2003 Wofford Terriers football team

American college football season

2003 Wofford Terriers football

SoCon champion

NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–24 vs. Delaware

Conference| Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network| No. 3
Record| 12–2 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Mike Ayers (16th season)

Home stadium| Gibbs Stadium

Seasons

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2004 ->

2003 Southern Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Wofford $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Appalachian State |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
No. 24 Georgia Southern |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Furman |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
The Citadel |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Western Carolina |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Chattanooga |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
East Tennessee State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Elon |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The 2003 Wofford Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Wofford College as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th year under head coachMike Ayers, the Terriers compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a conference mark of 8–0, and finished as SoCon champion. Wofford advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where they defeated North Carolina A&T and Western Kentucky before they lost at Delaware in the first semifinals.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 30| at Air Force*| |

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| L 0–49| 40,111| [1]
September 6| South Carolina State*| |

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 35–13| 11,486| [2]
September 20| No. 6 Georgia Southern| No. 25|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 20–14| 9,648| [3]
September 27| Catawba*| No. 15|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 28–3| 7,032| [4]
October 4| at Chattanooga| No. 12|

* Finley Stadium
* Chattanooga, TN

| W 42–14| 7,409| [5]
October 11| Elon| No. 8|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 45–7| | [6]
October 18| at Western Carolina| No. 8|

* Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
* Cullowhee, NC

| W 38–6| 11,021| [7]
October 25| Appalachian State| No. 6|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 24–14| 10,129| [8]
November 1| at No. 25 The Citadel| No. 5|

* Johnson Hagood Stadium
* Charleston, SC (rivalry)

| W 42–16| 20,863| [9]
November 8| East Tennessee State| No. 5|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC

| W 28–14| 8,871| [10]
November 15| at Furman| No. 4|

* Paladin Stadium
* Greenville, SC (rivalry)

| W 7–6| 12,745| [11]
November 29| No. 18 North Carolina A&T*| No. 2|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)

| W 31–10| 10,500| [12]
December 6| No. 9 Western Kentucky*| No. 2|

* Gibbs Stadium
* Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)

| W 34–17| 7,500| [13]
December 13| at No. 3 Delaware*| No. 2|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)

| L 9–24| 14,351| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "DeBerry gets No. 150". The Daily Sentinel. August 31, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Wofford puts hurt on S.C. State, 35–13". The Times and Democrat. September 7, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Penalties prove Eagles' downfall". The Atlanta Constitution. September 21, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Wofford 28, Catawba 3". The State. September 28, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wofford 42, Chattanooga 14". The Charlotte Observer. October 5, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bennett propels Wofford in rout". The Beaufort Gazette. October 12, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Cats fall hard, Terriers' tricks drop WCU from race". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Wofford finishes the job". The State. October 26, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Wofford clinches tie for Southern Conference title". The Greenville News. November 2, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "No. 5 Terriers clinch first SoCon title, playoff spot". Johnson City Press. November 9, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Terriers complete mission". The Greenville News. November 16, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Zolman leads Wofford to postseason victory". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 30, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Wofford grounds WKU's title hopes". The Courier-Journal. December 7, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Delaware tops Wofford, moves to I-AA final". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 14, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wofford Terriers football

Venues|

* Synder Field (1930–1995)
* Gibbs Stadium (1996–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1950 Cigar Bowl
* The Citadel
* Furman

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC|

* Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922)
* Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923)
* Alabama (1924)
* Alabama & Tulane (1925)
* Alabama (1926)
* Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927)
* Georgia Tech (1928)
* Tulane (1929)
* Alabama & Tulane (1930)
* Tulane (1931)
* Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC|

* Duke (1933)
* Washington and Lee (1934)
* Duke (1935)
* Duke (1936)
* Maryland (1937)
* Duke (1938)
* Duke (1939)
* Clemson (1940)
* Duke (1941)
* William & Mary (1942)
* Duke (1943)
* Duke (1944)
* Duke (1945)
* North Carolina (1946)
* William & Mary (1947)
* Clemson (1948)
* North Carolina (1949)
* Washington and Lee (1950)
* Maryland & VMI (1951)
* Duke (1952)

Post-ACC|

* West Virginia (1953)
* West Virginia (1954)
* West Virginia (1955)
* West Virginia (1956)
* VMI (1957)
* West Virginia (1958)
* VMI (1959)
* VMI (1960)
* The Citadel (1961)
* VMI (1962)
* VPI (1963)
* West Virginia (1964)
* West Virginia (1965)
* East Carolina & William & Mary (1966)
* West Virginia (1967)
* Richmond (1968)
* Davidson & Richmond (1969)
* William & Mary (1970)
* Richmond (1971)
* East Carolina (1972)
* East Carolina (1973)
* VMI (1974)
* Richmond (1975)
* East Carolina (1976)
* Chattanooga & VMI (1977)
* Chattanooga & Furman (1978)
* Chattanooga (1979)
* Furman (1980)
* Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS|

* Furman (1982)
* Furman (1983)
* Chattanooga (1984)
* Furman (1985)
* Appalachian State (1986)
* Appalachian State (1987)
* Furman & Marshall (1988)
* Furman (1989)
* Furman (1990)
* Appalachian State (1991)
* The Citadel (1992)
* Georgia Southern (1993)
* Marshall (1994)
* Appalachian State (1995)
* Marshall (1996)
* Georgia Southern (1997)
* Georgia Southern (1998)
* Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999)
* Georgia Southern (2000)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2001)
* Georgia Southern (2002)
* Wofford (2003)
* Furman & Georgia Southern (2004)
* Appalachian State (2005)
* Appalachian State (2006)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2007)
* Appalachian State (2008)
* Appalachian State (2009)
* Appalachian State & Wofford (2010)
* Georgia Southern (2011)
* Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012)
* Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013)
* Chattanooga (2014)
* Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)
* The Citadel (2016)
* Wofford (2017)
* East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018)
* Wofford (2019)
* VMI (2020)
* East Tennessee State (2021)
* Samford (2022)
* Furman (2023)

National championships in bold

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2003 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

* Bethune-Cookman
* Colgate
* Delaware
* Florida Atlantic
* Jacksonville State
* Massachusetts
* McNeese State
* Montana
* Montana State
* North Carolina A&T
* Northern Arizona
* Northern Iowa
* Southern Illinois
* Western Illinois
* Western Kentucky
* Wofford

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