THE ELON GAME
Wofford opens the 2021 season with a visit to former Southern Conference foe Elon ... This marks the seventh time in the last ten seasons that Wofford has begun the season with a road trip ...  The last time that Wofford and Elon met was in the 2018 NCAA FCS Playoffs, a game that was won 19-7 by the Terriers ... Overall Wofford holds a 27-11 lead in the series that began in 1921 ... While both teams were members of the Southern Conference (2002-2013) Wofford had a 10-2 record ... The Terriers were 1-4 overall in the five Southern Conference games played during the spring season ... The Phoenix were 1-5 overall last season and 0-4 in CAA contests ... Despite recent playoff appearances by both teams (Wofford in 2019, Elon in 2018), neither squad is ranked or receiving votes in the polls this season.

GAME INFORMATION
Radio - Wofford Digital Network (Jim Noble and Thom Henson)
TV - FloSports - LINK
Stats - LINK
Elon Information - LINK

TERRIER TOP NOTES
Here are the top notes of interest heading into the Elon game:
    • The Terriers return 18 starters from the 2021 spring season, including six on offense, nine on defense and three specialists. Eleven other players who started games also return.
    • Wofford was 64th in the nation in total defense and 34th in the nation in total offense among the 97 schools competing.
    • The rushing offense was ranked fifth overall at 232.8  yards per game. Wofford has been ranked in the top ten in rushing offense for 22 straight seasons.  
    • Wofford scored first in all six games during the spring season.
    • The 2020-21 season marked the end of a streak of three straight Southern Conference Championships and four straight FCS Playoff appearances.
    • Defensive lineman Micheal Mason was named first team All-SoCon, with DB Tahir Annoor on the second team in the spring.
    • The Wofford defense has allowed just nine 100+ yard rushers in the last 80 games.
    • In the SoCon Preseason poll, the Terriers were selected to finish eighth, the lowest since 1999.
    • 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, Jimmy Weirick started all five games, with Peyton Derrick seeing time in four games ... Weirick was 40-of-70 passing for 553 yards and three touchdowns, while Derrick was 12-of-21 with a passing touchdown and two rushing touchdowns ... Irvin Mulligan was the leading rusher with 342 yards on 51 carries, while Ryan Lovelace had 277 yards on 56 carries and Nathan Walker had 45 carries for 219 yards - all three top rushers had at least two touchdowns ... The top receiver was KeiAndre Sanders with nine catches for 108 yards ... Tight end Landon Parker had 155 yards on eight catches and two touchdowns ... The offensive line replaced all five starters from the 2019 and only allowed seven sacks (1.4 per game) to rank 20th in the nation ... Linebackers Joe Beckett (35), Brandon Brown (33) and John Beckley (30) were the top tacklers ... Beckley recorded two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, while Micheal Mason had 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Darron Paschal and Miles Richardson had the two interceptions for the team ... Dawson Henis and Walker Gliarmis handled the placekicking duties, with Atkins Roberts kicking off 21 times and Landon Parker leading the SoCon with a 45.0 yards per punt average.

SEASON OPENERS
After the win over Mercer in 2020-21, Wofford is 52-59-1 all-time in season openers since posting a 5-1 win over Furman on December 14, 1889 ... In the last ten seasons, Wofford is 6-4 in season openers, with the losses to Baylor, Georgia Tech, Clemson and South Carolina State ... When Wofford opens the season at home, its record is 27-20-1.