Wofford (9-3, 5-2) vs. Richmond (10-2, 7-1) Saturday, December 1, 2007

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1 Wofford (9-3, 5-2) vs. Richmond (10-2, 7-1) Saturday, December 1, 2007 Game 13 Wofford vs. Richmond When Saturday, December 1, 2007 Kickoff at 7:00 p.m. ET Site Gibbs Stadium (natural grass, capacity 13,000) Radio ESPN 1400 AM Mark Hauser, Thom Henson Tom Brown (sideline) TV ESPN GamePlan Dave Armstrong, Mike Gottfried Series First Meeting Wofford College 2007 Football Game Notes This Week And then there were eight... Wofford traveled to Montana and defeated the Grizzlies to advance to the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs... Wofford is taking part in the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the second time in school history, and have advanced to the quarterfinals each time... Wofford was 8-3 in the regular season, with wins over Georgetown (Ky.), Charleston Southern, Appalachian State, Furman, The Citadel, Gardner-Webb, Western Carolina and Chattanooga, and losses at NC State, against Elon and against Georgia Southern... Richmond, 10-2 overall and 7-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association, shared the CAA title with Massachusetts... The Spiders are in the FCS (Division I-AA) Playoffs for the sixth time in school history, and the second time in the last three years... Wofford is second in the nation in rushing offense with yards per game on the ground... The Terriers are eighth in the nation in interceptions with 19 on the season... The Terriers lead the Southern Conference in scoring defense and interceptions and are second in rushing offense, rushing defense, total defense, kickoff returns and sacks allowed... The Spiders are twelfth in the nation in rushing offense and are second in the CAA in rushing offense, total offense, scoring offense, net punting, punt returns and sacks... Wofford has 711 carries this season, the most in the FCS... Wofford is ranked 11th overall in the Sports Network poll and 12th in the FCS Coaches Poll... Richmond is ranked sixth by the Sports Network and eighth in the FCS Coaches Poll... The Terriers earned the Southern Conference automatic bid by virtue of the win over the Mountaineers in September... Richmond earned an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs. Series Despite being only 370 miles apart, this will be the first meeting ever between Richmond and Wofford. Game Week Coach Ayers Lunch: Media members are invited to the weekly Mike Ayers Luncheon held on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. in the Ginkgo Room of the Burwell Building on campus. Wofford players will be present if class schedules permit. Please call in advance if you plan on attending. Interviews: All interviews with Wofford coaches and players can be arranged by contacting athletic media relations director Brent Williamson at (864) or by at Practices: All Wofford practices are open to the media. Please contact the athletic media relations office for an updated schedule. SoCon Teleconference: The Southern Conference holds a weekly teleconference throughout the season. This week, Appalachian State and Wofford will each be available, with the head coach along with two players. Time (ET) Coach, School 10:00-10:15 Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. 10:15-10:30 Mike Ayers, Wofford SoCon Teleconference Number Head Coaches Wofford head coach Mike Ayers (Georgetown, KY 74), the winningest coach in school history, is in his 20th season at the Terrier helm with a record of Ayers is in his 23rd year as a collegiate head coach and has a record of that includes a three-year stint as the head coach at East Tennessee State from Ayers has earned Southern Conference Coach of the Year honors in four of the last eight years, being so honored by the league coaches in 2000, 2003 and 2007 and by the media in 2000, 02 and Ayers was the 2003 recipient of the Eddie Robinson Award as Division I-AA s National Coach of the Year and also earned the 2002 Division I-AA National Coach of the Year award from the College Sporting News (I-AA.org) in addition to being the runner-up for the Robinson Award... Between , Ayers led the Terriers to a 29-8 overall record and an 18-5 league mark including a WOFFORD (9-3, 5-2) Sept. 1 GEORGETOWN (KY) W Sept. 8 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W Sept. 15 at NC State L Sept. 22 APPALACHIAN STATE * W Sept. 29 at Furman * W Oct. 6 at The Citadel * W 28-7 Oct. 13 GARDNER-WEBB W Oct. 20 ELON * L Oct. 25 at Western Carolina * W Nov. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN * L Nov. 10 at Chattanooga * W Nov. 24 at Montana W Dec. 1 RICHMOND 7:00 pm RICHMOND (10-2, 7-1) Sept. 1 at Vanderbilt L Sept. 8 at Northeastern * W Sept. 22 at Bucknell W Sept. 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE * W Oct. 6 at Towson * L Oct. 13 STONY BROOK W 42-0 Oct. 20 RHODE ISLAND W 38-6 Oct. 27 at James Madison * W Nov. 3 VILLANOVA * W Nov. 10 at Delaware * W (OT) Nov. 17 WILLIAM AND MARY W Nov. 24 EASTERN KENTUCKY W Dec. 1 at Wofford 7:00 pm

2 conference championship and an appearance in the Division I-AA national semifinals in Richmond head coach Dave Clawson (Williams 89) is in his fourth season as head coach of the Spiders... In four seasons at Richmond he is Previously he served as head coach at Fordham for five seasons, winning the Patriot League title in Overall, he is as a head coach... He was named Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002 and was also NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year in Richmond won the Atlantic 10 in 2005 and was named conference Coach of the Year and NCAA I-AA Coach of the Year... A 1989 graduate of Williams College, Clawson began his coaching career at Albany... He also served as an assistant coach at Buffalo, Lehigh and Villanova. Terrier-Spider Connections Wofford High School Richmond Nathan Page... Providence Day (NC)...Taylor Harper Johnson Richardson... Joe Fornadel...Mt. Lebanon (PA)... Matthew McCracken Derek Tiller... Collins Hill (GA)...Pierre Turner Wofford has one player from Virginia, freshman wide receiver Brian Mizelle. Richmond does not have any players from South Carolina Wofford head coach Mike Ayers served one season as an assistant coach at Richmond in 1979 for head coach Jim Tait. Richmond Last Week In the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs, Richmond hosted Eastern Kentucky and won Tim Hightower ran for a Richmond postseason record 180 yards and a touchdown, while the Spiders turned four Eastern Kentucky turnovers into 14 points. Hightower s touchdown carry on the first play of the second quarter gave the Spiders a 10-0 lead after Andrew Howard booted a 25-yard field goal. After a Josh Greco touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal to Quinton Williams pulled the Colonels within early in the fourth quarter, the Spiders answered on the ensuing drive with a six-yard TD pass of their own from Eric Ward to Kevin Grayson and never looked back. Ward finished 13-for-18 passing with 139 yards and a touchdown, playing his fifth game of the last seven without an interception. Ward also ran for a score. Last Game vs. Montana Wofford College opened the 2007 FCS Playoffs with a win at previously undefeated Montana. The Terriers committed two turnovers on the first two drives of the game, but ended the first half with a 3-0 lead on a Patrick Mugan 31-yard field goal. Montana answered with a 37-yard field goal, then Wofford took a 10-3 lead on a 3-yard run by Dane Romero. After a 25-yard field goal and a 9-yard touchdown pass, Montana had a lead at the half. Early in the fourth quarter, the Grizzlies took a lead on a third field goal by Dan Carpenter. Andy Strickland gave the Terries a lead on a 6-yard pass. The lead lasted only two minutes, as Montana took a lead on a 1-yard run by Lex Hilliard. With only 32 seconds left, Michael Hobbs scored from six yards out for a Wofford led. Montana had one last chance, but a 47-yard field goal attempt was wide left. Wofford advanced to the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs. Stat Comparison Wofford Richmond Avg. SoCon NCAA Category NCAA CAA Avg. Rank Rank Rank Rank Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin Sacks Quick Notes vs. Montana Wofford is 9-3 overall on the season, the fifth time in school history with 9 or more wins in a season... The temperature at kickoff was 13 degrees, the second coldest ever for a FCS first round playoff game... The trip was the longest in history for Wofford, as the Terriers flew 2,330 miles roundtrip... Wofford had the ball for 32:32, making the Terriers 7-0 when having the edge in time of possession... The Terriers won a game for the first time this season after being behind at the half; Wofford is 1-3 now when trailing at the half... Wofford is 3-0 for the season on artificial surfaces... The Terriers were -3 on turnovers in the game... Wofford completed on four passes in the game, with the first coming at 12:43 in the fourth quarter... Patrick Mugan s 31-yard field goal was the second longest of his career... Kevious Johnson rushed for 145 yards on 20 carries, a season-high and his fifth 100+ yard game of the season... The Terriers defense recorded five sacks by five different players, the most this season... Jared McCollough and Filmon Dawkins had their first sacks of the season and career... Jason Leventis led the team with 14 tackles, a career high... Seth Goldwire had eleven tackles, giving him 101 on the season, a career-high. Random Playoff Notes Wofford will host a FCS Playoff game for the third time in school history this weekend... The match-up will be of the only two private institutions in the Playoff field... Furman is the only private school to win a FCS National Championship... Wofford was the first warm weather team to win at Montana in the playoffs, ending a 16-0 run by the Grizzlies... SoCon Champions With the win at Chattanooga and losses by Georgia Southern and Elon, the Terriers claimed a share of the Southern Conference Championship with Appalachian State. The Terriers earned the automatic bid based on the win over the Mountaineers on September 22. It is the second SoCon title in the eleven seasons that Wofford has been a member of the conference. A Second Ring Wofford last won the Southern Conference Championship in There are seven players on this year s team that also were members of the 2003 squad. They are: Josh Collier, Derek Swindall, James Gonsoulin, Kevious Johnson, Kyle Horne, Brian Kemp, and Derek Tiller. Six of the seven were redshirted in 2003, while Kevious Johnson led the Terriers in rushing. Wofford in the NCAA Playoffs This season marks the second appearance in the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the Terriers. In 2003, Wofford defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round at Gibbs Stadium. In the second round, Wofford won over Western Kentucky at Gibbs Stadium. Against Delaware in the semifinals, the Terriers were defeated With the win at Montana, Wofford is now 3-1 in the playoffs. In addition, Wofford reached the Division II Playoffs in 1990 and On the Road The trip to Montana was the longest road trip in the history of Wofford College football. The Terriers traveled approximately 2330 miles to Missoula, for a 4660 mile round-trip journey. The milage just to Montana was more than the Terriers have traveled all season. For five road games, Wofford has gone 1740 miles. It also was the first flight for the Terriers since a 2003 trip to Delaware for the NCAA Playoffs. On the Road Again The Terriers are currently 5-1 when playing on the road in The lone loss was to ACC-foe North Carolina State. Wofford defeated Furman, The Citadel, Western Carolina, Chattanooga and Montana. In the last two seasons, Wofford is 8-3 on the road. However, against FCS opponents, the Terriers are 8-1 in the last two seasons. Senior s Finale Continues The game this week will be a continuation of the season for 18 Wofford seniors. The 18 have posted a overall record in the past four seasons. The 18 are: Kevin Adleman, Josh Collier, Chris Collins, Tyler Crahan, Maurice Faulk, Brian Ford, James Gonsoulin, Michael Hobbs, Kyle Horne, Kevious Johnson, Brian Kemp, Corey McKenna, Tripp Smith, Derek Swindall, Dan Tavani, Derek Tiller, Justin Treece and Adrian Young. All-SoCon Honors Seven Terriers were named to the Coaches All-Southern Conference Team on November 19. Running back Kevious Johnson and linebacker Seth Goldwire earned first team honors, while offensive tackles Derek Wooten, tight end Fenn Allen, defensive end James Gonsoulin, safety Dan Tavani and

3 cornerback Brian Kemp earned second team honors. In addition, the Southern Conference Sports Media Association had RB Kevious Johnson and LB Seth Goldwire on the first team and OL Ben Quick, OL Corey McKenna, OL Derek Wooten, TE Fenn Allen and S Dan Tavani on the second team. SoCon Coach of the Year Wofford head coach Mike Ayers was named the co-coach of the year in the Southern Conference by the league s coaches on November 19. He shares the award with Elon head coach Pete Lembo. This marks the fourth time Ayers has been honored as coach of the year, as he also received the award in 2000, 2002 and Facing Number One When Wofford faced Appalachian State on September 22, it marked only the third time that the Terriers have faced a team at the top of the polls. In 1999, Wofford lost at Gibbs Stadium to top-ranked Georgia Southern. In 2003, Wofford lost 24-9 to Delaware in the NCAA Playoffs. With the win on September 22, it marked the first time Wofford had defeated a top-ranked team. Terriers against FBS Teams This marked the seventh time in the last eight seasons the Terriers have played against a member of the FBS (NCAA Division I-A) as Wofford was defeated at NC State... Last season Wofford lost at South Carolina as the Terriers brought the score within one touchdown with 4:42 on the clock and then drove to the Gamecock 10-yard line... Recently the Terriers have also played West Virginia (2005), Air Force (2003), Maryland (2002), Clemson (2001), South Carolina (2001) and Louisiana Monroe (2000). Offensive Player of the Week Wofford HB Kevious Johnson was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week on October 1. Against Furman on September 29 he had three touchdowns. He had an eleven-yard rushing touchdown, a four-yard fumble return for a touchdown, and a two-yard touchdown reception. Overall, he had 118 yards on 14 carries. It was the first 100+ rushing game of the season for the Terriers and the tenth 100+ game for Johnson s career. Defensive Player of the Week Wofford LB Gary Blount was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on September 10. Against Charleston Southern on September 8, he intercepted the first two passes of his career. Blount also led the team in tackles with six (four solo). Defensive Player of the Week, Part 2 Wofford DB Dan Tavani was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week on September 24. He ended the Mountaineer s first drive of the game with an interception of Armanti Edwards and on the final drive of the game had a tackle-for-loss on fourth down. He finished the game with six tackles as Wofford defeated Appalachian State In addition, Tavani was named the Sports Network national defensive player of the week. Special Teams Player of the Week Wofford PK Patrick Mugan was named Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on September 3. Against Georgetown on September 1, Mugan was perfect on five PATs and added a 28-yard field goal in the win. Special Teams Player of the Week, Part Two Wofford HB Sean Lees was named the Southern Conference Special Teams Player of the Week on November 12. At Chattanooga on November 10, he had three kickoff returns for 115 yards. In the fourth quarter he had a 79-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the first touchdown of his career. Wofford is Hot In the October 1, 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated the Wofford College Terriers were recognized in the weekly Hot or Not column. According to the magazine, The Spartanburg, S.C., Division I-AA school has reason to woof: A win over Appalachian State (yes, those very Wolverines slayers) ended the Mountaineers 17-game winning streak. Afterward, a jacked-up Terriers crowd stormed the field. Defense By Committee The Terrier defense this season has received contributions from numerous players. Eighteen players have 20+ tackles on the season, while twelve players have sacks. Ten different players have intercepted a pass this season and twenty players have a pass break-up. Twenty-four players have recorded a tackle for loss. Terriers Ground Attack After the first playoff game, the Wofford rushing offense is second in the nation. With an average of yards per game rushing, Wofford is behind Georgia Southern with yards. In all of NCAA Division I, Wofford is second in rushing offense. The top FBS team is Navy at yards per game. Here are the top five FCS teams in rushing: Georgia Southern Wofford VMI Cal Poly Appalachian State Carry that Ball Wofford leads the FCS with 711 carries on the season. In all of NCAA Division I Football, the Terriers have the highest total number of carries. Navy is second in the nation with 685 carries, while Air Force is third with 660 carries. VMI is next with 647 carries on the season. Wofford has 878 total plays this season, with 711 rushes, which means the Terriers run the ball 80.9% of the time. Rushing by Committee Wofford has had twenty different players carry the ball this season. While Kevious Johnson leads the team with 1174 yards on 166 carries, Josh Collier (133) and Michael Hobbs (106) also have over 100 carries. The Terriers have six players in the top 16 rushers in the Southern Conference - Georgia Southern has three, Furman two, Chattanooga two, and Western Carolina, Appalachian State and The Citadel have one each. Elon does not have a rusher in the top twenty. A Terrier Air Show? For a team in which the passing game is often the fourth option, the Terriers have been throwing the ball with great success in In eleven games last year, Wofford had 784 receiving yards. After twelve games in 2007, Wofford has 1421 receiving yards. Wofford has thrown 167 passes in 2007 (91 completions), over the 111 (60 completions) all of last season. Wofford has thirteen passing touchdowns in 2007, compared to only five last year. The Defense Can Catch Too Wofford s defense has intercepted nineteen passes in the twelve games this season. That is first in the Southern Conference and eighth in the nation, despite not having an interception in a three-game stretch against Elon, Western Carolina and Georgia Southern. Eastern Kentucky leads the FCS with 24 interceptions. Gary Blount and Brian Kemp lead the team with three interceptions each, while James Mitchell, Dan Tavani, Brian Ford, Kevin Adleman and Mychael Johnson have each intercepted two passes for the Terriers. Overall, ten players have an interception this season. Give the Big Guys a Hand While the guys running the ball get the attention, the guys up front on the offensive line deserve much of the credit. The big guys up front have helped the Terriers run for 3831 yards this season, and allow only thirteen sacks in twelve games. The 1.08 sacks allowed per game is second in the SoCon and 12th in the nation. In addition, the line has seen the same five starters for eleven of the twelve games - center Corey McKenna, guards Derek Tiller and Ben Miller, and tackles Ben Quick and Derek Wooten. Wofford vs. FCS Ranked Opponents Since the start of the 2002 season, Wofford has gone against nationally ranked FCS/I-AA opponents... Wofford s only contests vs. ranked opponents in 2006 were a loss to third-ranked Furman on Sept. 30 and a 14-7 loss at #2 Appalachian State on Oct Since 2002, the Terriers have wins over Georgia Southern (#6, #9, #14), Appalachian State (#10), The Citadel (#25), Furman (#25), North Carolina A&T (#18), and Western Kentucky (#9)... The highest-ranked I-AA opponent that Wofford had beaten was #6 Georgia Southern when Wofford scored a victory on Sept. 20, The Terriers picked-up a win over #1 Appalachian State on September 22, 2007, added a win over #20 Furman on September 29, then defeated #25 The Citadel on October 6 and #3 Montana on November 24. Winning Seasons Wofford s 9-3 record gives the Terriers a winning season for the sixth straight season year. Over the past twenty seasons, Wofford has recorded 14 winning seasons.

4 A Few Streaks Several Wofford players have streaks continuing in the postseason: Fenn Allen has a catch in eleven straight games Michael Hobbs has a rushing touchdown in five straight games Johnson Second in Career Rushing Yards Kevious Johnson moved into the second spot among Wofford s all-time rushing leaders against Montana... Johnson s career total currently stands at 3, Johnson is one of just five Terriers to ever rush for 3,000 yards in a career. Career Rushing Leaders Shawn Graves ,762 Kevious Johnson Ricky Satterfield Ted Phelps Clifford Boyd Jesse McCoy Travis Wilson Bobby Jordan Melvin Jones Tim May Lenny Best Bob Roma J.R. McNair KJ s Rank Among All-Purpose Yardage Leaders Kevious Johnson continues to climb Wofford s career list for all-purpose yards... Following the first round of the playoffs, he has 5,037 career all-purpose yards, the second-most in Terrier history... He needs just 91 yards to reach the team record currently held by Shawn Graves. Career All-Purpose Yards Shawn Graves Kevious Johnson Jesse McCoy Ricky Satterfield Ted Phelps Bob Roma Ray Monroe Bill Robinson Tim May More on Johnson In addition, Johnson has fourteen career 100+ yard rushing games, with five this season... The fourteen 100+ games are third most in school history... With 65 yards in the Chattanooga game, he reached 1,029 rushing yards on the season... It is the 14th 1,000 yard season by a Wofford player and Johnson is only the third player to have multiple 1,000 yard seasons (Shawn Graves three times, Ricky Satterfield twice). Collier Clears 2,000 Career Passing Yards Wofford senior quarterback Josh Collier moved up to seventh in career passing yards following the Montana game: Career Passing Yards 1. Travis Wilson Carter Davis Chuck Fraser Harold Chandler Warren Whittaker Rick Cloninger Josh Collier Charlie Bradshaw Shawn Graves Charlie Bradshaw Jr Tommy Ellis Jeff Zolman Jack Beeler Gary Patterson Jim Pitisci Todd Heldreth Brad Smothers 1015 Collier Can Throw Wofford senior quarterback Josh Collier has thrown for 918 yards and six touchdowns this season. The 918 yards are the most by a Wofford quarterback since Travis Wilson had 1,028 yards in The five passing touchdowns matches the number Collier had last season. Throw it to Andy Junior wide receiver Andy Strickland has turned into a go-to receiver for the Terriers. He had a touchdown catch in three straight games this season. Against Appalachian State, he caught a 49-yard touchdown pass. Against NC State the native of Gaffney, SC, caught touchdown passes of 61- and 14-yards. The previous week against Charleston Southern he had a 47-yard receiving touchdown and added a 23-yard rushing touchdown. Strickland leads the team in receptions with 24 and his 501 receiving yards is the best on the team. The 501 yards are the most by a Wofford receiver since Jeff Scott had 503 yards in He is also second on the team with 586 all-purpose yards and his seven touchdowns are also third on the team. The True Freshmen The Terriers have had some strong contributions from true freshmen so far this season. HB Mike Rucker is fourth on the team with 516 all-purpose yards and has both a rushing touchdown and a kickoff return of 89 yards for a touchdown. On defense, LB Keaton Thompson has played in nine games and has 19 total tackles, including two at NC State, and a pass break-up. LB Tommy Irvin has played in all twelve games with 18 total tackles, including five at Furman, and recovered a fumble at Chattanooga. HB Sean Lees has three carries for 38 yards and 457 kickoff return yards, including a 79-yard return for a touchdown at Chattanooga. Touchback Tommie Wofford s junior kicker/punter Chris Tommie has 161 career kickoffs, with 78 of those reaching the endzone with 64 touchbacks. The NCAA has moved back the kickoff five yards this season, which is expected to decrease the number of touchbacks nationally. Against Georgetown, Tommie had seven kickoffs with one touchback and he had one touchback on nine kickoffs against Charleston Southern. He added one touchback against Appalachian State, two against Furman, two at The Citadel, three against Gardner-Webb and one vs. Elon and Western Carolina. Wofford vs. Non-Conference Opponents Wofford s loss to Coastal Carolina in 2006 snapped a streak of 10 straight regular season non-conference wins against Division I-AA opponents... The Terriers had not lost a non-conference regular season game to a I-AA opponent since dropping the 2000 season opener to Lehigh In 2000 and 2001, the Terriers defeated Charleston Southern... In 2002, Wofford had non-league wins over South Carolina State and Elon... In 2003 and 2004, the Terriers defeated South Carolina State while also adding a win over Gardner-Webb in Last year, Wofford defeated VMI and Gardner-Webb... The Terriers opened the 2006 campaign with a win over South Carolina State... Wofford ended 2006 with a non-conference win over Gardner-Webb and in 2007 went 4-0 with non-conference wins over Georgetown, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb and Montana. Ford Climbs Interception Board Senior DB Brian Ford had his second interception of the 2007 season against Furman... The pick was the ninth of Ford s career which ties him for tenth place in school history... Ford led the Southern Conference with six interceptions last year... With an interception at Chattanooga, Brian Kemp also entered the all-time list. Here is Wofford s career interception leaders: Career Interceptions 19 Tim Renfrow Chad Starks Curtis Patterson Craig Hayes Tony Young Dennis Hemphill Scott Creveling David Moore Chuck Whitt Chris Edwards Paul Humphries Bob Calliham Matt Nelson Tony Painter Allen Tuthill Brian Ford 2004-present 8 Freddie Gibbs Roland Harris George Nicholson Pat Skinner

5 8 Keith Dyer Gary Whitlock Ed Wile Monnie Broome Eric Wimbush Sammy Brown Brian Kemp 2004-present New Single Season Highs Following twelve games this season, numerous Terriers have recorded new single season highs, including these veterans: Fenn Allen, 16 catches, 285 yards Gary Blount, 49 tackles, 3 interceptions Buck Brown, 32 tackles Michael Combest, 20 tackles Greg Gasparato, 28 tackles Seth Goldwire, 101 tackles James Gonsoulin, 41 tackles Kevious Johnson, 1174 rushing yards, 11 receptions Justice Joslin, 12 receptions, 181 yards Jerermy Marshall, 49 carries, 410 yards, 2 touchdowns James Mitchell, 40 tackles, 2 interceptions Patrick Mugan, 8 field goals, 56 PATS, 80 points Matt Norcia, 32 tackles, 4.0 sacks, 8 tackles for loss Dane Romero, 5 touchdowns Tripp Smith, 13 receptions, 189 yards, long 59 yards Andy Strickland, 24 catches, 501 yards, 5 touchdowns, long 61 yards Ben Widmyer, 63 attempts, 28 completions, 361 yards, 4 passing TDs, 71 carries for 242 yards Adrian Young, 407 yards, 4 touchdowns Game One Quick Notes vs. Georgetown Wofford gained 401 net yards on the ground on September 1 against Georgetown in the season opener. That is the most since Wofford had 441 yards against VMI on October 15, Kevious Johnson had 94 yards rushing, giving him 3872 career all-purpose yards, fourth all-time at Wofford... The touchdown pass by Ben Widmyer was the second of his career and the first since November 12, 2005 against Furman... Collier added two rushing touchdowns, giving him 19 in his career. Game Two Quick Notes vs. Charleston Southern Wofford gained 448 total yards of offense, going over 400 yards for the second straight week... The 89-yard kickoff return by Mike Rucker was the 8th longest in Wofford history... Josh Collier did not start at quarterback, ending a streak of 23 straight starts... Ben Widmyer started his first career game at quarterback and rushed for a career-high 68 yards and also had a career-high 131 passing yards... Mychael Jackson had his first career interception... Gary Blount recorded his first two career interceptions, which marked the first time since October 9, 2004 a player had two interceptions in a game... Chris Tommie had three touchbacks; entering the game he had only one in 83 punts. Game Three Quick Notes vs. NC State Wofford gained 353 yards of offense, outgaining the Wolfpack by 23 yards... The 15 penalties committed by the Terriers were the most since 16 in 1979 against Catawba... The 108 penalty yards were seventh-most in school history... Andy Strickland had two receiving touchdowns in the game, giving him four in the past two weeks... Mike Rucker threw for a touchdown on his first career passing attempt... Wofford had three turnovers, all fumbles, which resulted in 21 points for NC State... Wofford had 142 net passing yards in the game, while NC State had it marked the first time since September 20, 2003 against Georgia Southern (83 to 66) that Wofford had more passing yards than an opponent... The crowd of 56,039 was the fourth-largest to ever watch a Wofford football game. Game Four Quick Notes vs. Appalachian State The game marked the first time Wofford has defeated a team ranked first in the nation... Wofford ended Appalachian State s 17-game winning streak... As a team, Wofford had 431 yards of offense, the marking the third time in four games with over 400 yards of offense... The Terriers had the ball for 35:20 in the game... Andy Strickland had his fourth receiving touchdown of the season and has a touchdown catch in three straight games... Kevin Adleman registered his fourth career interception, while Dan Tavani had his fifth career interception... Justice Joslin had his first career fumble recovery... The 42 points allowed by the Mountaineers were the most since a loss to Chattanooga on October 30, Attendance was 11,042, the fourth-largest crowd at Gibbs Stadium for a Wofford game. Game Five Quick Notes vs. Furman Wofford improved to 2-0 in the conference... It was the first road win of the season for Wofford... The 45 points scored by the Terriers were the most against Furman since scoring 49 in It also marked the second-highest point total ever by Wofford in the series... The 460 yards of offense marked a season-high... Kevious Johnson recorded the Terriers first 100+ yard rushing game of the season with 118 yards... It was his tenth career 100+ rushing game... Brian Ford had his second interception of the season, giving him nine in his career... Kevin Adleman had an interception in the second straight game... The 187 yard passing by Josh Collier were a career-high... The 187 yards passing were the most by Wofford since putting up 193 yards on October 6, 2001 against VMI... The win ended the Paladins 14-game home winning streak. Game Six Quick Notes vs. The Citadel Wofford improved to 3-0 in the conference... It was the second-straight road win for the Terriers... The Terriers have defeated The Citadel nine straight times, dating back to Wofford has also won five straight games in Charleston... The seven points allowed by the Terriers were the fewest this season and the fewest since posting a shutout on November 11, 2006 against Chattanooga... The 52 rushing attempts were the fewest so far this season, while the 12 passing attempts and four completions were also season lows... Patrick Mugan missed a field goal attempt for the first time this season (4/5)... Gary Blount had his third interception of the season.. Justice Joslin scored his first career rushing touchdown... Michael Hobbs scored his first touchdown of the season, giving him 16 in his career... Chris Tommie s 67-yard punt was his longest this season... Senior safety Dan Tavani injured his left knee and did not return to the game... The interception return for touchdown by Dwight House was the first by a Wofford opponent since September 6, 1997, with a 55 yard return by Andre Thornton of VMI... The Terriers had 302 yards rushing, the third time this season with 300+ rushing yards. Game Seven Quick Notes vs. Gardner-Webb Wofford moved to 6-1 overall with their fourth straight win... The 52 points scored matched the season high for the Terriers; they also had 52 points against Charleston Southern... Wofford has won five in a row against the Runnin Bulldogs... The Terriers finish with a 3-1 nonconference record, with the one loss against N.C. State of the ACC... Mychael Johnson had his second interception of the season, while Zac Grey and Michael Combest each had their first career interceptions... Joseph Inman scored a touchdown on his first career reception... Andy Strickland caught a career-high six pass for 98 yards... Wofford had a season-high 13 players with carries in the game. Game Eight Quick Notes vs. Elon Wofford is 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the Southern Conference... The loss ended a seven-game winning streak at Gibbs Stadium... The win by Elon was the first over the Terriers since November 4, 1995, as Wofford had won five straight in the series... The four turnovers in the game were the most since four on September 10, 2005 against West Virginia... Wofford was held scoreless in the second half for the first time since a 24-0 loss to Western Carolina on November 5, Tripp Smith had a career-best game with three catches for 34 yards... Kevious Johnson had 129 yards rushing, a season-high... It marked Johnson s eleventh career 100+ yard game... Wofford placekicker Pat Mugan missed a PAT, ending his consecutive streak at 36. It was the second-longest consecutive streak in a season in team history... The 19 yard punt return by Jeremy Marshall was the longest of the season for Wofford... Wofford had 400+ yards of offense for the sixth time this season... The 77 yards passing were the lowest of the season for Wofford. Game Nine Quick Notes vs. Western Carolina Wofford is 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the Southern Conference... The game was the first Thursday night game for Wofford since the 1996 season opener... The 513 yards of offense for Wofford were a season high, and the first time over 500 yards since Nov. 6, 2004 against Gardner-Webb... The six rushing touchdowns for Wofford were a season high... The 446 yards of total offense allowed were the most this season... Patrick Mugan made two field goals in a game for the first time in his career... The Terriers had four players complete passes in the game, the most since four players accomplished the feat on October 6, 2001 in a win over VMI... Adrian Young had 115 yards on 24 carries for his first career 100+ rushing game... Kevious Johnson had 128 yards on 15 carries... It was the first time Wofford had two 100+ rushers in a game since September 9, 2006 against Coastal Carolina (Johnson and Hobbs)... Fenn Allen had a career-high four catches for 76 yards. Game Ten Quick Notes vs. Georgia Southern Wofford is 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the Southern Conference... Wofford gained 500 yards of offense,

6 marking the second straight week with 500 or more yards of offense... Georgia Southern rushed for 424 yards, the most by an opponent since The Citadel gained 419 yards on September 9, Georgia Southern quarterback Jayson Foster had 279 yards rushing (232 in the first half), the most by an opponent since Brad Hoover of Western Carolina gained 203 yard on October 17, Kevious Johnson had 18 carries for 137 yards, a season-high and his third straight 100+ rushing game... Patrick Mugan had his first career kickoffs in the game... Tripp Smith s 59-yard reception was the longest of his career... Fenn Allen s 47-yard reception was the longest of his career... Dane Romero s 59-yard pass to Tripp Smith was the longest of his career... Andy Strickland had a streak of eight straight games with a catch ended... Dan Tavani returned to action after missing three games due to a torn ACL... Wofford was down at the half for the third time this season and are 0-3 in those games... The attendance of 12,124 was the largest in Gibbs Stadium history for a Wofford game... The homecoming loss ended a streak of nine-straight homecoming wins by Wofford. Game Eleven Quick Notes vs. Chattanooga Wofford is 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the Southern Conference... The win gave the Terriers a share of the Southern Conference Championship for the second time in school history... Wofford evened the all-time record with Chattanooga at The Terriers were 4-0 on the road in the Southern Conference and have won six straight conference road games... Josh Collier had a career day, with 191 yards rushing, including a career-long 62 yard run, and two touchdowns... He added a passing touchdown as well... The 62-yard run by Collier was the longest run this season for Wofford... Wofford ran a season-high 82 plays in the game... Sean Lees scored his first career touchdown with a 79-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter... It was the second kickoff retun for touchdown this season by the Terriers... Kevious Johnson had 65 yards rushing in the game, giving him 1,029 on the season, his second career 1,000+ yard rushing season... Wofford had the ball for 37:21, a season-high... Wofford had four interceptions in the game - two by James Mitchell and one each by Dan Tavani and Brian Kemp... Wofford is 2-0 for the season on artificial surfaces. CS For the remainder of the season, the team will be wearing a CS sticker on the back of their helmets in honor of former head coach Conley Snidow. Coach Snidow passed away on October 6, He was head coach at Wofford from , coaching many greats including Jerry Richardson and Fisher DeBerry. Snidow, a native of Princeton, W.Va., began his coaching career at Tazwell (Va.) High School. He also coached at Roanoke College - where he played football while earning his bachelor s degree - and Emory & Henry College, where he led two teams to the Tangerine Bowl. He is a member of the athletic halls of fame at Wofford, Emory & Henry, and Roanoke. Snidow was an offensive innovator. He was one of only a handful of coaches to use the option-oriented Wing-T formation, and some of his former players say he invented the veer long before Bill Yeoman - the University of Houston coach who was credited with creating it. Snidow compiled a record while coaching the Terriers. Sagarin Says Noted mathematician Jeff Sagarin ranks all 242 college football teams in Division I (FBS and FCS)... His November 25 rankings list Wofford as the 83rd best team in Division I... Appalachian State is the top-ranked SoCon team at 66. Georgia Southern (105 ), Elon (108), and The Citadel (115) are the next-highest SoCon teams... N.C. State, Wofford s only FBS opponent this season, is ranked #68... Northern Iowa leads the FCS at 40th overall and Richmond is currently 77th. Season Openers Wofford is all-time in season openers since posting a 5-1 win over Furman on December 14, Under head coach Mike Ayers, the Terriers are 11-9 in season openers... Wofford has won four straight season openers (38-21 over Georgetown in 2007, over South Carolina State in 2006, over Georgetown in 2005, over South Carolina State in 2004)... When Wofford opens the season at home, its record is Terriers at Home Wofford has won 26 of its last 32 games played in Gibbs Stadium... Since Gibbs Stadium opened on Oct. 5, 1996, Wofford has posted a record of (.718)... Under Mike Ayers, Wofford is (.632) in home games... The Terriers have won 26 of 40 home SoCon games at Gibbs Stadium... The home crowd has been exception this season, with two of the top five all-time crowds in The Georgia Southern game was witnessed by a school-record 12,124 fans, while the Appalachian State game had 11,042 fans, fifth most in school history. Seven Make Preseason All-SoCon Team Senior DB Dan Tavani has been named to the Southern Conference Preseason All-SoCon first team... HB Kevious Johnson, C Corey McKenna, OT Derek Wooten, DE James Gonsoulin, S Brian Ford and P Chris Tommie were all second team Preseason All-SoCon picks. Hobbs 2006 Run Michael Hobbs 99-yard touchdown run vs. Georgia Southern not only set a school record for the longest play from scrimmage but was also the longest run in Division I last season... The previous national high in I-AA was 97 yards by Arkansas-Pine Bluff s Dedrick Poole against Grambling State on Oct Connecticut s Terry Caulley had the longest I-A rush last season with a 98-yarder against Army, also on Oct Hobbs previous career-long was a 66-yard TD run against The Citadel on Oct In addition, Hobbs became the first back in the 84-year history of the Southern Conference to have a 99-yard run from scrimmage... Since Division I-AA came into existence in 1978, only five players have had a 99-yard run from scrimmage. Name Change On December 15, 2006, the NCAA adopted new terminology to represent the over 200 football playing institutions that compete in Division I. The NCAA eliminated the I-A and I-AA designations and has streamlined all of its Division I football programs into two subdivisions: Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The FBS includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system (the 32 NCAAlicensed events which include the Bowl Championship Series). The FCS includes those programs (such as Wofford) that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of 88 NCAA national championships). FCS has a limit of 63 scholarships, while the limit for FBS schools is 85. Previous Name New Name Division I-A NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision I-A (acronym) FBS Division I-AA NCAA Football Championship Subdivision I-AA (acronym) FCS College Football Rule Changes The NCAA has enacted a number of rule changes for One change that will be most obvious is moving kickoffs from the 35-yard line back to the 30 in order to create more kickoff return opportunities. Two other key rules that were in effect in 2006 and were intended to help speed up the game have been rolled back. This year, as was the case in 2005, the game clock will stop when a team earns a first down and the clock will start on kickoffs when the return team legally touches the ball, rather than when the kicking team contacts the ball. Recent Success Wofford has finished among the top four teams in the Southern Conference race in five of the last six years, winning two SoCon Championships. The Terriers have won 31 of their last 44 conference games over the past six seasons. Over the last six years, Wofford is the second-winningest program in the Southern Conference trailing only two-time national champion Appalachian State. SoCon Records since 2002 (last six years) School (all games) W-L Pct 1. Appalachian State Wofford Furman Georgia Southern Academic Success Wofford s football program has ranked among the top 10 percent of FCS teams in the Academic Performance Review (APR) in each of the last two seasons. The Terriers lead the SoCon with 43 Academic All-Southern Conference selections since the program started in This fall, Dan Tavani and Kevin Adleman were named CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine First Team All-District. About Wofford Wofford is currently the fourth-smallest school in NCAA Division I with an enrollment of 1,350 students. The smallest school is Centenary with 1,017, followed by Presbyterian College at 1,200 and VMI with 1,300. Wofford College, established in 1854, is an independent liberal arts college in Spartanburg, S.C. (average SAT for incoming class, 1247). Wofford ranks in the top five nationally in the percentage of undergraduates receiving credit for study abroad. Home to one of the nation s 276 Phi Beta Kappa chapters, Wofford s historic 170-acre campus is recognized as a national arboretum. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the college is committed to quintessential undergraduate education within the context of values-based inquiry.

7 2007 Southern Conference Football 2007 SoCon Standings Overall SoCon School W L Pct W L Pct Pts Opp Appalachian State Wofford Georgia Southern The Citadel Elon Furman Chattanooga Western Carolina SoCon Schedule Saturday, November 3 Appalachian State 45, The Citadel 24 Elon 49, Furman 52 Georgia Southern 38, Wofford 35 Western Kentucky 28, Chattanooga 21 Saturday, November 10 Western Carolina 35, Appalachian State 79 Elon 31, The Citadel 42 Furman 24, Georgia Southern 22 Wofford 42, Chattanooga 16 Saturday, November 17 Chattanooga 17, Appalachian State 37 The Citadel 70, VMI 28 Stony Brook 23, Elon 38 Furman52, Western Carolina 21 Georgia Southern 34, Colorado State 42 Saturday, November 24 James Madison 27, Appalachian State 28 Wofford 23, Montana 22 Saturday, December 1 Eastern Washington at Appalachian State Richmond at Wofford Preseason Polls 2007 Media Poll 1. Appalachian State (27) Furman Wofford Georgia Southern The Citadel Elon Chattanooga Western Carolina Coaches Poll 1. Appalachian State (7) Furman (1) Wofford Georgia Southern The Citadel Elon Chattanooga Western Carolina 7 Terriers SoCon Team Rankings Rushing Offense... 2nd Passing Offense... 8th Total Offense... 3rd Scoring Offense... 5th Rushing Defense... 2nd Pass Efficiency Defense... 3rd Total Defense... 2nd Scoring Defense... 1st Net Punting... 4th Punt Returns... 8th Kickoff Returns... 2nd Turnover Margin... 4th Pass Defense... 6th Passing Efficiency... 4th Passes Intercepted... 1st Sacks... 7th Tackles for Loss... 8th Sacks Allowed... 2nd Terriers Among the Conference Leaders All-Purpose Running Kevious Johnson th Field Goals Patrick Mugan.778 7th Interceptions Gary Blount 3 8th Brian Kemp 3 8th Brian Ford 2 10th Kickoff Returns Sean Lees rd Points Responsible for Josh Collier th Receptions per game Andy Strickland th Receiving Yards per game Andy Strickland th Total Receiving Yards Andy Strickland 501 9th Rushing Kevious Johnson nd Josh Collier th Michael Hobbs th Adrian Young th Jeremy Marshall th Dane Romero th Scoring Patrick Mugan th Total Offense Josh Collier th Kevious Johnson th Tackles Seth Goldwire th Tackles for Loss Matt Norcia th Sacks Matt Norcia th Passes Defended Brian Kemp nd Brian Ford th 2007 SoCon Players of the Week Date Offense Defense Special Teams Freshman Sept. 3 Armanti Edwards, ASU Corey Lynch, ASU Patrick Mugan, WOF Scott Riddle, ELON Sept. 10 Jayson Foster, GSU Gary Blount, WOF Johnathan Synovec, CIT Scott Riddle, ELON Trey Elder, ASU Sept. 17 Jayson Foster, GSU Anthony Williams, ASU Jonathan Parsons, WCU Zeke Rozier, GSU Sept. 24 Terrell Hudgins, ELON Dan Tavani, WOF Jonathan Parsons, WCU E.J. Webb, GSU Craig Camey, UTC Oct. 1 Kevious Johnson, WOF Quinton Phillips, WCU Michael Mayers, ELON Chris Teal, GSU Kevin Richardson, ASU Oct. 8 Scott Riddle, ELON Thomas Twitty, FUR Jesse Hartley, GSU Adam Hearns, WCU Oct. 15 Duran Lawson, CIT Chris Camacho, CHAT Andrew Wilcox, ELON Mike Brown, FUR Oct. 22 Scott Riddle, ELON Quinton Phillips, WCU Mike Adams, CIT Billy Lowe, GSU Oct. 29 Scott Riddle, ELON Corey Lynch, ASU Jesse Hartley, GSU Marquel Pittman, WCU Nov. 5 Armanti Edwards, ASU William Middleton, FUR Jesse Hartley, GSU Scott Riddle, ELON Jayson Foster, GSU Nov. 12 Kevin Richardson, ASU Julian Hicks, FUR Sean Lees, WOF Bart Blanchard, CIT Nov. 19 Renaldo Gray, FUR D.J. Smith, ASU Mike Adams, CIT Brandon Wiggins, ELON

8 Wofford s Record When... Overall SoCon Home Road Day Games Night games (after 6 pm) TV Games On Natural Grass On Artifical Turf Wofford Wins Coin Toss Wofford Loses Coin Toss Scoring First Opponent Scoring First Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Leading after third quarter Trailing after third quarter Tied after third quarter... Overtime games... Scoring less than 20 points Scoring 20+ points Scoring 30+ points Scoring 40+ points Allowing 10 or fewer points Allowing less than 20 points Allowing 20+ points Allowing 30+ points Allowing 40+ points Rushing for less than 100 yards... Rushing for over 100 yards Rushing for over 200 yards Rushing for over 300 yards Passing for less than 200 yards Passing for 200+ yards... Passing for 300+ yards... Total less than 300 yards total offense yards of total offense yards of total offense yards of total offense Allowing less than 100 yards rushing Allowing less than 300 yards total offense... Allowing 300+ yards total offense Having a 100 yard rusher Have two 100 yard rushers Opponent has 100 yard rusher No turnovers Less than 3 turnovers Turnovers No takeaways Less than 3 takeaways Takeaways More than 30:00 TOP Less than 30:00 TOP Largest Crowds Away Sept. 8, 2001 at Clemson 78,000 Nov. 3, 2001 at South Carolina 77,922 Sept. 16, 2006 at South Carolina 74,286 Sept. 15, 2007 at NC State 56,039 Sept. 10, 2005 at West Virginia 54,630 Sept. 28, 2002 at Maryland 44,098 Aug. 30, 2003 at Air Force 40,111 Home Nov. 3, 2007 Georgia Southern 12,124 Nov. 13, 2004 Furman 12,042 Sept. 2, 2006 South Carolina State 11,738 Sept. 6, 2003 South Carolina State 11,486 Sept. 22, 2007 Appalachian State 11,042 Nov. 29, 2003 North Carolina A&T 10,500 Sept. 12, 1998 The Citadel 10,271 Oct. 25, 2003 Appalachian State 10,129 Nov. 11, 2000 Furman 10,002 Wofford in Overtime (1-2) Nov. 2, 1996 at Samford L Nov. 20, 1999 at La.-Monroe L Oct. 19, 2002 W. CAROLINA W Winningest Active FCS Coaches (by wins) Mike Kelly, Dayton Bob Ford, Albany Joe Taylor, Hampton Al Bagnoli, Penn Jerry Moore, Appalachian State Walt Hameline, Wagner Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary Rob Ash, Drake Andy Talley, Villanova Pete Richardson, Southern Mike Ayers, Wofford Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois Tim Walsh, Portland State Terriers in Gibbs Stadium TOTAL Wofford s Recent 100-Yard Rushers (since 2002) 191 Josh Collier at Chattanooga 11/10/ Kevious Johnson at Montana 11/24/ Kevious Johnson vs. Georgia Southern 11/3/ Kevious Johnson vs. Elon 10/20/ Kevious Johnson at Western Carolina 10/25/ Kevious Johnson at Furman 9/29/ Adrian Young at Western Carolina 10/25/ Kevious Johnson vs. USC, 9/16/ Josh Collier at Elon, 10/21/ Kevious Johnson vs. Coastal, 9/9/ Michael Hobbs vs. Ga Southern, 11/4/ Kevious Johnson vs. Western Carolina, 10/28/ Michael Hobbs vs. Coastal, 9/9/ Gabe Jackson vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/19/ Michael Hobbs vs Georgetown, 9/3/ Michael Hobbs vs GSU, 9/17/ Corey Dunn vs. Elon, 10/8/ Dane Romero vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/19/ Gabriel Jackson vs Georgetown, 9/3/ Josh Collier vs Furman, 11/12/ Kevious Johnson vs ELON, 10/9/ Gabriel Jackson vs CIT, 10/30/ Kevious Johnson vs UTC, 10/2/ Kevious Johnson vs CIT, 10/30/ Kevious Johnson vs G-W, 11/6/ Jeff Zolman vs NCAT, 11/29/ J.R. McNair vs UTC, 10/4/ Kevious Johnson vs NCAT, 11/29/ Kevious Johnson vs ETSU, 11/8/ Jesse McCoy vs CIT, 11/2/ Jesse McCoy vs ASU, 10/26/ J.R. McNair vs ETSU, 11/9/ Melvin Jones vs UTC, 10/5/ Jesse McCoy vs UTC, 10/5/ Jesse McCoy vs GSU, 9/21/ J.R. McNair vs FUR, 11/16/ Jeff Zolman vs Newberry, 8/31/02 Wofford s Recent 100-Yard Receivers (since 2001) 123 Matt Beavin vs FUR, 11/13/ Sheil Wood vs. G-W, 11/19/ Curtis Nash vs WCU, 10/18/03

9 Pronunciation Guide Kevin Adleman...ADD-dull-man Gary Blount... Blunt Michael Combest...COM-best Tyler Crahan...CRAY-hawn Stev Davitte... STEV da-veet Filmon Dawkins... FILL-man Frank Domonousky...DAH-mun-OW-ski Ronald Flott... FLAH-t Joe Fornadel...for-NAH-dell James Gonsoulin...GON-suh-lynn Jonathan Hufford... HUH-ferd Pat Illig... ILL-ig Kevious Johnson... KEY-VEE-us Justice Joslin... JOZ-lin Lason Leventis...luh-VENT-tiss Patrick Mugan...MOO-gin Matt Norcia... NOR-shuh Dan Tavani... tuh-vah-nee Ben Widmyer...WID-myer Terriers By State Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Ohio Florida... 9 Pennsylvania... 4 Alabama... 4 Tennessee... 3 Texas... 3 California... 2 Illinois... 2 Oklahoma... 2 Kansas... 1 Kentucky... 1 Idaho... 1 Virginia... 1 Terriers By Class Seniors Juniors Sophomores Second Year Freshmen... 8 Freshmen Wofford Coaches Mike Ayers... Head Coach Ron Antoine... Running Backs Josh Conklin...Asst. Secondary Nathan Fuqua...Outside Linebackers Lee Hanning...Kickers/Punters Wade Lang...Asst. Head Coach... Offensive Coordinator/QBs Terry Lantz... Defensive Backs Eric Nash... Offensive Line Jack Teachey... Defensive Line Shiel Wood...Wide Receivers Nate Woody...Defensive Coordinator Joe Lesesne... Football Operations Bruce Lackey... Asst. Football Operations 2007 Alphabetical Roster No NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (Last School) 59 Monier Abusaft OLB Fr. HS Rome, Ga. (Chattooga) 56 Kevin Adleman OLB Sr. 1L Mauldin, S.C. (Mauldin) 88 Fenn Allen TE Jr. 2L Concord, N.C. (J.M. Robinson) 83 Josiah Allen WR Fr. HS Concord, N.C. (J.M. Robinson) 9 Mitch Allen QB Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore) 62 David Babb LB Fr. HS Bishopville, S.C. (Robert E. Lee Academy) 93 Layton Baker DE Jr. 1L St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine) 81 Blake Beeler WR Fr. HS Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School) 85 Landon Bennett PK Fr. HS Duluth, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 53 Clark Bishop OL Fr.-2 SQ Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) 50 Gary Blount LB So. 1L St. Marys, Ga. (Camden County) 27 Matthew Boggs HB Fr. HS Naples, Fla. (Deerfield Academy) 14 Travis Boyd QB Jr. 2L Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) 48 Charles Buck Brown DB So. 1L Wrens, Ga. (Jefferson County) 39 Rickey Bunton HB Jr. 2L Richardson, Texas (Richardson) 91 Mitch Clark DE So. 1L New Philadelphia, Ohio (New Philadelphia) 12 Josh Collier QB Sr. 3L Bonaire, Ga. (Houston County) 63 Chris Collins LS Sr. 3L Savannah, Ga. (Benedictine Military) 60 Michael Combest DE Jr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 58 Tyler Crahan C Sr. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) 71 Chris Cummings LS Fr. HS Fletcher, N.C. (A.C. Reynolds) 16 Stev Davitte WR So. 1L Columbia, S.C. (Irmo) 26 Filmon Dawkins DB Jr. 2L Charlotte, N.C. (Christ School) 36 Frank Domonousky HB Jr. 2L Atlanta, Ga. (Greater Atlanta Christian) 72 Grant Duren OL Fr.-2 SQ Pace, Fla. (Pace) 24 Maurice Faulk DB Sr. 2L Blackshear, Ga. (Pierce County) 8 Ronald Flott DB So. SQ Statesboro, Ga. (Southeast Bulloch) 10 Brian Ford DB Sr. 3L Wildwood, Ga. (Hamilton Heights Academy) 65 Joe Fornadel OL Fr.-2 SQ Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon) 32 Greg Gasparato DB So. 1L State College, Pa. (State College) 43 Seth Goldwire LB Jr. 2L Guyton, Ga. (Effingham County) 98 James Gonsoulin DE Sr. 2L Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks) 30 Zac Grey DB Jr. 2L Salem, Ohio (Salem) 3 Michael Hobbs RB Sr. 3L Andalusia, Ala. (Straughn) 94 Hunter Hobson S So. HS Fort Mill, S.C. (Sewanee) 13 Coleman Hornaday S Fr. HS Cary, N.C. (Cary) 21 Kyle Horne OLB Sr. 2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles School) 67 Jonathan Hufford OG So. SQ Hamilton, Ohio (Badin) 78 Pat Illig OL Fr.-2 SQ Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic) 49 Jordan Ingman CB Fr. HS Port Charlotte, Fla. (Port Charlotte) 86 Joseph Inman TE So. 1L Stilwell, Okla. (Stilwell) 42 Tommy Irvin LB Fr. HS Davidson, N.C. (North Mecklenburg) 20 Kevious Johnson HB Sr. 3L Fitzgerald, Ga. (Fitzgerald) 11 Mychael Johnson DB So. SQ Fayetteville, N.C. (Jack Britt) 55 Trey Johnson C Fr.-2 SQ Mt. Airy, N.C. (Mt. Airy) 84 Justice Joslin WR So. 1L Johnson City, Tenn. (Science Hill) 5 Brian Kemp DB Sr. 3L Bowling Green, Fla. (Hardee) 74 Kyle Lanham OT So. SQ Irmo, S.C. (Dutch Fork) 34 Sean Lees HB Fr. HS Libertyville, Ill. (Carmel Catholic) 29 Jason Leventis S Jr. 2L Greenville, S.C. (Eastside) 57 Hunt Marion OLB Fr.-2 SQ Greenville, S.C. (Christ Church) 22 Jeremy Marshall HB So. 1L Hawkinsville, Ga. (Hawkinsville) 96 Jared McCollough NT So. 1L Valley, Ala. (Valley) 66 Corey McKenna C Sr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder) 73 Ben Miller OG Jr. 2L Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle) 35 Brad Miller OLB Fr.-2 SQ Plain City, Ohio (Jonathan Alder) 52 Paul Miller LB So. SQ Evans, Ga. (Lakeside) 44 James Mitchell LB Jr. 2L Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Oak Ridge) 80 Brian Mizelle WR Fr. HS Rapidan, Va. (Woodbury Forest) 25 Patrick Mugan PK Jr. SQ Hendersonville, N.C. (North Henderson) 92 Anthony Naylor DL Fr. HS Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll) 15 Matt Norcia OLB Jr. 2L Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) 75 Brent Owen OT So. 1L Carrollton, Texas (Creekview) 64 Martin Padgett OL Fr. HS Bamberg, S.C. (Bamberg-Ehrhardt) 68 Nate Page OL Fr. HS Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 40 Austin Palmer FB So. 1L Gainesville, Ga. (West Hall) 45 Arsenio Parks FB Fr. HS Shelby, N.C. (Shelby)

10 33 Drew Parks DB So. 1L Dalton, Ga. (Dalton) 54 Ben Quick OG Jr. 2L San Diego, Calif. (U. of San Diego HS) 89 Devin Reed WR Fr. HS Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch) 87 Johnson Richardson TE So. 1L Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day) 18 Dane Romero HB Jr. 2L West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) 41 Preston Roseboro CB Fr. HS Shelby, N.C. (Shelby) 82 David Royster WR Fr. HS Shelby, N.C. (Shelby) 46 Mike Rucker HB Fr. HS Winston-Salem, N.C. (North Forsyth) 77 Jacob Scoggins OL Fr. HS Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg) 2 Aaron Scott OLB Jr. 2L Conway, S.C. (Conway) 23 Michael Scott HB Fr. HS Geneva, Ala. (Geneva) 28 Jonathon Sharpe LB Fr. HS Conway, S.C. (Conway) 4 Tripp Smith WR Sr. 2L Gordon, Ga. (Tattnall Square Academy) 90 John Starr DL Fr. HS Summerville, Ga. (Chattooga) 17 Andy Strickland WR Jr. 2L Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney) 37 Derek Swindall OLB Sr. 3L Chapin, S.C. (Chapin) 7 Dan Tavani DB Sr. 3L Easton, Pa. (Notre Dame-Green Pond) 47 Keaton Thompson LB Fr. HS Eastanolle, Ga. (Stephens County) 61 Derek Tiller OG Sr. 3L Lawrenceville, Ga. (Collins Hill) 31 Chris Tommie PK/P Jr. 2L Greenwood, S.C. (Emerald) 99 Justin Treece DE Sr. 2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail) 97 Cody Van Der Linden DE So. SQ Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad) 69 Matt Vick OL Fr.-2 SQ Columbiana, Ala. (Shelby County) 38 Brian Whitehurst HB So. 1L Fort Meade, Fla. (Worcester (Mass. Academy) 19 Ben Widmyer QB Jr. 1L Coeur d Alene, Idaho (Lake City) 70 Ben Wilmoth OL Fr. HS Arlington, Texas (Summit) 76 Derek Wooten OT Jr. 2L Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern) 6 Adrian Young RB Sr. 3L Hickory, N.C. (St. Stephens) 79 Andrew Young WR Fr. HS Vero Beach, Fla. (St. Edwards) 95 Ryan Young DE Jr. 1L Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) 2007 Numerical Roster No NAME POS 2 Aaron Scott OLB 3 Michael Hobbs RB 4 Tripp Smith WR 5 Brian Kemp DB 6 Adrian Young RB 7 Dan Tavani DB 8 Ronald Flott DB 9 Mitch Allen QB 10 Brian Ford DB 11 Mychael Johnson DB 12 Josh Collier QB 13 Coleman Hornaday S 14 Travis Boyd QB 15 Matt Norcia OLB 16 Stev Davitte WR 17 Andy Strickland WR 18 Dane Romero HB 19 Ben Widmyer QB 20 Kevious Johnson HB 21 Kyle Horne OLB 22 Jeremy Marshall HB 23 Michael Scott HB 24 Maurice Faulk DB 25 Patrick Mugan PK 26 Filmon Dawkins DB 27 Matthew Boggs RB 28 Jonathon Sharpe LB 29 Jason Leventis S 30 Zac Grey DB 31 Chris Tommie PK/P 32 Greg Gasparato DB 33 Drew Parks DB 34 Sean Lees HB 35 Brad Miller OLB 36 Frank Domonousky HB 37 Derek Swindall OLB 38 Brian Whitehurst HB 39 Rickey Bunton HB 40 Austin Palmer RB 41 Preston Roseboro CB 42 Tommy Irvin LB 43 Seth Goldwire LB 44 James Mitchell LB 45 Arsenio Parks FB 46 Mike Rucker HB 47 Keaton Thompson LB 48 Charles Buck Brown DB 49 Jordan Ingman CB 50 Gary Blount LB 52 Paul Miller LB 53 Clark Bishop OL 54 Ben Quick OG 55 Trey Johnson C 56 Kevin Adleman OLB 57 Hunt Marion LB 58 Tyler Crahan C 59 Monier Abusaft OLB 60 Michael Combest DE 61 Derek Tiller OG 62 David Babb LB 63 Chris Collins LS 64 Martin Padgett OL 65 Joe Fornadel OL 66 Corey McKenna C 67 Jonathan Hufford OG 68 Nate Page OL 69 Matt Vick OL 70 Ben Wilmoth OL 71 Chris Cummings LS 72 Grant Duren OL 73 Ben Miller OG 74 Kyle Lanham OT 75 Brent Owen OT 76 Derek Wooten OT 77 Jake Scoggins OL 78 Pat Illig OL 79 Andrew Young WR 80 Brian Mizelle WR 81 Blake Beeler WR 82 David Royster WR 83 Josiah Allen WR 84 Justice Joslin WR 85 Landon Bennett PK 86 Joseph Inman TE 87 Johnson Richardson TE 88 Fenn Allen TE 89 Devin Reed WR 90 John Starr DL 91 Mitch Clark DE 92 Anthony Naylor DL 93 Layton Baker DE 94 Hunter Hobson S 95 Ryan Young DE 96 Jared McCollough NT 97 Cody Van Der Linden DE 98 James Gonsoulin DE 99 Justin Treece DE Terrier Honors LB Kevin Adleman CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team TE Fenn Allen Coaches All-SoCon Second Team Media All-SoCon Second Team LB Gary Blount SoCon Defensive Player of Week (9/3) HB Kevious Johnson Preseason All-SoCon Second Team SoCon Offensive Player of Week (10/1) Coaches All-SoCon First Team Media All-SoCon First Team S Brian Ford Preseason All-SoCon Second Team LB Seth Goldwire Coaches All-SoCon First Team Media All-SoCon First Team DE James Gonsoulin Preseason All-SoCon Second Team Coaches All-SoCon Second Team CB Brian Kemp Coaches All-SoCon Second Team HB Sean Lees SoCon Special Teams Player of Week (11/12) C Corey McKenna Preseason All-SoCon Second Team Media All-SoCon Second Team PK Patrick Mugan SoCon Special Teams Player of Week (9/3) OL Ben Quick Media All-SoCon Second Team S Dan Tavani Preseason All-SoCon First Team SoCon Defensive Player of Week (9/24) Sports Network National Defensive Player of the Week (9/24) CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team Coaches All-SoCon Second Team Media All-SoCon Second Team P Chris Tommie Preseason All-SoCon 2nd Team OT Derek Wooten Preseason All-SoCon Second Team Coaches All-SoCon Second Team Media All-SoCon Second Team

11 Wofford Tentative Depth Chart vs. Richmond LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB HB FB HB WOFFORD OFFENSE (Wingbone) 54 Ben Quick (6-3, 285, Jr.) 75 Brent Owen (6-2, 275, So.) 61 Derek Tiller (6-0, 275, Sr.) 70 Ben Wilmoth (6-0, 270, Fr.) 66 Corey McKenna (6-2, 280, Sr.) 55 Trey Johnson (6-4, 250, Fr.-2) 73 Ben Miller (6-3, 305, Jr.) 78 Pat Illig (6-5, 311, Fr.-2) 76 Derek Wooten (6-6, 300, Jr.) 53 Clark Bishop (6-2, 262, Fr.-2) 88 Fenn Allen (6-5, 245, Jr.) 86 Joseph Inman (6-4, 260, So.) 17 Andy Strickland (6-0, 195, So.) 4 Tripp Smith (5-11, 175, Sr.) 12 Josh Collier (6-2, 205, Sr.) 19 Ben Widmyer (6-0, 210, Jr.) 20 Kevious Johnson (5-9, 205, Sr.) 38 Brian Whitehurst (5-8, 185, So.) 3 Michael Hobbs (5-11, 215, Sr.) 6 Adrian Young (5-11, 200, So.) 18 Dane Romero (6-1, 210, Jr.) 22 Jeremy Marshall (5-8, 175, So.) WOFFORD DEFENSE (Multiple 50) OLB 15 Matt Norcia (6-0, 210, Jr.) 21 Kyle Horne (6-2, 215, Sr.) DE 98 James Gonsoulin (6-0, 250, Sr.) 99 Justin Treece (6-3, 250, Sr.) NT 93 Layton Baker (6-2, 280, Jr.) 96 Jared McCollough (6-2, 285, So.) DE 60 Michael Combest (6-2, 260, Jr.) 95 Ryan Young (6-4, 255, So.) OLB 56 Kevin Adleman (6-4, 241, Sr.) 2 Aaron Scott (6-0, 200, Jr.) ILB 43 Seth Goldwire (5-11, 220, Jr.) 47 Keaton Thompson (6-1, 215, Fr.) ILB 50 Gary Blount (6-2, 230, So.) 44 James Mitchell (6-3, 240, Jr.) BCB 26 Filmon Dawkins (5-9, 165, Jr.) 30 Zac Grey (6-0, 180, Jr.) FS 29 Jason Leventis (5-10, 200, Jr.) 10 Brian Ford (6-3, 205, Sr.) SS 7 Dan Tavani (5-10, 205, Sr.) 48 Buck Brown (6-3, 185, So.) OR 32 Greg Gasparato (5-9, 190, So.) FCB 5 Brian Kemp (5-11, 190, Sr.) 11 Mychael Johnson (5-10, 165, So.) KO P PK LS HLD KOR PR WOFFORD SPECIALISTS 31 Chris Tommie (6-0, 195, Jr.) 25 Patrick Mugan (5-10, 170, So.) 31 Chris Tommie (6-0, 195, Jr.) 8 Ronald Flott (5-10, 187, So.) 25 Patrick Mugan (5-10, 170, So.) 31 Chris Tommie (6-0, 195, Jr.) 63 Chris Collins (6-2, 250, Sr.) 71 Chris Cummings (6-1, 200, Fr.) 16 Stev Davitte (5-10, 170, So.) 34 Sean Lees (5-11, 190, Fr.) 46 Mike Rucker (5-8, 170, Fr.) 22 Jeremy Marshall (5-8, 175, So.) 30 Zac Grey (6-0, 180, Jr.)