mercer, VMI and East Tennessee State.
 
Wofford is looking to continue the success of the 2019 season, in which the Terriers won the Southern Conference Championship for the third straight season. Overall the team was 8-4 overall and 7-1 in league play. The Terriers advanced to the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the fourth straight season.  
 
The Terriers will open the season on February 20 at home against Mercer. The Bears, led by new coach Drew Cronic, are playing three games in the fall. It will mark the first football game ever played in the month of February for the Terriers. Wofford will then go to Chattanooga on February 27. Two of the last three meetings between the teams have gone to overtime, including a 35-34 win by Wofford in 2019. The Mocs will face Western Kentucky on October 24 in their lone fall contest.
 
On March 6 East Tennessee State visits Gibbs Stadium. Wofford has won the last nine games against the Bucs. Wofford travels to Samford on March 13, with the Bulldogs winning the last five games in the series.
 
After an open date on March 20, the Terriers will host VMI on March 27, as Wofford has won eight straight games in the series. On April 3, Wofford will host The Citadel at Gibbs Stadium. The Terriers had won 18 of the last 20 meetings between the two teams, including a 31-11 win in Charleston last season. The Bulldogs went 0-4 in the fall. A trip to Western Carolina on April 10 is next on the schedule. Wofford has won four straight in the series against the Catamounts, who have three games scheduled this fall. The slate ends with a visit to Furman on April 17. It will mark the 95^th meeting between the two teams since 1889.
 
All dates are subject to change. Kick off times, ticket information and the Southern Conference television schedule will be announced at a later date. Fall practice for the Terriers began on October 20.
 
2020-21 Wofford Football Schedule
February 20 Mercer
February 27  at Chattanooga
March 6        East Tennessee State
March 13      at Samford
March 20      OPEN
March 27      VMI
April 3          The Citadel
April 10        at Western Carolina
April 17        at Furman