WOFFORD at The Citadal
SATURDAY, November 13, 2021 - 2:00 pm
Johnson Hagood Stadium
Charleston, South Carolina

THE CITADEL GAME
Wofford will play the final Southern Conference game of the season on Saturday afternoon in Charleston against The Citadel ... The Terriers are 1-8 on the season and 0-7 in Southern Conference play after a 24-22 road win at Elon, a 31-10 loss at home to #24 Kennesaw State, a 31-23 road loss to #22 VMI, a 27-21 loss on the road to #13 East Tennessee State, a 42-20 home loss to Furman, a 27-24 loss to Samford, a 45-14 loss at Mercer, a 41-21 loss to Western Carolina and a 35-10 loss to #25 Chattanooga ... Wofford has lost eleven-straight Southern Conference games for the first time in school history ... The last time the Terriers were 1-8 to begin a season was in 1987 in which they were 1-10 at the end of the year ... The Citadel is 2-7 on the season and 1-5 in league play, with a SoCon win over #18 VMI and a win over North Greenville ... They are ranked 62nd in the nation in total offense and 101st in total defense ... In a game that traditionally features the top rushing offenses in the NCAA FCS, this season the Bulldogs are third in the category and the Terriers are 18th ... Wofford and The Citadel have played 74 times, with the Bulldogs holding a 43-30-1 lead in the series that began in 1916 ... The Citadel picked up a 28-24 win in Spartanburg during the 2020-21 springs season to end a streak of four straight wins by Wofford in the series.

GAME INFORMATION
Radio - Wofford Digital Network (Jim Noble, Thom Henson and Van Hipp)
TV - ESPN+
Stats - LINK
The Citadel Information - LINK
Wofford Game Notes - LINK
Wofford Football Media Guide - LINK
Southern Conference Information - LINK

TERRIER TOP NOTES
Here are the top notes of interest heading into The Citadel game:
    • The Terriers have seen 30 players earn first career starts this fall and only nine players have started ten or more career games.
    • Wofford is ranked 94th in the nation in total offense and 110th in total defense through nine games.
    • The rushing offense was ranked fifth overall at 232.8  yards per game in the spring. Wofford has been ranked in the top ten in rushing offense for 22 straight seasons but are 18th so far in 2021 at 202.2 yards per game.
    • The Terriers are being outscored in all four quarters. In the second quarter the Terriers are being outscored 127 to 66.
    • Wofford has the 11th toughest schedule in the country as of the latest NCAA report on November 7.
    • Four players were recognized by the coaches on Preseason All-SoCon team. First team honors went to DL Micheal Mason and
      OL Zak Kurz. OL Al Hogan and RB Nathan Walker picked up second team honors.

ABOUT WOFFORD
At quarterback, Peyton Derrick has started five games, with Jimmy Weirick starting one, Bryce Corriston with two starts and Kyle Pinnix with a start ... Weirick is 21-of-38 passing for 234 yards along with two rushing touchdowns, while Derrick is 33-of-65 with three passing touchdowns and 139 rushing yards ... Bryce Corriston has 129 rushing yards and 18-of-41 passing for 179 yards, with Kyle Pinnix picking up 58 yards on 20 carries and 3-of-9 passing for 30 yards ... Irvin Mulligan is the leading rusher with 740 yards on 111 carries and eight touchdowns ... Jamari Broussard has 257 rushing yards on 65 carries with a touchdown, with Nathan Walker and Ryan Ingram adding rushing touchdowns ... The top receiver is Alec Holt with 16 catches for 290 yards and three touchdowns ... Jim Welsh has added 15 receptions for 132 yards and R.J. Khayo has 14 catches for 158 yards ... The offensive line has seen nine players start, with none starting the same position for all nine games ... They rank 12th in the nation in fewest sacks allowed with ten ... Linebacker Joe Beckett (68) is the team leader in tackles and he has 4.0 tackles for loss ... Micheal Mason has four tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, while Rett Russell has four tackles for loss and a sack ... Chuck Smith has added two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss ... Isaiah Wadsworth and Amir Annoor have the two interceptions for the team ... Walker Gliarmis handles the placekicking duties and is 7-of-11 on field goals with a long of 48 yards ... Atkins Roberts has kicked off 36 times for a 54.3 average and has a 38.4 average on his 48 punts.

HOW OPPONENTS ARE DOING
The nine opponents that Wofford has faced this season are a combined 49-31 on the season. Three of the teams were ranked on game day against the Terriers, as Kennesaw State (8-1) was #24, VMI (6-3) was #22 and East Tennessee State (8-1) was #13. It marked the first time Wofford has faced three straight ranked opponents since the 2017 season. Chattanooga (6-3) was receiving votes when the game was played and Mercer (6-2) also is above .500 this season. Elon (4-5), Furman (4-5), Samford (4-5) and Western Carolina (3-6) are currently below .500. Overall, Wofford has the11th toughest schedule in the country (and toughest in the SoCon) as of the latest NCAA report on November 7.

COACH JOSH CONKLIN SHOW
Wofford Sports Properties, the multimedia rights partner for Wofford College Athletics, has announced the return of the Coach Josh Conklin Show. The show is part of an expanded selection of coaches shows that began in the spring. The shows, sponsored by R.J. Rockers, are hosted by the voice of the Terriers, Jim Noble. The Josh Conklin Show begins in September and will debut every Monday during the football season. The first episodes of the Jimmy Garrity (women's basketball) and Jay McAuley (men's basketball) will debut in late December. Fans can listen to the "Wofford Terriers Coaches Show" podcast in a variety of ways, including on the iTunes, Amazon, Google and Spotify podcast platforms, along with www.woffordterriers.com/podcast. A video version can be found on YouTube.

GOAL LINE CLUB
Help carry the ball for the Terriers and sign up to be a 2021 Goal Line Club member. Pledge as little as $1 to contribute to an athletic endowed scholarship. Established in 2012, the Goal Line Club has proven hugely successful in helping raise scholarship dollars for the Wofford College Athletics Endowment. Goal Line Club members have donated a combined total of more than $368,538 for the Goal Line Club Endowed Scholarship Fund since the inception of this initiative. Click HERE to donate!