Date: Saturday, Nov. 16
Contest: Furman (6-3, 4-2) at Wofford (8-2, 6-1)
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: Gibbs Stadium inSpartanburg, S.C.THE GAME: Furman and Wofford renew South Carolina’s oldest rivalry … The Paladins and Terriers first met in 1889 in Spartanburg … Furman owns a 45-23-7 lead in the series and a slim 16-15-2 advantage in games played in Spartanburg … The Paladins have won three straight and six of the last seven … Wofford’s last win came in 1998 at Gibbs Stadium when the Terriers posted a 40-20 victory over the Paladins … Wofford’s Mike Ayers is 1-6-1 with the Terriers vs. the Paladins, while Furman coach Bobby Lamb prepares for his first meeting vs the Terriers as a head coach.
THE COACHES: Furman head coach Bobby Lamb (Furman ’86) is in his first season as head coach with the Paladins and has a record of 6-3 … Lamb spent 16 years as a Paladin assistant after earning league Player of the Year honors in 1985 … Wofford head coach Mike Ayers (Georgetown, Ky., ’74) is in his 15th year with the Terriers and has a record of 89-74-1 … Ayers is in his 18th year as a college head coach with a record of 100-95-2 … He was the SoCon Coach of the Year in 2000.
GAME NOTES: Furman, ranked eighth in the ESPN/USA Today poll, will face its second consecutive nationally ranked opponent in Wofford this week … The Paladins lost to No. 9 Georgia Southern, 42-21, on Saturday … The Terriers won their fourth straight game, a 39-10 decision at ETSU … This series is always emotional with the schools being just 30 minutes apart, but this year’s match-up may be the most important for the two teams … A Wofford win means an automatic bid to the I-AA playoffs and a share of the conference championship with Georgia Southern … Wofford is competing for its first conference championship since joining the league in 1997 … A Furman win keeps the Paladins in playoff contention … The Furman offense is second in the league at 434.4 YPG and Wofford’s offense is third at 406.6 … The Terriers are second in the nation in rushing offense at 356.5 YPG while Furman’s rush defense is fourth in the SoCon, allowing 194.9 YPG … Furman and Wofford are the two least penalized teams in the conference this season.

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