WOFFORD at Chattanooga
SATURDAY, September 3, 2022 - 6:00 pm
Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, Tennessee

THE CHATTANOOGA GAME
Wofford will open the 2022 season on Saturday night at Finley Stadium against Chattanooga ... The Terriers are looking to bounce back from a 2021 season in which they were 1-10 on the season and 0-8 in Southern Conference play ... Wofford was winless in Southern Conference games for the first time in school history ... The last time the Terriers were 1-10 was in 1987 ... Wofford has lost ten straight games for the first time in school history ... During 2021, the Mocs and Terriers played twice, with Chattanooga winning the spring contest in Tennessee and the fall game in South Carolina ... Overall Wofford holds a 15-13 lead in the series that began in 1927 ... Chattanooga was 6-5 last season and 5-3 in the Southern Conference to finish third ... They are ranked 12th in the nation in the Stats Perform FCS Preseason poll and 13th in the Coaches Poll ... The Mocs were picked to finish first in the SoCon by the coaches and media, while also having eight players earn preseason All-SoCon honors.

GAME INFORMATION
Radio - Wofford Digital Network (Jim Noble, Thom Henson and Van Hipp)
TV - ESPN+
Stats - 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 season opener ...
    • Wofford opens the season on the road for the ninth time in the last ten fall seasons.
    • The season begins with a SoCon opponent for just the fifth time since joining the league in 1997. The last time was in 2018 at home against The Citadel.
    • The Terriers saw 32 players earn first career starts last fall and a total of 54 players started games.
    • Only one player started all eleven games last season - LB Joe Beckett. Only 26 players saw action in all eleven games.
    • Wofford was ranked 87th in the nation in total offense and 114th in total defense at the end of the season.
    • The rushing offense was ranked fifth overall at 232.8  yards per game in the spring. Wofford had been ranked in the top ten in rushing offense for 22 straight seasons but were 13th in 2021 at 208.6 yards per game.
    • The Terriers have played in 13 overtime games since 1996, with four of those coming against Chattanooga.

ABOUT WOFFORD
After playing a spring and fall season in 2021, the Terriers welcomed a return to normal with a spring practice, summer strength and conditioning sessions and camp in August to prepare for 2022. The biggest changes - besides time to develop players - has been a switch to a pro spread offense.
    The offensive line returns starters Nick Russo and Anthony Garcia, while Al Hogan is back at center after missing the 2021 season. They are joined by Jysaiah Cromer and Quincy Hughes. The skill positions has evolved into three receivers, one tight end and one running back in most formations. Receivers include Landon Parker, R.J. Khayo, Rickie Shaw II and Kyle Watkins. Tight ends are led by Jacob Ritchie and Wyatt Bartkowiak, while Nathan Walker is back for his fifth season at running back. A three-way battle during camp at quarterback between Bryce Corriston, Cade Rice and Jimmy Weirick led to Weirick being named the starter.
    The defense remains a 3-4 base, with the defensive line led by returners Micheal Mason, Brandon Maina and Chuck Smith. The linebackers feature one returning starter in Camden Gray, while Jalen Marshall, Eli Purcell and John Boyles look to join him as starters. In the secondary, all four projected starters earned starts last season. Oka Emmanwori and Amir Annoor will work at cornerback, with Tahir Annoor and Miles Richardson at safety.
    The specialists will see Atkins Roberts returning as placekicker and Bridger Jones handling kickoff duties. Roberts and Landon Parker will handle punting, with Collin Springer back at long snapper for his fifth season. The return game features numerous players, including Kyle Parsons, Garrett Vernon and R.J. Khayo.

The 2021 SEASON RECAP
At quarterback, Peyton Derrick started seven games, with Jimmy Weirick starting one, Bryce Corriston with two starts and Kyle Pinnix with a start ... Weirick was 21-of-38 passing for 234 yards along with two rushing touchdowns, while Derrick was 48-of-87 with seven passing touchdowns and 262 rushing yards ... Bryce Corriston had 129 rushing yards and was 18-of-41 passing for 179 yards, with Kyle Pinnix picking up 61 yards on 21 carries and 3-of-9 passing for 30 yards ... Irvin Mulligan was the leading rusher with 854 yards on 124 carries and eight touchdowns ... Jamari Broussard had 288 rushing yards on 76 carries with a touchdown, with Nathan Walker and Ryan Ingram adding rushing touchdowns ... The top receiver was Alec Holt with 22 catches for 458 yards and five touchdowns ... Jim Welsh added 19 receptions for 175 yards and a touchdown, while R.J. Khayo had 16 catches for 189 yards ... The offensive line saw nine players start, with none starting the same position for all eleven games ... They ranked 7th in the nation in fewest sacks allowed with ten ... Linebacker Joe Beckett (80) was the team leader in tackles and he had 4.0 tackles for loss ... Micheal Mason had 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks, while Rett Russell had 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... Chuck Smith added two sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss ... Isaiah Wadsworth and Amir Annoor had the two interceptions for the team ... Walker Gliarmis handled the placekicking duties and was 8-of-12 on field goals with a long of 48 yards ... Atkins Roberts kicked off 46 times for a 54.4 average and had a 38.9 average on his 53 punts.

SEASON OPENERS
After the win at Elon in the fall of 2021, Wofford is 53-59-1 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.

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 last season. 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 2022 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!

WOFFORD APP
Be sure to download the new Wofford Terriers mobile app presented by SubStation II launched this fall! Featuring real-time news alerts, schedules, exclusive multimedia content, gameday details and more, the new Wofford app is free and compatible with both iOS and Android devices.Through the app, Wofford fans will enjoy a personalized mobile experience with the ability to manage tickets, and receive breaking news and score notifications for the teams they follow.

TICKETS
Season tickets and single game tickets are available by calling 864-597-4090 or by visiting www.woffordterriers.com/tickets