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TABLE OF CONTENTS Credits

2022 Football Schedule 2022 Numerical Roster...............................................................................6
2022 Alphabetical Roster..........................................................................7
The 2022 Wofford College football yearbook is a
publication of Wofford Sports Properties.
Head Coach Josh Conklin..........................................................................8
Sept. 3 Wofford Football Coaching Staff........................................................... 10
Wofford Football Support Staff............................................................. 12
Editors: Brent Williamson, Ellie Greene and Stanley
Broaden.
at Chattanooga 2022 Football Roster................................................................................ 14
Chattanooga, Tenn. Football in the PROs................................................................................ 30
Wofford College.........................................................................................32
PEAK Sports MGMT: Brian Sullivan and Benton Snyder.
Terrier Club................................................................................................. 34 Photography: Mark Olencki.
Sept. 10 The Southern Conference........................................................................38
Gibbs Stadium........................................................................................... 44
Elon
Spartanburg, S.C.

Sept. 17
at Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Va.

sept. 24
at kennesaw st.
Kennesaw, ga.

Oct. 1
Mercer
Spartanburg, S.C.

Oct. 8
at Samford
Birmingham, Ala.

Oct. 15
The Citadel
Spartanburg, S.C.

Oct. 29
ETSU
Spartanburg, S.C.

Nov. 5
at Western Carolina
Cullowhee, N.C.

Nov. 12
VMI
Spartanburg, S.C.

Nov. 19
at Furman
Greenville, S.C.

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2022 Numerical roster 2022 ALPHABETICAL roster

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School # Name POS # Name POS
0 Devin Mathews WR 6-4 205 Sr. Palm Coast, Fla. Matanzas / Naval 40 Jon Schaffer LB 6-2 238 Fr. Early Branch, S.C. / Andrew Jackson 41 Forrest Alvarez LS/TE 58 Marc Magno OL
Academy
41 Forrest Alvarez LS/TE 6-0 220 Sr. Lexington, S.C. / Lexington 2 Tahir Annoor CB 93 Brandon Maina DL
2 Tahir Annoor CB 5-11 195 Sr. Nashville, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy
41 Mark Brown OLB 6-0 195 Fr. Columbia, S.C. / Hammond 13 Amir Annoor CB 12 Isaiah Mananga LB
2 Jacob Kimbrell QB 6-2 200 Jr. Chesnee, S.C. / Chesnee
42 Marcus Gatling LB 5-11 215 So. Havelock, N.C. / Havelock 4 Trey Baker QB 52 Ben Marler OL
3 Jaheem Hazel CB 6-0 190 Sr. Beaufort, S.C. / Whale Branch
43 C.J. Tillman DL 6-0 285 Jr. North Augusta, Ga. / Fox Creek / 15 Logan Barnes LB 33 Jalen Marshall LB
3 Carlton Terry II WR 6-0 170 Fr. Conway, S.C. / Conway Presbyterian
87 Wyatt Bartkowiak TE 49 Alvin Martin DL
4 Trey Baker QB 6-2 170 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Road 44 Devery Cagle K 6-0 175 Fr. Greenville, S.C. / Eastside
4 John Boyles LB 99 Micheal Mason DL
4 John Boyles LB 6-3 230 Jr. Traverse City, Mich. / Episcopal (Va.) 45 Blake Shirley LS 6-0 190 Fr. Greer, S.C. Eastside
41 Mark Brown OLB 0 Devin Mathews WR
4 Dylan Djete DB 6-0 180 Fr. Levis, Quebec / Clearwater International 46 Andrew Guth DL 6-4 225 Fr. Johns Creek, Ga. / Johns Creek
Academy (FL) 23 RJ Brunson DB 48 John Mazzella TE
47 Camden Gray LB 6-3 240 So. Inman, S.C. / Chapman
5 Miles Richardson DB 5-10 190 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. / Chapel Hill 44 Devery Cagle K 67 Lathan McComis OL
48 John Mazzella TE 6-0 225 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Ponte Vedra
5 Jimmy Weirick QB 5-11 195 5th. Pickering, Ohio / Pickerington North 29 Grant Chandler WR 54 Jeremy Michaux OL
49 Alvin Martin DL 6-1 305 Fr. Stafford, Va. / Episcopal
6 Okachi Emmanwori DB 5-11 190 Sr. Irmo, S.C. Irmo / Presbyterian 14 Matthew Clayton LB 26 Tommy Miller DB
50 Anthony Garcia OL 6-3 300 Jr. Leavenworth, Kansas / Leavenworth /
6 RJ Khayo WR 5-9 170 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller Independence CC 8 Bryce Corriston QB 10 Harrison Morgan LB

8 Bryce Corriston QB 6-1 205 Jr. Spring, Texas / Klein 52 Seth Foster DL 6-3 275 Rf. Blackshear, Ga. / Pierce County 72 Jysaiah Cromer OL 31 Nick Morgan LB

8 Eli Purcell LB 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn. Farragut 52 Ben Marler OL 6-4 280 Rf. Okatie, S.C. / May River 75 Bo Crutcher III OL 34 Irvin Mulligan RB

9 Jordan Davis TE 6-2 225 So. Arlington, Texas Timberline / Trinity 53 Josh Harris DL 6-1 255 Rf. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Carolina Forest 20 Damien Curtis DB 17 Javis Mynatt DB
Valley CC
54 Jeremy Michaux OL 6-6 275 Sr. St. Augustine, Fla. / St. Augustine 84 Will Daniel WR 80 Daniel Nelson WR
9 John Michael DiRoberto S 6-0 195 Jr. Roswell, Ga. / Roswell
55 Cameron Woolery DL 6-1 245 Jr. Orland Park, Ill. / Carl Sandburg 36 Brandon Davenport TE 23 Landon Parker WR/P
10 Harrison Morgan LB 6-3 220 Jr. Easley, S.C. / Wren
56 Jason Swann OL 6-3 300 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Saint Thomas 9 Jordan Davis TE 28 Kyle Parsons RB
10 Cade Rice QB 6-3 215 Rf. Springfield, Ohio / Northmont / South Aquinas / ASA Miami
Dakota State 94 Marcus Dees DL 15 Kyle Pinnix QB
56 James Wells LB 6-0 225 Sr. Chapin, S.C. / Chapin
11 Alec Holt WR 6-0 185 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Gilbert (S.C.) 63 Julio Del Jesus OL 34 David Powers LB
57 Joey Kimberling LB 6-2 220 Rf. Hampstead, N.C. / Topsail
11 Isaiah Wadsworth CB 6-0 185 Jr. Hampton, Ga. / St. Francis 86 Bryson Dickerson TE 8 Eli Purcell LB
58 Marc Magno OL 6-4 300 Rf. Charlotte, N.C. / Providence Day School
12 Ryan Ingram RB 5-11 210 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. / Stephenson 9 John Michael DiRoberto S 32 Benny Radicia LB
59 Gavin Taylor OL 6-2 260 Rf. West Columbia, S.C. / Brookland-Cayce
12 Isaiah Mananga LB 6-3 205 So. Clayton, N.C. / Clayton 4 Dylan Djete DB 79 Griffin Reid OL
60 Collin Springer LS 5-11 205 5th. Newberry, S.C. / Newberry
13 Amir Annoor CB 6-1 180 So. Nashville, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy 90 Jacob Drag DL 10 Cade Rice QB
61 Quincy Hughes OL 6-4 295 Rf. Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton
13 Cam Smith WR 6-4 215 Fr. Dayton, Ohio / Centerville 88 Dillon Droze TE 5 Miles Richardson DB
62 Al Hogan OL 6-4 315 5th. Fayetteville, Ga. / Landmark Christian
14 Matthew Clayton LB 6-3 210 Rf. Gainesville, Fla. / Buchholz 98 Max Dunlasky DL 89 Jacob Ritchie TE
63 Julio Del Jesus OL 6-4 320 Rf. Kissimmee, Fla. / Tohopekaliga
15 Logan Barnes LB 6-1 215 Sr. Dawsonville, Ga. / Dawson County 6 Okachi Emmanwori DB 35 Atkins Roberts K/P
64 Tayvian Gass OL 6-5 300 Sr. Sumter, S.C. / Sumter
15 Kyle Pinnix QB 6-1 200 Rf. Reidsville, N.C. / Eden 83 Hansen Englert TE 74 Nick Russo OL
67 Lathan McComis OL 6-4 280 Fr. West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West
16 Rickie Shaw II WR 6-2 185 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Riverside 52 Seth Foster DL 40 Jon Schaffer LB
68 Clayton Hixon OL 6-3 300 Fr. Jackson, Ga. / Jackson
17 Javis Mynatt DB 6-0 185 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. / Knoxville Catholic 50 Anthony Garcia OL 24 Jack Scroggs LB
69 Andrew Vaught OL 6-6 270 Rf. Roanoke, Va. / Roanoke Catholic / Toledo
17 Chase Soper QB 6-0 215 So. Alexandria, Va. Hayfield / James Madison 64 Tayvian Gass OL 82 Corey Seay TE
72 Jysaiah Cromer OL 6-4 290 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. / Broome
18 Garrett Vernon WR 6-2 210 Jr. Elkin, N.C. / East Wilkes 42 Marcus Gatling LB 16 Rickie Shaw II WR
73 Briggs Kearse OL 6-4 300 Jr. Blackville, S.C. / Barnwell
19 Gabriel Harris WR 6-2 190 Rf. Sumter, S.C. / Laurence Manning 47 Camden Gray LB 45 Blake Shirley LS
Academy 74 Nick Russo OL 6-2 300 5th. Chester, N.J. / St. Joseph Regional
96 Romello Gray DL 13 Cam Smith WR
20 Damien Curtis DB 5-11 170 So. Gainesville, Fla. / Buchholz 75 Bo Crutcher III OL 6-2 285 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Myers Park
46 Andrew Guth DL 97 Chuck Smith DL
21 Nathan Walker RB 6-0 235 5th. Ridgeville, S.C. / Cross 76 Luke Mabry OL 6-4 275 Rf. Cowpens, S.C. / Gaffney
25 John Harrington Jr. CB 91 Bra'Lyan Smith-Sapp DL
22 David Legette RB 5-10 180 Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Carolina Forest 77 Moxon Zehr OL 6-4 300 Rf. Bluffton, S.C. / May River
19 Gabriel Harris WR 17 Chase Soper QB
23 RJ Brunson DB 6-1 190 Fr. St. Matthews, S.C. / Calhoun County 79 Griffin Reid OL 6-4 270 Rf. Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork
53 Josh Harris DL 60 Collin Springer LS
23 Landon Parker WR/P 6-3 210 5th. Concord, N.C. / Mt. Pleasant 80 Daniel Nelson WR 6-5 200 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / Covenant Day
3 Jaheem Hazel CB 24 Ryan Stephens RB
24 Jack Scroggs LB 6-1 220 Sr. Buford, Ga. / Buford 81 Kyle Watkins WR 6-0 170 So. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Carolina Forest
68 Clayton Hixon OL 56 Jason Swann OL
24 Ryan Stephens RB 6-0 224 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. / Collins Hill 82 Corey Seay TE 6-2 225 Rf. Chesnee, S.C. / Chesnee
62 Al Hogan OL 59 Gavin Taylor OL
25 John Harrington Jr. CB 6-1 190 Sr. Katy, Texas / Seven Lakes 83 Hansen Englert TE 6-2 220 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Bolles School
11 Alec Holt WR 3 Carlton II Terry WR
25 Ezra King K/P 6-0 185 Jr. Newborn, Ga. / Eastside 84 Will Daniel WR 6-2 195 Rf. Charleston, S.C. / First Baptist School of
Charleston 61 Quincy Hughes OL 43 C.J. Tillman DL
26 Tommy Miller DB 6-0 180 Fr. Matthews, N.C. / Metrolina Christian
Academy 85 Will Jordan WR 6-3 205 Jr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Academic Magnet 12 Ryan Ingram RB 69 Andrew Vaught OL

27 Michael Long RB 5-8 185 Rf. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Bishop England 86 Bryson Dickerson TE 6-4 230 Fr. Bowman, Ga. / Elbert County 38 Bridger Jones K 18 Garrett Vernon WR

28 Kyle Parsons RB 6-0 200 Fr. Weddington, N.C. / Weddington 87 Wyatt Bartkowiak TE 6-4 225 Jr. Boiling Springs, S.C. / Boiling Springs 85 Will Jordan WR 11 Isaiah Wadsworth CB

29 Grant Chandler WR 6-2 165 Fr. Ninety Six, S.C. / Greenwood 88 Dillon Droze TE 6-3 230 Jr. Roebuck, S.C. / Dorman 73 Briggs Kearse OL 21 Nathan Walker RB

30 Jackson Zehr S 6-1 190 Sr. Summerville, S.C. / Cane Bay 89 Jacob Ritchie TE 6-4 235 So. Saint Johns, Fla. / Creekside 6 RJ Khayo WR 81 Kyle Watkins WR

31 Nick Morgan LB 6-2 205 Fr. Easley, S.C. / Wren 90 Jacob Drag DL 6-4 250 Sr. Chapin, S.C. / Chapin 57 Joey Kimberling LB 5 Jimmy Weirick QB

32 Benny Radicia LB 6-0 220 So. Omaha, Neb. Omaha Westside / Iowa 91 Bra'Lyan Smith-Sapp DL 6-3 211 Fr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Saint James 2 Jacob Kimbrell QB 56 James Wells LB
Western
93 Brandon Maina DL 6-0 275 So. Hiram, Ga. / Hiram 25 Ezra King K/P 55 Cameron Woolery DL
33 Jalen Marshall LB 6-2 205 Fr. Hiram, Ga. South Paulding / Air Force
Prep 94 Marcus Dees DL 6-0 250 So. Montgomery, Ala. / Montgomery Catholic 95 Anthonie Lattany DL 30 Jackson Zehr S

34 Irvin Mulligan RB 5-10 205 Sr. Beaufort, S.C. / Whale Branch 95 Anthonie Lattany DL 6-5 305 Jr. Nahunta, Ga. / Brantley County / 22 David Legette RB 77 Moxon Zehr OL
Hutchinson CC
34 David Powers LB 6-0 225 Jr. El Paso, Texas/ Franklin / Cisco Junior 27 Michael Long RB 30 Jackson Zehr S
College 96 Romello Gray DL 6-2 312 Sr. Ankeny, Iowa / Ankeny / Iowa Central CC
76 Luke Mabry OL
35 Atkins Roberts K/P 6-0 175 Jr. Mountain Brook, Ala. / Mountain Brook 97 Chuck Smith DL 6-3 260 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. / North Gwinnett

36 Brandon Davenport TE 6-4 235 Fr. Kernersville, N.C. / East Forsyth 98 Max Dunlasky DL 6-2 260 Fr. Winter Garden, Fla. / West Orange

38 Bridger Jones K 5-10 185 Fr. Columbus, Ga. / Columbus 99 Micheal Mason DL 6-3 270 Sr. Florence, S.C. / South Florence

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Conference. The Bulldogs were especially stingy in scoring defense in

2011, holding their opponents under 20 points in seven of 11 contests
Josh Conklin (64%).
Head Coach
Fifth Season From 2007-09, Conklin coached the defensive backs at Wofford. He
added special teams to his responsibilities in his final season working
with the Terriers.
Dakota State ‘03 In Conklin’s initial two years, Wofford had 33 interceptions. The Terriers
led the Southern Conference in 2007 with 20 interceptions and ranked
second in 2008 with 13. Wofford advanced to the FCS Playoffs in
@CoachConklin each of those seasons. In 2007, the Terriers won the second Southern
Conference title in school history and led the league in scoring defense.
After an historic win at Montana in the first round of the playoffs, the
Terriers were defeated in the quarterfinals by Richmond. Cornerback
Brian Kemp was named second team All-Southern Conference.
YEAR BY YEAR
The 2008 season was capped with a loss to James Madison in
Year School Position Record Notes
the first round of the playoffs to end the year at 9-3. Safety Jason
2003 South Dakota State Graduate Assistant 7-4 Leventis and cornerback Mychael Johnson earned second team All-
2004 South Dakota State Graduate 6-5
Southern Conference honors as the team was second in the league in
interceptions. While working with the specialists in 2009, punter Chris
2005 South Dakota State Secondary 6-5 Tommie was named first team All-Southern Conference with a 43.8
2006 South Dakota State Secondary 7-5 average.
2007 Wofford Secondary 9-4 (SoCon Champions)
Conklin’s coaching career was launched at South Dakota State,
2008 Wofford Secondary 9-3 (FCS Playoffs) where he served as a graduate assistant in 2003 and 2004. He then
2009 Wofford Secondary 3-8 was promoted to a full-time post with the Jackrabbits, coaching the
secondary and special teams in 2005 and 2006. In 2006, SDSU finished
2010 The Citadel Defensive Coordinator 3-8
21st in the nation and ranked second in the conference in pass defense.
2011 The Citadel Defensive Coordinator 4-7 Conklin is a 2003 graduate of Dakota State University. He was a starting
linebacker and Academic All-American for the Trojans. A native of
2012 Tennessee Secondary 5-7
Gillette, Wyoming, Conklin was born June 19, 1979.
2013 Florida International Defensive Coordinator 1-11
In addition to his bachelor’s in physical education from DSU, Conklin

HEAD COACH
2014 Florida International Defensive Coordinator 4-8
also earned a master’s in sport administration from South Dakota State.
2015 Pittsburgh Defensive Coordinator 8-5 (Military Bowl)
He and his wife, Molly, have three children - sons Clark and Davis and
2016 Pittsburgh Defensive Coordinator 8-5 (Pinstripe Bowl) daughter Millie. His brother-in-law, Al Clark III, was a four-year letterman
at Wofford and graduated in 2002, while his father-in-law, Al Clark, Jr.,

JOSH CONKLIN
2017 Pittsburgh Defensive Coordinator 5-7
was also a four-year football letterman at Wofford and graduated in
2018 Wofford Head Coach 9-4 (SoCon Champions) 1976.
2019 Wofford Head Coach 8-4 (SoCon Champions)

2020 Wofford Head Coach 1-4

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osh Conklin is entering his fifth season as head coach of the
Wofford College football team. In his first two seasons at the helm, the
Terriers won back-to-back Southern Conference Championship and
reached the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
Wofford announced on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, the hiring of Josh
Conklin as head football coach. Conklin, who spent the previous three
seasons as the defensive coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh,
was an assistant coach at Wofford from 2007-09 working with the
secondary. Conklin has additional experience at Florida International,
Tennessee, The Citadel and South Dakota State University, serving as the
defensive coordinator at Pitt, Florida International and The Citadel.
The Terriers opened the 2021 season with a win at Elon. Over the course
of the next ten games, the team played one of the toughest schedules
at the FCS level that culminated with a game at the University of North
Carolina. At the conclusion of the season, Zak Kurz, Micheal Mason and
Irvin Mulligan were named second team All-Southern Conference. Amir
Annoor, Brandon Maina and Chuck Smith earned All-Freshman team
honors from the league.
The 2020-21 academic year presented numerous challenges for the
Terriers as they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. After preparing for
a fall season, the team took the field in February for an abbreviated
spring slate of conference-only games. Wofford won the opener and
were 1-1 when the next game was canceled. Returning to the field with
a revamped defensive front, the Terriers dropped the final three games
with each decided by a touchdown or less. Following the season,
Michael Mason and Tahir Annoor earned All-Southern Conference
honors. The team was third in the SoCon in total offense.
In 2019, the Terriers lost the first two games of the season before
winning the next five straight. Following a loss to Clemson, Wofford had
wins over Mercer, Furman and The Citadel to finish the conference slate
with a 6-1 record to claim the outright Southern Conference title. With
the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs, the Terriers were defeated
28-21 by Kennesaw State in the first round.
A total of nine players earned All-Southern Conference honors.
Quarterback Joe Newman was the Offensive Player of the Year and
offensive lineman Blake Jeresaty received the Jacobs Blocking Trophy,
along with multiple All-America honors. Conklin was named Coach of
the Year by the media. The Terriers were ranked #17 by the FCS Coaches
and #16 in the STATS FCS poll to end the season. Overall the team was
first in the SoCon in rushing offense, rushing defense, total defense,
sacks and sacks allowed.
The 2018 season began with SoCon wins over The Citadel and VMI and
the team was 6-2 heading into November. A win over Western Carolina
on November 10 secured a 6-2 mark in league play, which was good for
a share of the Southern Conference Championship with Furman and
ETSU. The Terriers secured the automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs
with the tiebreaker.
In the first round of the playoffs, Wofford defeated Elon 19-7 at Gibbs
Stadium. In the second round, the season came to an end with a 13-10
loss to #4 seed Kennesaw State. Conklin was one of only three first-year
head coaches to lead his team to the playoffs and he was the only one
to earn a victory.
The Terriers had eleven players earn All-Southern Conference honors
following the season. In addition, Miles Brown, Justus Basinger and
Andre Stoddard were recognized as All-Americans. Wofford ended the
season ranked #12 by the FCS Coaches and #13 in the STATS FCS poll.
The team was first in the Southern Conference in total defense, scoring
defense, rushing defense, passing defense and rushing offense.
“Josh is the complete package,” said Wofford College Director of
Athletics Richard Johnson. “Having worked here as an assistant under
Mike Ayers, he has the Wofford DNA we were looking for along with
a great depth and breadth of external experience. For the past three
seasons as a defensive coordinator in the ACC, he has matched wits
with some of the best offensive minds in college football. We are thrilled
to have him carry on the legacy of Wofford football.”
Conklin served as Pitt’s defensive coordinator for three seasons. Under
Conklin’s watch, Pitt has featured one of the most productive pass
rushes in the country. The Panthers ranked sixth nationally in sacks in
2016, averaging 3.31 per contest. Pitt compiled 111 sacks during his three
seasons.
In 2017, the Panthers ended the season with a 24-14 upset of undefeated
and #2 ranked Miami. Pitt had four sacks in the game and held the
Hurricanes to 45 rushing yards. Senior cornerback Avonte Maddox was
recognized on the All-ACC third team, while junior linebacker Oluwaseun
Idowu and junior safety Jordan Whitehead received Honorable Mention
All-ACC honors.
Conklin’s 2016 unit also boasted lofty national rankings in rush defense
(16th, 119.6 yards per game) and defensive touchdowns (eighth, four
TDs). The Panthers had a 43-42 win over eventual national champion
Clemson in Death Valley to highlight an 8-5 season that culminated in
the trip to the Pinstripe Bowl. In his first season as defensive coordinator,
Pitt posted an 8-5 record and earned a berth in the Military Bowl.
Defensive end Ejuan Price enjoyed the finest two years of his career
playing in Conklin’s defense. Price racked up 24.5 sacks over the 2015-
16 seasons and was twice selected first team All-ACC. As a senior, he
led the conference and ranked second in the country in tackles for
loss (1.8 per game) en route to second-team All-America honors. Price
was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2017 NFL Draft. In the
secondary, safety Jordan Whitehead was an All-ACC selection each of
his first two seasons and was the league’s 2015 Rookie of the Year.
Conklin joined Pitt after building an impressive resume as FIU’s
defensive coordinator for two years (2013-14). In his final season, he was
nominated for the prestigious Broyles Award after overseeing a unit
that ranked first nationally in fumble recoveries (19), second in defensive
touchdowns (six), fourth in turnovers gained (33), eighth in turnover
margin (plus-11 overall; 0.92 margin per game) and 35th in total defense
(363.8 yards per game).
Prior to FIU, Conklin was the safeties coach at the University of
Tennessee (2012) and defensive coordinator and safeties coach at The
Citadel (2010-11). While at The Citadel, Conklin coached cornerback
Cortez Allen, a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2011-15. Conklin’s
defenses at The Citadel annually ranked among the best in the Southern

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Linebackers

First Season Third Season

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Running Backs Coach Outside Linebackers Coach/Special

Teams

First Season Third Season

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Recruiting

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FORREST ALVAREZ AMIR ANNOOR TAHIR ANNOOR TREY BAKER LOGAN BARNES
LS/TE CB CB QB LB
• 6’0” • 220 • Sr. • • 6’1” • 180 • So. • • 5’11” • 195 • Sr. • • 6’2” • 170 • Jr. • • 6’1” • 215 • Sr. •
Lexington, S.C. Nashville, Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Raleigh, N.C. Dawsonville, Ga.

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WYATT BARTKOWIAK JOHN BOYLES MARK BROWN R.J. BRUNSON DEVERY CAGLE
TE LB OLB DB K
• 6’4” • 225 • Jr. • • 6’3” • 230 • Jr. • • 6’0” • 195 • Fr. • • 6’1” • 190 • Fr. • • 6’0” • 175 • Fr. •
Boiling Springs, S.C. Traverse City, Mich. Columbia, S.C. St. Matthews, S.C. Greenville, S.C.

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GRANT CHANDLER MATTHEW CLAYTON BRYCE CORRISTON JYSAIAH CROMER BO CRUTCHER III
WR LB QB OL OL
• 6’2” • 165 • Fr. • • 6’3” • 210 • Rf. • • 6’1” • 205 • Jr. • • 6’4” • 290 • Sr. • • 6’2” • 285 • Fr. •
Ninety Six, S.C. Gainesville, Fla. Spring, Texas Spartanburg, S.C. Charlotte, N.C.

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DAMIEN CURTIS WILL DANIEL BRANDON DAVENPORT JORDAN DAVIS MARCUS DEES
DB WR TE TE DL
• 5’11” • 170 • So. • • 6’2” • 195 • Rf. • • 6’0” • 235 • Fr. • • 6’2” • 225 • So. • • 6’0” • 250 • So. •
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• 6’4” • 320 • Rf. • • 6’4” • 230 • Fr. • • 6’0” • 195 • Jr. • • 6’0” • 180 • Fr. • • 6’4” • 250 • Sr. •
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• 6’3” • 230 • Jr. • • 6’2” • 260 • Fr. • • 5’11” • 190 • Sr. • • 6’2” • 220 • Fr. • • 6’3” • 275 • Rf. •
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• 6’4” • 225 • Fr. • • 6’1” • 190 • Sr. • • 6’2” • 190 • Rf. • • 6’1” • 255 • Rf. • • 6’0” • 190 • Sr. •
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• 6’3” • 300 • Fr. • • 6’4” • 315 • 5th. • • 6’0” • 185 • Jr. • • 6’4” • 295 • Rf. • • 5’11” • 210 • Jr. •
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• 5’10” • 185 • Fr. • • 6’3” • 205 • Jr. • • 6’4” • 300 • Jr. • • 5’9” • 170 • Sr. • • 6’2” • 220 • Rf. •
Columbus, Ga. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Blackville, S.C. Cincinnati, Ohio Hampstead, N.C.

2 25 95 22 27

JACOB KIMBRELL EZRA KING ANTHONIE LATTANY DAVID LEGETTE MICHAEL LONG
QB K/P DL RB RB
• 6’2” • 200 • Jr. • • 6’0” • 185 • Jr. • • 6’5” • 305 • Jr. • • 5’10” • 180 • Jr. • • 5’8” • 185 • Rf. •
Chesnee, S.C. Newborn, Ga. Nahunta, Ga. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

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LUKE MABRY MARC MAGNO BRANDON MAINA ISAIAH MANANGA BEN MARLER
OL OL DL LB OL
• 6’4” • 275 • Rf. • • 6’4” • 300 • Rf. • • 6’0” • 275 • So. • • 6’3” • 205 • So. • • 6’4” • 280 • Rf. •
Cowpens, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Hiram, Ga. Clayton, N.C. Okatie, S.C.

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LB DL DL WR TE
• 6’2” • 205 • Fr. • • 6’1” • 305 • Fr. • • 6’3” • 270 • Sr. • • 6’4” • 205 • Sr. • • 6’0” • 225 • Fr. •
Hiram, Ga. Stafford, Va. Florence, S.C. Palm Coast, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla.

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QB DB TE K/P OL
• 6’3” • 215 • Rf. • • 5’10” • 190 • Sr. • • 6’4” • 235 • So. • • 6’0” • 175 • Jr. • • 6’2” • 300 • 5th. •
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• 6’2” • 238 • Fr. • • 6’1” • 220 • Sr. • • 6’2” • 225 • Rf. • • 6’2” • 185 • Fr. • • 6’0” • 190 • Fr. •
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T he first Terrier to sign a contract to play professional football was
Vernon Quick in 1950 with the Chicago Cardinals, who was picked in the
25th round of the draft. Other players drafted have been George Rice
(Washington, 14th round) and Jerry Richardson (Baltimore Colts, 13th
round).

Overall, nearly 30 Terriers have gone on to sign professional contracts.

Most recently, Miles Brown ‘19 played in nine games with the Arizona
Cardinals in 2019 with four tackles. Punter Kasey Redfern and wide
receiver Brenton Bersin also saw regular season game action, with Bersin
playing in Super Bowl 50 after wining the NFC Championship with the
Carolina Panthers.

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Tommy Irvin (Arizona), Pat Illig (Detroit), Alvin Scioneaux (San Diego),
David Marvin (Atlanta), and JoJo Tillery (Tennessee) have also been in
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WELCOME TO
WOFFORD COLLEGE
W offord College, established in 1854, is a four-year,
independent, residential liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, S.C.
It offers a distinctive program with 25 major fields of study to a student
body of 1,7700 undergraduates.
Nationally known for the strength of its academic program, outstanding
faculty, study abroad participation and successful graduates, Wofford
ranks well in U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, The Fiske
Guide to College, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and the Open Doors
Report on International Education Exchange, an organization that ranks
study abroad participation.
Wofford College’s study abroad program remains among the highest
ranked in the United States. In fact, it’s continuing to climb, according to
the Institute of International Education (IIE). The institute’s Open Doors
2021 Report, released each year during International Education Week,
ranks Wofford No. 7 in the percentage of students participating. It’s also
No. 7 on the list of leading baccalaureate colleges awarding credit for
study abroad and No. 4 among baccalaureate institutions for short-term
study abroad.
Wofford has produced six Rhodes Scholars and is home to one of the
nation’s 290 Phi Beta Kappa chapters.
A leader in offering high-impact learning opportunities to students,
Wofford encourages students to take advantage of all that Wofford, and
through it the world, has to offer.
These opportunities include internships with scientific, corporate and
non-profit organizations across the globe, undergraduate research
opportunities, service-learning in the local community, international
study abroad programming and a thriving host of co-curricular
opportunities on campus.
One of those co-curricular offerings is the James-Atkins Fund, a
student-managed and operated investment organization. The Mungo
Exchange also prepares students for life after Wofford by offering
professional development, career services, entrepreneurship programs
and much more.
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Wofford College Mission Statement
Wofford’s mission is to provide superior liberal arts education that prepares its students for extraordinary and positive contributions to a global
society. The focus of Wofford’s mission is upon fostering commitment to excellence in character, performance, leadership, service to others and
lifelong learning. Wofford strives for sustainability in all aspects of college life through respect for the environment and through our core values.
Student and residence life on campus include exciting Division I NCAA
athletics, opportunities to participate in one of the college’s Greek-letter
fraternities or sororities, competitive intramurals, a diverse selection
of clubs, student publications and a housing plan that helps students
progress from first year through fourth in a close-knit community that
builds independence. The residence
life experience culminates in a final year in The Village, beautiful,
Charlestonian-style apartments designed to help transition students
from college student to successful graduate.
Thanks to the generosity of alumnus and trustee Jerry Richardson ’59,
the Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts opened in May of
2017 and the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium to house new basketball
and volleyball arenas opened in September of 2017. The new Greek
Village was completed in the spring of 2016.
Additionally, the Chandler Center for Environmental Studies and Jerome
Johnson Richardson Hall, a 150-bed residence hall, opened in the fall
of 2020. Renovations to the library into an academic commons were
completed in the fall of 2019 and renovations to Burwell Dining Hall were
completed in the spring of 2022.
In the spring of 2021, Wofford began construction of a new softball
facility located near Snyder Field and King Field. Snyder field
was renovated in the summer of 2022, with new stands holding
approximately 400 fans built, along with the track being resurfaced and
the fencing replaced.
Wofford’s entire 175-acre campus is a national arboretum, named the
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TERRIER CLUB
T he Terrier Club is committed to providing scholarship support and essential resources to more than 350 Wofford College student-athletes and 19
NCAA Division I sports programs. By increasing awareness, building partnerships and stewarding financial resources, the Terrier Club seeks to advance the
mission and vision of Wofford Athletics.

Annual giving to the Terrier Club bridges the scholarship funding gap that allows Wofford athletics to fund a successful and broad-based program.
Athletics endowed scholarships provide a valuable foundation for future scholarship support at Wofford, but annual contributions address the growing
divide between the endowment income and actual scholarship expenses.

The cost of educating Wofford’s student-athletes has grown exponentially. The need for additional funding through gifts to the Terrier Club is essential for
Wofford athletics to maintain its 19-sport program. Support is critical to the future of Wofford athletics and Terrier student-athletes.

Wofford has always been a leader in athletics fundraising among its Southern Conference peers. The leadership role within the Southern Conference is
defined through the generosity of Wofford supporters and by excellence shown on the field and in the classroom. The primary goals of the Terrier Club are
to continue to promote growth in membership as well as increased dollars in the coming year.

Terrier club giving funds

Annual Giving Endowed Giving Goal Line Club Sport-Specific Giving

Annual gifts to the Terrier Club
are an investment in not only
all 19 of our Division I sports
programs, but in Wofford College
student-athletes.
Recruit and retain outstanding
student-athletes and provide
access to a superior liberal arts
education through scholarship
funding.
Help carry the ball for the
Terriers and sign up to be a Goal
Line Club member. Pledge as
little as $1 to contribute to an
athletics endowed scholarship.
Donors can designate gifts to
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THE
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
T
he Southern Conference, which enters its 102nd year in 2022-23, is
a national leader in emphasizing the development of the student-athlete
and in helping to build lifelong leaders and role models.
The Southern Conference has been on the forefront of innovation and
originality in developing creative solutions to address issues facing
intercollegiate athletics. From establishing the first postseason college
basketball tournament (1921), to tackling the issue of freshman eligibility
(1922), to developing women’s championships (1984), to becoming
the first conference to install the 3-point goal in basketball (1980), the
Southern Conference has been a pioneer.
The Southern Conference is the nation’s fifth-oldest NCAA Division I
collegiate athletic association. Only the Big Ten (1896), the Missouri
Valley (1907), the Pac-12 (1915) and the Southwestern Athletic (1920)
conferences are older in terms of origination.
Academic excellence has been a major part of the Southern
Conference’s tradition. Hundreds of Southern Conference student-
athletes have been recognized on CoSIDA Academic All-America and
all-district teams. A total of 20 Rhodes Scholarship winners have been
selected from conference institutions, most recently in 2012-13, when
former Wofford volleyball player Rachel Woodlee earned the prestigious
award.
The conference currently consists of 10 members in six states
throughout the Southeast and sponsors 20 varsity sports and
championships that produce participants for NCAA Division I
Championships.
The Southern Conference offices are located in the historic Beaumont
Mill in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A textile mill that was in operation
from 1880 until 1999, Beaumont Mill was renovated in 2004 and today
offers the league first-class meeting areas and offices as well as a
spacious library for storage of the conference’s historical documents.
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Membership history
On Feb. 25, 1921, representatives from 14 of the Southern Intercollegiate
Athletic Association’s (SIAA) 30 members met at Atlanta’s Piedmont
Hotel to establish the Southern Intercollegiate Conference. On hand
at the inaugural meeting were officials from Alabama, Alabama
Polytechnic Institute (Auburn), Clemson, Georgia, Georgia School
of Technology (Georgia Tech), Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi A&M
(Mississippi State), North Carolina, North Carolina State, Tennessee,
Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) and Washington &
Lee.
Dr. S.V. Sanford of Georgia was chosen as acting chairman and N.W.
Dougherty of Tennessee was named secretary. The decision to form a
new athletic conference was motivated by the desire to have a workable
number of conference games for each league member. With 30 schools
in the SIAA by the early 1920s, it was impossible to play every school
at least once during the regular season and many schools went several
years between playing some conference members. In addition, in 1920,
the SIAA voted down proposed rules that an athlete must be in a
college a year before playing on its teams and refused to abolish a rule
permitting athletes to play summer baseball for money.
Play began in the fall of 1921, and a year later, six more schools joined
the fledgling league, including Tulane (which had attended the
inaugural meeting but had elected not to join), Florida, Louisiana (LSU),
Mississippi, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. VMI joined in 1923 and Duke
was added in 1929.
By the 1930s, membership in the Southern Conference had reached 23
schools. C.P. “Sally” Miles of Virginia Tech, president of the Southern
Conference, called the annual league meeting to order on Dec. 9, 1932,
at the Farragut Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee. There, it announced that
13 institutions west and south of the Appalachian Mountains were
reorganizing as the Southeastern Conference. Members of the new
league included Alabama, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Florida,
Georgia, Georgia School of Technology, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Mississippi A&M, University of the South, Tennessee, Tulane and
Vanderbilt.
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According to the minutes of the meeting, Georgia’s Dr. Sanford stated
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEMBERS: that the division was made along geographical lines. Florida’s Dr. J.J.
Tigert, acting as spokesman for the withdrawing group, regretted the
Alabama (1921-1932) move but believed it was necessary as the Southern Conference had
Appalachian State (1971-2014) grown too large. The resignations were accepted, and the withdrawing
schools formed the new league, which began play in 1933.
Auburn (1921-1932)
College of Charleston (1998-2013) The Southern Conference continued with membership of 10 institutions,
Chattanooga (1976-present) including Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State,
The Citadel (1936-present) South Carolina, Virginia, VMI, Virginia Tech and Washington & Lee.
Clemson (1921-1953)
The second major shift occurred some 20 years later. By 1952, the
Davidson (1936-1988, 1991-2014)
Southern Conference included 17 colleges and universities. Another
Duke (1928-1953) split occurred when seven schools – Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North
East Carolina (1964-1976) Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina and Wake Forest –
East Tennessee State (1978-2005, 2014-present) departed to form the Atlantic Coast Conference, which began play
Elon (2003-2014) in 1953. The revamped Southern Conference included members The
Citadel, Davidson, Furman, George Washington, Richmond, VMI, Virginia
Florida (1922-1932)
Tech, Washington & Lee, West Virginia and William & Mary.
Furman (1936-present)
George Washington (1936-1970) A third major shift occurred in 2012-13, when five members announced
Georgia (1921-1932) their departures and three schools were added. College of Charleston
Georgia Southern (1991-2014) announced its decision to leave for the Colonial Athletic Association
Georgia Tech (1921-1932) following the 2012-13 season, while Appalachian State (Sun Belt),
Davidson (Atlantic 10), Elon (Colonial) and Georgia Southern (Sun Belt)
Kentucky (1921-1932) announced they would depart following the 2013-14 campaign. At the
Louisiana State (1922-1932) Southern Conference’s 2013 spring meetings in Hilton Head Island,
Marshall (1976-1997) South Carolina, the league officially extended invitations to former
Maryland (1921-1953) members ETSU and VMI, as well as Mercer, to join the league for the
Mercer (2014-present) 2014-15 academic year.
Mississippi (1922-1932) Today, the league continues to thrive with a membership that includes
Mississippi State (1921-1932) 10 institutions and a footprint that spans six states: Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina (1921-1953) North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Current league
UNC Greensboro (1997-present) members are The Citadel, ETSU, Furman, Mercer, UNCG, Samford,
North Carolina State (1921-1953) Chattanooga, VMI, Western Carolina and Wofford.
Richmond (1936-1976)
Leadership
Samford (2008-present) Jim Schaus began his tenure as the ninth commissioner in league history
South Carolina (1922-1953) on July 1, 2019. Schaus came to the SoCon after an 11-year run as the
Tennessee (1921-1932) director of athletics at Ohio University, where he led the Bobcats to
Tulane (1922-1932) unprecedented levels of success in athletics and academics.
University of the South (1922-1932)
In his first year at the Southern Conference, Schaus spearheaded the
Vanderbilt (1922-1932) creation of a new long-term strategic plan for the league and led
Virginia (1921-1937) the effort to partner with JMI Sports to serve as the SoCon’s official
VMI (1924-2003, 2014-present) multimedia rights holder. Schaus also negotiated the SoCon’s entry into
Virginia Tech (1921-1965) the Southeastern Conference’s officiating consortiums for both men’s
Wake Forest (1936-1953) basketball and football, moves that allow the member conferences to
collaborate on all officiating matters related to recruitment, education
Washington & Lee (1921-1958) and training, scheduling and evaluation of officials.
West Virginia (1950-1968)
Western Carolina (1976-present) Also aimed at enhancing the league’s men’s basketball success, Schaus
William & Mary (1936-1977) implemented a new right-size scheduling model designed to bolster the
Wofford (1997-present) top teams’ national profiles and put them in position for better seeding
and potential at-large bids into the NCAA tournament. In addition,
Schaus shepherded the league through its response to the COVID-19
Bold indicates current conference member. pandemic and ensuing sport season cancelations and cost-cutting
measures.
In Schaus’s second year, the league began its year-long celebration of its
first 100 years. It also successfully navigated the COVID pandemic, with
every season playing to completion.
Schaus signed historic television contracts with ESPN and CBS Sports,
guaranteeing the most linear national coverage the SoCon has ever
had, and signed a contract extension to keep the league’s basketball
tournaments in Asheville, North Carolina, through 2026.
Schaus has a familial connection to the Southern Conference, as his
father, former Los Angeles Lakers coach Fred Schaus, was the men’s
basketball coach at West Virginia from 1954-60, earning SoCon Coach
of the Year honors four times in that six-year span and still ranking in the
top 20 in career wins by a league coach.
Schaus replaced former commissioner John Iamarino, who concluded
his 13-year tenure at the Southern Conference in the summer of 2019.
Throughout his tenure, Iamarino promoted the Southern Conference
through an ambitious agenda that improved championships, upgraded
compliance related matters, launched the conference’s Hall of Fame,
created the SoCon Academic Exchange and increased the marketing
and brand awareness of the conference and its member institutions. He
also guided the league through membership changes in 2014 that led to
the SoCon’s current configuration of 10 member schools.
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Iamarino spearheaded the effort to create the SoCon Digital Network,
which was in operation from 2014-20, and the league-wide initiative to
have all 10 member institutions producing broadcast-quality content.
As the league prepared to celebrate its centennial, Iamarino authored
his first book, “A Proud Athletic History: 100 Years of the Southern
Conference.”
The Southern Conference named its first commissioner in December
1950. Duke’s Wallace Wade made the transition from Blue Devil football
coach to athletics administration as the first person at the helm of the
conference.
Lloyd Jordan replaced Wade as the commissioner in 1960 and served
a 14-year term until Ken Germann became the league head in 1974.
Germann was the commissioner for 13 years and orchestrated the
league’s expansion to include women’s athletics. In 1987, he was
succeeded by Dave Hart, who oversaw the transfer of the league office
from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Asheville, North Carolina.
Wright Waters succeeded Hart upon his retirement in 1991. Under
Waters’ leadership, the Southern Conference expanded to 12 members,
added three women’s sports and posted record revenue from the
basketball tournament. Waters was followed by Alfred B. White in
1998. White, a veteran member of the NCAA office, introduced the
current conference logo and elevated the conference’s commitment
to marketing and development of corporate partners. Danny Morrison,
who would go on to be president of the Carolina Panthers, headed the
conference from 2001-05 and orchestrated the league’s move from
Asheville to Spartanburg. Under Morrison’s leadership, the conference
increased its marketing and promotional efforts.
Championship history
Men’s basketball was the first sport in which the conference held a
championship. The league tournament is the nation’s oldest, with the
inaugural championship held in 1921 at Atlanta’s City Auditorium and
won by Kentucky. The tournament began Feb. 25, the same day that
members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association met
to discuss forming the new league that would become the Southern
Conference. The following year, North Carolina won the first tournament
after the formation of the league.
Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference’s
expansion to include women’s athletics during the 1983-84 season. That
year, league women’s championships were held in volleyball, basketball
and tennis. Cross country was introduced in 1985, outdoor track and
field was added in 1987 and indoor and track and field followed in 1988.
The conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring
of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of that year.
The Germann Cup, named in honor of the former commissioner, annually
recognizes the top women’s athletics programs in the conference. From
their humble beginnings, women’s athletics have become an integral
part of the Southern Conference and its success.
The Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men’s sports
– football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field,
outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf – and nine
women’s sports – soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor
track and field, outdoor track and field, tennis, golf and softball. Rifle is
a mixed sport.
Football
The Southern Conference has also excelled as the premier Football
Championship Subdivision (FCS) conference. Former Southern
Conference member Appalachian State won the three consecutive FCS
titles from 2005-07, becoming the first team to do so. The league boasts
more than 250 players who have garnered All-America recognition and
numerous national player or coach of the year awards. The conference
had at least one team in the top 10 of the final FCS poll for 28
consecutive years (1985-2012), with at least two teams finishing in the
final poll in every season from 1982-2013. Mercer and VMI entered the
FCS national rankings for the first time in program history in 2020-21,
with the Keydets winning the league title for the first time since 1977
and making their first-ever appearance in the FCS playoffs. VMI and
ETSU finished the season inside the national rankings, with the Bucs
doing so for the second time in the last three seasons. ETSU would win
its first outright SoCon title in 2021, earning the No. 7 seed in the NCAA
Division I Football Championship and finishing inside the top 10 in the
national rankings.
The Citadel, Samford, Chattanooga and Wofford each finished in the top
25 in 2016, giving the league four in the final poll for the first time since
2007. The conference has placed multiple representatives in the FCS
Playoffs in 31 of 38 seasons, with 16 championship game appearances
and eight national titles.
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The Southern Conference has had at least one team reach the semifinals
in 12 of the last 23 years and in 18 of the last 30 seasons.
In 2007, Appalachian State became the first FCS team to defeat a
nationally ranked Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team, when the
Mountaineers defeated No. 5 Michigan, 34-32, on Sept. 1 before a
sellout crowd at Michigan Stadium. Georgia Southern, in its final game
as a member of the Southern Conference, downed the SEC’s Florida in
Gainesville on Nov. 23, 2013. The league picked up two wins over FBS
teams in 2015, with Furman downing UCF and The Citadel stunning
South Carolina. The Bulldogs added another Power 5 conference win
in 2019, taking down Georgia Tech in overtime, 27-24. ETSU opened its
2021 campaign with a 23-3 win at Vanderbilt.
Prior to the conference’s reclassification in 1981, Southern Conference
football teams appeared in a total of 36 bowl games, posting a record
of 16-18-2. From 1925-30, league schools won five football national
championships in a six-year span. There are more than 60 former
Southern Conference players and coaches in the College Football
Hall of Fame. One of the most recognizable of these names is former
North Carolina running back Charlie “Choo Choo” Justice, who helped
guide North Carolina to three bowl appearances. He was a first-team
All-America selection and the Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1948 and
1949. In 1949, Justice earned first-team all-conference honors for the
fourth consecutive season, becoming the first player in league history
to achieve that feat. He was a member of the league’s inaugural Hall of
Fame Class in 2009.
Another of the league’s football products that made it to the College
Football Hall of Fame is Sam Huff of West Virginia. Huff was a three-year
starter on both the offensive and defensive lines for the Mountaineers.
In 1955, Huff earned first-team All-America honors on the field and was
a first-team Academic All-American for his work in the classroom. He
played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the New York
Giants and the Washington Redskins. Also a member of the conference’s
first Hall of Fame class, he was a five-time All-Pro linebacker and is also
a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Former Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore was enshrined in the
College Football Hall of Fame in December 2014. The winningest coach
in Appalachian State and Southern Conference history, Moore compiled
a 215-87 record in his 24 seasons at Appalachian State (1989-2012),
including 10 SoCon championships, 18 postseason appearances and an
unprecedented three straight NCAA Division I FCS/IAA national titles
(2005-07). He was the Eddie Robinson Award winner in 2006.
In 1999, Georgia Southern’s Adrian Peterson captured the Walter Payton
Award, presented annually to the Football Championship Subdivision’s
most outstanding offensive player. Peterson, a four-time All-American
who finished his career as the NCAA Division I leader in rushing yards
with 6,559, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in
December 2017.
Furman’s Louis Ivory earned the Walter Payton Award in 2000, giving
the SoCon consecutive winners, while Georgia Southern’s Jayson Foster
was presented with the 2007 trophy and Appalachian State quarterback
Armanti Edwards became the first two-time winner in Payton Award
history, claiming the honors in 2008 and 2009 to make it three
consecutive years a SoCon player took home the award.
Record-breaking quarterback Devlin Hodges of Samford became the
Southern Conference’s most recent Walter Payton Award winner in 2018,
when the senior was also named the FCS ADA Offensive Player of the
Year. The consensus All-American, who led the FCS in passing yards and
completion percentage that season, wrapped up his career with FCS
records for passing yardage (14,584), pass attempts and completions.
The league saw a pair of former players enter the Pro Football Hall
of Fame in 2018, as former Chattanooga standout Terrell Owens and
Marshall star Randy Moss, who enjoyed a record-breaking freshman year
in the SoCon, earned the nod.
Appalachian State’s Dexter Coakley was a three-time all-conference
selection and consensus All-American in 1994, ’95 and ’96 before going
on to stardom with the Dallas Cowboys. Coakley won a pair of Buck
Buchanan Awards, given to Football Championship Subdivision’s top
defensive player each year.
In 2020-21, VMI coach Scott Wachenheim became the Southern
Conference’s fifth winner of the Eddie Robinson Award, joining The
Citadel’s Charlie Taaffe (1992), Georgia Southern’s Paul Johnson (1998),
Wofford’s Mike Ayers (2003) and App State’s Moore (2006).
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JIMMY AND MARSHA GIBBS

The stadium is named in honor of Jimmy and Marsha Gibbs, recognizing their long friendship with
the college and lead gift of $1 million for the stadium project.

Mr. Gibbs is president of Gibbs International of Spartanburg, the world’s largest dealer in pre-
owned textile machinery. The Gibbs’ relationship with Wofford spans two generations. The late
Melvin I. “Razor” Gibbs of the class of 1943 earned 16 varsity letters at Wofford as a student in the
early 1940s and after World War II. In 1983, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs established an endowed football
scholarship in his father’s memory.

The Wofford Captain’s Council presented the Gibbs with its 2004 Distinguished Service Award. The
Gibbs also received a Wofford Distinguished Service award from the Southern Conference in 2004.
In 2008, the Gibbs, along with Ed Wile and Harold Chandler, announced a challenge gift of $1.5
million which was used to raise funds for endowed athletic scholarships. The Gibbs also provided
the funding for the videoboard installed prior to the 2010 season.

GIBBS STADIUM
P rior to the 1996 season, the Wofford football team played home
games at Snyder Field. The first football game was played at Snyder
Field in 1930, with lights installed for the 1948 season. With the move
to NCAA Division I, a new football facility was a priority. Gibbs Stadium
seats approximately 8,500 in grandstands, while an additional 4,500
seats are available in both endzones. The south endzone, known as the
Verandah Lot, has become prime tailgating space for donors to the
Terrier Club.

The press box includes two radio booths, a television booth, replay
booth, plus two coaches boxes. A crows nest for videographers is also
provided. On the second level, the Mungo Room is a hospitality suite
that serves as the President’s Box on gameday.

Architects for Gibbs Stadium were McMillan, Smith and Partners, while
M.B. Kahn Construction was the general contractor. The overall budget
for the project was approximately $4.5 million. In 2015, the playing
surface was replaced.

The facility was made possible with a gift from the Gibbs Foundation,
along with support from federal economic development grants and
Spartanburg County School District 7. Gibbs Stadium is the home of
Wofford football and women’s lacrosse (since 2018), along with the
Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. During the summer the facility is used by
the Carolina Panthers and it served as the home field for Spartanburg
High School football through the 2018 season.
The FIeld
On October 27, 2018, Wofford unveiled a new gateway field entrance
and officially named the field at Gibbs Stadium in honor of Coach Mike
Ayers. For 30 years, Ayers expected Terrier toughness on the field and
Terrier determination in the classroom. He retired at the end of the 2017
season with a 207-137-1 overall record at Wofford.
Stadium Information
Stadium................................................................................................................................... Gibbs Stadium (13,000)
Surface.................................................................................................................................. Natural Grass (Bermuda)
Date Opened..................................................................................................................................................Oct.5, 1996
Record in Stadium..................................................................................................................... 100-42 (26 seasons)
Largest Crowd...................................................................................12,124 vs. Georgia Southern, Nov. 3, 2007
Season Attendance Record............................................................................................73,348 (2003, 8 games)
First Game....................................................................................................................... Wofford 34, Presbyterian 7
First Touchdown.................................................... Wofford - Willie Hunter 40 yard rush (4:37, 1st quarter)
Dedication.............................................................................................................................................October 12, 1996
Record in Stadium........................................................................................................................95-33 (23 seasons)
Season Attendance Record............................................................................................73,348 (2003, 8 games)
Most Points by Wofford.......................................................................... Wofford 82, Lincoln 0 (Sept. 8, 2012)
Most Total Points................................................................................82, Wofford 82, Lincoln 0 (Sept. 8, 2012)

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