2003 Wofford Terriers football team

American college football season

2003 Wofford Terriers football

SoCon champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 9–24 vs. Delaware
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 3
Record	12–2 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Ayers (16th season)
Home stadium	Gibbs Stadium
Seasons← 20022004 →

2003 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Wofford $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
Appalachian State	6	–	2	7	–	4
No. 24 Georgia Southern	5	–	3	7	–	4
Furman	4	–	4	6	–	5
The Citadel	4	–	4	6	–	6
Western Carolina	3	–	5	4	–	7
Chattanooga	3	–	5	3	–	9
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–49	40,111
September 6	South Carolina State*		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 35–13	11,486
September 20	No. 6 Georgia Southern	No. 25	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 20–14	9,648
September 27	Catawba*	No. 15	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 28–3	7,032
October 4	at Chattanooga	No. 12	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	W 42–14	7,409
October 11	Elon	No. 8	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 45–7
October 18	at Western Carolina	No. 8	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 38–6	11,021
October 25	Appalachian State	No. 6	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 24–14	10,129
November 1	at No. 25 The Citadel	No. 5	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	W 42–16	20,863
November 8	East Tennessee State	No. 5	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	W 28–14	8,871
November 15	at Furman	No. 4	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (rivalry)	W 7–6	12,745
November 29	No. 18 North Carolina A&T*	No. 2	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 31–10	10,500
December 6	No. 9 Western Kentucky*	No. 2	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 34–17	7,500
December 13	at No. 3 Delaware*	No. 2	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 9–24	14,351
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

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

v t e Wofford Terriers football
Venues	Synder Field (1930–1995) Gibbs Stadium (1996–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1950 Cigar Bowl The Citadel Furman
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southern Conference football champions
Pre-SEC	Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922) Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923) Alabama (1924) Alabama & Tulane (1925) Alabama (1926) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927) Georgia Tech (1928) Tulane (1929) Alabama & Tulane (1930) Tulane (1931) Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)
Pre-ACC	Duke (1933) Washington and Lee (1934) Duke (1935) Duke (1936) Maryland (1937) Duke (1938) Duke (1939) Clemson (1940) Duke (1941) William & Mary (1942) Duke (1943) Duke (1944) Duke (1945) North Carolina (1946) William & Mary (1947) Clemson (1948) North Carolina (1949) Washington and Lee (1950) Maryland & VMI (1951) Duke (1952)
Post-ACC	West Virginia (1953) West Virginia (1954) West Virginia (1955) West Virginia (1956) VMI (1957) West Virginia (1958) VMI (1959) VMI (1960) The Citadel (1961) VMI (1962) Virginia Tech (1963) West Virginia (1964) West Virginia (1965) East Carolina & William & Mary (1966) West Virginia (1967) Richmond (1968) Davidson & Richmond (1969) William & Mary (1970) Richmond (1971) East Carolina (1972) East Carolina (1973) VMI (1974) Richmond (1975) East Carolina (1976) Chattanooga & VMI (1977) Chattanooga & Furman (1978) Chattanooga (1979) Furman (1980) Furman (1981)
I-AA/FCS	Furman (1982) Furman (1983) Chattanooga (1984) Furman (1985) Appalachian State (1986) Appalachian State (1987) Furman & Marshall (1988) Furman (1989) Furman (1990) Appalachian State (1991) The Citadel (1992) Georgia Southern (1993) Marshall (1994) Appalachian State (1995) Marshall (1996) Georgia Southern (1997) Georgia Southern (1998) Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999) Georgia Southern (2000) Furman & Georgia Southern (2001) Georgia Southern (2002) Wofford (2003) Furman & Georgia Southern (2004) Appalachian State (2005) Appalachian State (2006) Appalachian State & Wofford (2007) Appalachian State (2008) Appalachian State (2009) Appalachian State & Wofford (2010) Georgia Southern (2011) Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012) Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013) Chattanooga (2014) Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015) The Citadel (2016) Wofford (2017) East Tennessee State, Furman, & Wofford (2018) Wofford (2019) VMI (2020) East Tennessee State (2021) Samford (2022) Furman (2023) Mercer (2024)
National championships in bold

v t e 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants
Bethune-Cookman Colgate Delaware Florida Atlantic Jacksonville State Massachusetts McNeese State Montana Montana State North Carolina A&T Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Southern Illinois Western Illinois Western Kentucky Wofford
Champion – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

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