SPARTANBURG, S.C. – On Saturday evening, the Wofford College football team was defeated 31-10 by Kennesaw State at Gibbs Stadium. The Owls had a 10-0 lead at halftime and outscored the Terriers 21-10 in the second half. 

Wofford opens the season at 1-1, while #24 Kennesaw State is 2-1. The Terriers were held to 67 rushing yards in the game, while Jimmy Weirick was 10-of-19 passing for 115 yards. The Owls had 339 rushing yards in the game, including 117 by Kyle Glover.   
 
"I give a lot of credit to Kennesaw State as they played really well," said Wofford head coach Josh Conklin. "I don't think we played very well and that combination adds up to a not very good night. We have a good football program and I am excited to see where we go in the weeks to come and how much better we are going to get. We are doing some things different on offense and I think you see flashes of that at times but we are not doing it consistently enough. We will get there."
 
The Terriers had the ball to open the game and gained one first down before punting. Kennesaw State then had two first downs before facing a fourth-and-one. An offside penalty by the Terriers resulted in a first down, but after another first down Micheal Mason forced a fumble that was recovered by Chuck Smith at the 28-yard line. Wofford had one first down before punting. The Owls fumbled on third down, which was forced by Brandon Maina and after a replay review was recovered by Tahir Annoor. On the first play of the drive, Peyton Derrick was intercepted by Cole Loden at the 21-yard line. With the ball back, Kennesaw State went on a drive that consumed over twelve minutes and included converting two fourth-and-one plays. The Owls settled for a 23-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead at 5:11 in the second quarter. Wofford gained a pair of first downs before punting. The Owls took over at midfield and scored on a 14-yard touchdown pass to Caleb O'Neal for a 10-0 advantage with 47 seconds left in the half. Wofford had one first down before time expired.
 
In the second half, the Owls put together a drive with four first downs and it was capped by a 29-yard run by Kyle Glover for a 17-0 lead at the 10:40 mark of the third quarter. Wofford had a 69-yard kickoff return by Cagan Campbell and the Terriers began their drive on the 30-yard line. After a first down, an offensive pass interference call forced a field goal attempt and Walker Gliarmis made it from 48-yards to cut the lead to 17-3. The Owls then went three-and-out and punted for the first time in the game. Wofford gained one first down before punting the ball back to Kennesaw. They added a touchdown on a 33-yard pass to Iaan Cousin for a 24-3 lead with 14:19 on the clock in the fourth quarter.
 
Wofford responded with a drive that was highlighted by a 56-yard pass from Jimmy Weirick to R.J. Khayo. Irvin Mulligan scored from one yard out to make it a 24-10 game with 10:26 left in the game. After the teams traded punts, the Owls used a 56-yard touchdown run to push the advantage to 31-10 at 6:42 in the fourth quarter. Wofford turned the ball over on downs after a pair of first downs and then forced the Owls to punt. The Terriers had to punt back to Kennesaw State, who ran two plays to end the game.
 
Wofford had 223 total yards, with 67 rushing yards. Kennesaw State had 414 total yards, 339 of which were rushing. Kennesaw State had a 21 to 12 advantage in first downs. Wofford was 2-of-10 on third down and Kennesaw State was 7-of-15 on third down, along with 2-of-2 on fourth down. Wofford was called for six penalties to three for Kennesaw State. The Owls had a 35:29 to 24:31 time of possession advantage.
 
Wofford vs. Kennesaw State Post-Game Notes
Kennesaw State has won all three games in the series.
 
The 48-yard field goal by Walker Gliarmis was a career-long.
 
Joe Beckett led the team with eleven tackles, followed by Brandon Maina with ten.
 
Game captains were Peyton Derrick, Brandon Brown, Micheal Mason and Nathan Walker.
 
Attendance at Gibbs Stadium was 4,597.
 
Wofford will visit VMI on September 25 and East Tennessee State on October 2. The next home game will be October 9 against Furman. Season and single game tickets are still available at www.woffordterriers.com/tickets.