WOFFORD at Gardner-Webb
Thursday, August 29, 2024 - 7:00 PM
Boiling Springs, N.C. - Spangler Stadium

THE GARDNER-WEBB GAME
Wofford will open the 2024 season on Thursday night at Gardner-Webb ... The Terriers won their final two games in the 2023 season and are looking to continue to build on that momentum entering the season ... This will be the 29th meeting between the two teams that are separated by just 42 miles ... The last meeting was in 2019 in Spartanburg, which was won 49-10 by the Terriers ... Wofford has won the last four meetings since 2015 ... Gardner-Webb was 7-5 overall and 5-1 in the Big South/OVC last season ... They advanced to the NCAA FCS Playoffs, where they lost 17-7 in the first round to Mercer.

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 at Gardner-Webb ...
    • This is the 116th season of football at Wofford, which began in 1889.
    • Wofford opens the season on the road for the 13th time in the last fifteen fall seasons.
    • The season begins with back-to-back road trips for the second straight season.
    • The team starts in the season in August for just the second time in the last ten years (2014, 2019).
    • A Thursday night opener is rare with only two since 1990 - including the most recent on Sept.1, 2016 at Tennessee Tech.
    • Shawn Watson is entering his second full season as head coach of the Terriers.
    • Wofford returns 16 starters overall, including seven on offense, seven on defense and two specialists.  
    • Nine players were named to the All-Southern Conference preseason team. Five players earned spots on the first team, the most in the league, including RB Ryan Ingram, TE Jordan Davis, DL Brandon Maina, LB David Powers and DB Maximus Pulley.

SEASON OPENERS
After the loss at Pittsburgh in the fall of 2023, Wofford is 53-61-1 all-time in season openers since posting a 5-1 win over Furman on December 14, 1889 ... In the last ten seasons, Wofford is 5-5 in season openers, with the losses to Georgia Tech, Clemson, South Carolina State, Chattanooga and Pittsburgh ... When Wofford opens the season at home, its record is 27-20-1.

A 12 GAME SEASON
Wofford has not played 12 games in the regular season since 2016. That season the Terriers were 9-3 in the regular season and then 10-4 overall after the FCS Playoffs. Prior to that, Wofford played 12 regular season games in 2002 (9-3).

INSIDE WOFFORD FOOTBALL WITH COACH SHAWN WATSON
Wofford Sports Properties, the multimedia rights partner for Wofford College Athletics, has announced the return of "Inside Wofford Football with Coach Shawn Watson." The show is part of an expanded selection of coaches shows that began last season. The shows, sponsored by Yokohama, are hosted by the voice of the Terriers, Jim Noble. "Inside Wofford Football" begins in September and will debut every Monday during the football season. Fans can listen to the "Inside Wofford Football" program 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 2024 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 Wofford Terriers mobile app. Featuring real-time news alerts, schedules, exclusive multimedia content, gameday details and more, the 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. New this year are "Terrier Rewards" and fans attending Wofford games can earn points for attending by "checking in" on the app to earn points. A variety of prizes will be available at different point levels, including gift cards and experiences.

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