2017 Wofford Terriers football team

The 2017 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 30th-year head coach Mike Ayers and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 7–1 in SoCon play to win the SoCon championship. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Furman in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual champion North Dakota State.

2017 Wofford Terriers football
Southern Conference champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record10–3 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Mike Ayers (30th season)
Offensive coordinatorWade Lang (30th season)
Defensive coordinatorShiel Wood (9th season)
Home stadiumGibbs Stadium
2017 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2   8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  3 5   5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 7  
VMI  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 13, head coach Mike Ayers announced his retirement. He finished at Wofford with a 30-year record of 207–139–1.

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