WOFFORD at VMI
Saturday, November 8, 2025 - 1:30 PM
Foster Stadium (10,000)
Lexington, Va.

THE VMI GAME
Wofford will play the next two games on the road, beginning on Saturday afternoon at VMI ... The Terriers are 3-6 overall and 2-3 in the SoCon this season, with a 16-15 loss at South Carolina State, a 14-10 home loss to Richmond, a 22-21 loss at Mercer, a 38-6 loss at Virginia Tech, a 23-21 loss to Western Carolina, a 31-14 win over Norfolk State, a 31-13 home win over Furman, a 14-10 loss at ETSU, and a 26-16 win over Samford ... The Terriers are coming off a 5-7 record last year, with a 3-5 mark in the Southern Conference ... In a series that began in 1924, the Terriers have a 15-13 lead in the series ... Wofford has won two of the last three meetings, including a 31-16 win last season in Spartanburg ... VMI was 1-11 overall last season and 1-7 in the Southern Conference ... So far this season they are 1-8 overall, with an 0-5 mark in the Southern Conference after losses to Chattanooga, ETSU, Samford, Mercer, and the Citadel. 

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
Wofford Football Yearbook  - LINK
Southern Conference Information - LINK

TERRIER TOP NOTES
Here are the top notes of interest heading into the game at VMI...
    • Shawn Watson enters his third full season as head coach of the Terriers. 
    • Wofford has won three of the last four games after starting the season 0-5. 
    • Only four players have started all nine games this season: OL Quincy Hughes, DT Seth Foster, DB Eli Campbell, and CB Darius Malcolm Jr. 
    • Six players were named to the All-Southern Conference preseason team. C.J. Coombes earned a spot on the first team and he is also on the preseason watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award. 
    • The Wofford defense is second in the SoCon, with the scoring defense 17th overall in the nation and second in the SoCon. 
    • Five of the six losses (S.C. State, Mercer, Richmond, Western Carolina and ETSU) have been decided by a total of 12 points.

ABOUT WOFFORD
Shawn Watson is entering his third full season as head coach of the Terriers. On offense, the offensive line features returning starters Mason Howard, Quincy Hughes, and Luke Moise. Clayton Hixon started the final three games last season at center and Dillon Porter will be at the other spot. The pro spread offense usually sees three receivers, one tight end and one running back in most formations. Terrance Honeywood, Ivory Aikens, and Isaiah Scott are starting at receiver, with Scott the lone returning starter. Transfer Matt Flanders will start at tight end, while Ihson Jackson-Anderson has started at running back.  At quarterback, Jayden Whitaker earned the starting spot after a competition in fall camp, but was replaced by Ethan Drumm against Richmond and J.T Fayard took over against Norfolk State. 
    The defense remains a 3-4 base, with the defensive line led by returners Brandon Maina and Marion Smokes. They are joined by Seth Foster. The linebacker position has four new starters in Kade Moledor, Javario Tinch, Jalen Rambert, and Elijah Washington. In the secondary, safeties Eli Campbell and Maximus Pulley are the starters at safety, with Darius Malcolm and J'Vion "Skoot" Luster taking over at the cornerback positions. 
    The special teams will see Sam Spence handling placekicking, Bridger Jones kicking off, Maddox Cowart at punter and holder, and Blake Shirley at long snapper. 

JERRY RICE AWARD WATCH LIST
A standout group of 22 players has been nominated to the watch list of the Stats Perform 2025 Jerry Rice Award, which honors the FCS freshman player of the year in college football's Division I subdivision. Wofford defensive back Darius Malcolm Jr. is one of the 22 players to earn a spot on the watch list. Malcolm, a second-year freshman from Atlanta, Georgia, is second on the team in total tackles with 67.

IN THE 2025 NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the 2025 NCAA rankings, Colby Alexander is tied for third in kickoff returns for touchdowns ... Ivory Aikens is 36th in kickoff returns (23.3 yards) ... Isaiah Scott is 11th in punt returns (13.8 yards) ... Ihson Jackson-Anderson is 36th in rushing yards per carry (5.51) ...  Brandon Maina is 15th in tackles for loss (1.29) ... Maina is also 18th in sacks (0.79). 

2025 PRESEASON ALL-SOCON
The Terriers had six players recognized by the league's coaches on the 2025 preseason all-conference first and second team. One player earned a spot on the first team, sophomore safety C.J. Coombes. Coombes started all 12 games last season and was second on the team with 88 total tackles. 
     Five players earned spots on the second team. Senior offensive lineman Quincy Hughes started all 12 games at left tackle last season. Senior defensive lineman Brandon Maina started four games in 2024 before an injury. In 2023, he started ten games and was named All-Southern Conference second team with a team-high 4.0 sacks. Senior safety Maximus Pulley started all 12 games last season and had 53 total tackles. Sophomore wide receiver Isaiah Scott played in all 12 games last season with eight starts and was second on the team in receiving with 28 catches for 350 yards. Sophomore defensive lineman Marion Smokes, played in seven games last season and led the team in sacks with 4.0 to be named to the SoCon All-Freshman Team.

MORE SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 
Wofford safety Maximus Pulley was named the SoCon Defensive Player of the Week and punter Cavan Craig was named the Special Teams Player of the Week on November 3. Pulley, a fifth-year senior from Fort Worth, Texas, had a pair of interceptions in the first quarter against Samford, with one returned 25 yards for a touchdown. The other interception was returned to the 17-yard line, setting up a Wofford touchdown for a 14-7 lead. Craig, a second-year freshman from Charleston, S.C., punted a career-high nine times in the win over Samford. He averaged 38.1 yards per punt, with five of the nine punts inside the 20-yard line.

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, sponsored by Yokohama, is 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" 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 2025 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 $375,000 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 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
Single game tickets are available by calling 864-597-4091 or by visiting www.woffordterriers.com/tickets. The Box Office is located in the lobby of the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium for sales and customer service.