WOFFORD at Furman
Saturday, October 3, 2026 - 2:00 PM
Paladin Stadium (13,458)
Greenville, S.C.

THE FURMAN GAME
Coming off a loss to SoCon newcomer Tennessee Tech, Wofford remains in league play with a short trip to Furman on Saturday afternoon ... The Terriers are 2-3 on the season after a 41-14 win over The Citadel, a 17-13 win over Gardner-Webb, a 36-15 loss at Kent State, a 41-7 loss at Chattanooga, and a 42-38 home loss to Tennessee Tech ... In the SoCon standings, Wofford is 1-2 as the only team to play three league games ... The Terriers posted a 6-6 record last year, with a 5-3 mark in the Southern Conference to finish tied for third in the standings ... In a series that began in 1889 - the first football game played in South Carolina - Wofford and Furman have met 99 times with the Paladins holding a 56-36-7 lead ... The Terriers won 19-13 in Greenville last season, giving Wofford wins in seven of the last ten games ... Furman was 3-8 overall last season and 2-5 in the Southern Conference ... So far this season they are 2-3 overall, with a 1-0 mark in the Southern Conference after a win at Mercer. 

GAME INFORMATION
Radio - Wofford Digital Network (Jim Noble, Thom Henson and Van Hipp)
TV - ESPN+  and Nexstar (WYCW-GSP/WCCB-Charlotte/WFTO-Birmingham/WCIV-Charleston/EFLI-Chattanooga)
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 Furman game ...
    • Shawn Watson is entering his fourth full season as head coach of the Terriers. 
    • This is the 100th meeting between Wofford and Furman. 
    • The Terriers return 13 starters from last season, with eight on the offense, four on the defense, and one specialist. 
    • Six players earned spots on the preseason All-SoCon team, with Eli Campbell on the first team. 
    • Wofford opened the season with back-to-back home wins for a 2-0 start for just the second time in the last seven seasons (2024).  
    • Davis Penn and Cillian Bonner both have been named SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week so far this season. 
    • The Wofford red zone offense is first in the nation at a perfect 100% (12-of-12 with 10 touchdowns). 

ABOUT WOFFORD
Shawn Watson enters his fourth full season as head coach of the Terriers. On offense, the offensive line features returning starters Clayton Hixon, Reggie Houston and Dillon Porter, with Jaden Brinkley and Esom Nnajiofor rounding out the group. The pro spread offense usually sees three receivers, one tight end and one running back in most formations. Four of the top five receivers from last year return in Ivory Aikens, Colby Alexander, Terrance Honeywood, and Isaiah Scott. Sophomore Jack Ewell is projected to start at tight end, while Gerald Modest returns at running back. At quarterback, J.T. Fayard started the final seven games last season with a 6-1 record and Ethan Drumm started two games in 2025. 
    The defense remains a 3-4 base, with the defensive line having three new starters in Ramon McCollough, Joseph Polite, and Nicholas Mathious. The linebacker position will return Javario Tinch, Kade Moledor and Wyatt Ward who all started games last year, along with Logan McCloud. In the secondary, safety Eli Campbell is joined by Jacobi Hatter with Cole Walker and J'Vion "Skoot" Luster at the cornerback positions. 
    The special teams unit has Sam Spence returning to kick, Cillian Bonner punting, and Haven Maddox  handling kickoffs. Ivory Aikens and Colby Alexander will handle kickoff returns, with Isaiah Scott and Gavin Batt on punt return. 

WOFFORD AND FURMAN
Wofford played the first college football game in South Carolina on December 14, 1889. Wofford defeated Furman 5-1 in a game that featured "no uniforms for its players, no positions and rules formulated before the game."  According to Wofford alumnus G. Rouqie '91 in the January 1890 issue of the Old Gold and Black, the game "last one hour and half, with two fifteen-minute rests, and was won by ease by Wofford, the score being five to one. The visiting team (Furman) left on the afternoon train wiser and sadder men."  This year's meeting will be the 100th in the series. Furman is the most common opponent for the Terriers (99 games), followed by Presbyterian (86) and Newberry (81). 

IN THE 2026 NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the 2026 NCAA rankings, Ivory Aikens is second in kickoff returns (35.7 yards) and tied for first in kickoff return touchdowns ... Cole Walker is 43rd in passed defended (1.00) ... Isaiah Scott is 26th in punt returns (10.2 yards) ... Gerald Modest is 14th in rushing touchdowns (5), 32nd in rushing yards per game (73.8) and 25th in total touchdowns (5) ... Terrence Honeywood is 37th in yards per reception (18.15) ... Ethan Drumm is seventh in yards per completion (15.66) and 24th in passing efficiency (150.1) ... Cillian Bonner is 42nd in punting at 41.8. 

REACHING MILESTONES
Two players have reached milestones so far this season. Gerald Modest reached the 1,000 career rushing mark with 84 yards against Tennessee Tech. Isaiah Scott cleared the 1,000 career receiving mark against Tennessee Tech as well. 

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 hosted by the voice of the Terriers, Jim Noble. "Inside Wofford Football" begins in August 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 2026 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 new 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. All tickets are digital this season. For complete ticket info, visit HERE.