2012 Wofford Terriers football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs quarterfinal, L 7–14 vs. North Dakota State
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWade Long
Defensive coordinatorNate Woody
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
2012 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Georgia Southern +^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 9 Wofford +^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 7 Appalachian State +^  6 –2   8 –4  
The Citadel  5 –3   7 –4  
Samford  5 –3   7 –4  
Chattanooga  5 –3   6 –5  
Furman  2 –6   3 –8  
Elon  1 –7   3 –8  
Western Carolina  0 –8   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2012 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 25th year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to claim a share of the conference championship with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern. They received an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs where they defeated New Hampshire in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to North Dakota State.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16:00 pmat Gardner–Webb*No. 10
W 34–73,140
September 87:00 pmLincoln*No. 10
W 82–04,309
September 157:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 49–208,544
September 291:30 pmat ElonNo. 6
W 49–2410,302
October 61:30 pmFurmanNo. 6
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 20–179,170
October 136:00 pmat No. 7 Georgia SouthernNo. 5
L 9–1720,983
October 203:30 pmat No. 13 Appalachian StateNo. 8
W 38–2827,115
October 271:30 pmThe CitadelNo. 7
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN3W 24–219,658
November 33:00 pmat SamfordNo. 6
L 17–248,147
November 101:30 pmChattanoogaNo. 13
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
W 16–13 OT8,112
November 171:00 pmat No. 12 (FBS) South Carolina*No. 9
PPVL 7–2479,982
December 12:00 pmNo. 11 New Hampshire*No. 9
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs Second Round)
ESPN3W 23–76,346
December 82:00 pmNo. 1 North Dakota State*No. 9
ESPN3L 7–1418,267[1]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Coaches1313965549871499

References

  1. ↑ "Terriers' playoff run ends in Fargo". The State. December 9, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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