2017 Wofford Terriers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2017
| team = Wofford Terriers
| sport= football
| image = Wofford Terriers wordmark.svg
| image_size= 125
| conference= Southern Conference
| division=
| short_conf= SoCon
| STATSRank = 6
| FCSCoachRank = 7
| record = 10–3
| conf_record = 7–1
| head_coach= Mike Ayers
| hc_year = 30th
| off_coach= Wade Lang
| oc_year = 30th
| def_coach= Shiel Wood
| dc_year = 9th
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Gibbs Stadium
| champion = Southern Conference champion
|bowl=FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals
| bowl_result =L 10–42 vs. North Dakota State
}}
{{2017 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 2017 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon championship. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Furman in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion North Dakota State.
On December 13, head coach Mike Ayers announced his retirement.{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/2017/12/13/mike-ayers-retires-after-3-wofford-football-coach/948021001/|title = Mike Ayers retires after 30 years as Wofford football coach}} He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2017
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 11
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–23
| attend = 7,237
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = Mercer
| site_stadium = Moye Complex
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–27
| attend = 11,727
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 9
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 27–24
| attend = 7,211
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Bailey Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| tv = BSN
| score = 31–7
| attend = 2,862
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = Western Carolina
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 35–28
| overtime = OT
| attend = 6,982
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = The Citadel
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 20–16
| attend = 8,543
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Samford
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 21–24
| attend = 7,236
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = East Tennessee State
| site_stadium = William B. Greene Jr. Stadium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 31–24
| attend = 7,087
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 24–21
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 5,012
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 45–14
| attend = 4,229
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams-Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| tv = SECN
| score = 10–31
| attend = 74,742
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = Furman
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Gibbs Stadium
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename = NCAA Division I Second Round, rivalry
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 28–10
| attend = 5,153
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 9
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = ESPN2
| gamename = NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
| score = 10–42
| attend = 17,008
}}
}}
[http://athletics.wofford.edu/schedule.aspx?schedule=181&path=football Schedule]
Game summaries
=Furman=
{{see also|2017 Furman Paladins football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Paladins
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=6
|Home=No. 11 Terriers
|H1=7
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Mercer=
{{see also|2017 Mercer Bears football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 10 Terriers
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=Bears
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=6
}}
{{Clear}}
=Gardner–Webb=
{{see also|2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Runnin' Bulldogs
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=No. 9 Terriers
|H1=3
|H2=14
|H3=10
|H4=0
}}
{{Clear}}
=At Presbyterian=
{{see also|2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 7 Terriers
|R1=14
|R2=0
|R3=3
|R4=14
|Home=Blue Hose
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{Clear}}
=Western Carolina=
{{see also|2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 22 Catamounts
|R1=7
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=7
|R5=0
|Home=No. 5 Terriers
|H1=3
|H2=10
|H3=8
|H4=7
|H5=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=At The Citadel=
{{see also|2017 The Citadel Bulldogs football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 5 Terriers
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=6
|Home=No. 23 Bulldogs
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=2
|H4=0
}}
{{Clear}}
=Samford=
{{see also|2017 Samford Bulldogs football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 16 Bulldogs
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=7
|R4=10
|Home=No. 5 Terriers
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=14
}}
{{Clear}}
=At East Tennessee State=
{{see also|2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 8 Terriers
|R1=3
|R2=14
|R3=7
|R4=7
|Home=Buccaneers
|H1=0
|H2=10
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=Chattanooga=
{{see also|2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Mocs
|R1=3
|R2=3
|R3=0
|R4=8
|R5=7
|R6=0
|Home=No. 8 Terriers
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=7
|H5=7
|H6=3
}}
{{Clear}}
=At VMI=
{{see also|2017 VMI Keydets football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 8 Terriers
|R1=7
|R2=14
|R3=17
|R4=7
|Home=Keydets
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=At South Carolina=
{{see also|2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team}}
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 7 Terriers
|R1=3
|R2=0
|R3=7
|R4=0
|Home=Gamecocks
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=7
|H4=10
}}
{{Clear}}
FCS Playoffs
=Furman–Second Round=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 22 Paladins
|R1=0
|R2=10
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=No. 8 Terriers
|H1=7
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=7
}}
{{Clear}}
=At North Dakota State–Quarterfinals=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 8 Terriers
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=No. 4 Bison
|H1=14
|H2=21
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{Clear}}
Ranking movements
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = STATS FCS
| poll1firstweek = 0
| poll1lastweek = 13
| poll1_0=11
| poll1_1=10
| poll1_2=11
| poll1_3=9
| poll1_4=7
| poll1_5=5
| poll1_6=5
| poll1_7=5
| poll1_8=8
| poll1_9=8
| poll1_10=8
| poll1_11=7
| poll1_12=8
| poll1_13=6
| poll1_14=
| poll1_15=
| poll1_16=
| poll1_17=
| poll1_18=
| poll1_19=
| poll1_20=
| poll2title = Coaches
| poll2firstweek = 0
| poll2lastweek = 13
| poll2_0=11
| poll2_1=10
| poll2_2=9
| poll2_3=9
| poll2_4=7
| poll2_5=5
| poll2_6=5
| poll2_7=5
| poll2_8=10
| poll2_9=9
| poll2_10=8
| poll2_11=7
| poll2_12=9
| poll2_13=7
| poll2_14=
| poll2_15=
| poll2_16=
| poll2_17=
| poll2_18=
| poll2_19=
| poll2_20=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Wofford Terriers football navbox}}
{{Southern Conference football champions}}
Category:Wofford Terriers football seasons