2019 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Wofford $^		7	–	1					8	–	3
No. 21 Furman ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					6	–	6
Samford		4	–	4					5	–	7
VMI		4	–	4					5	–	7
Mercer		3	–	5					4	–	8
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Josh Conklin and played their home games at Gibbs Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Terriers were picked to finish in first place in both polls.^[1][2]

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

The Terriers placed nine players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State*	No. 9	Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 13–28	8,187
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Samford*	No. 21	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3/Nexstar	L 14–21	3,463
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Gardner-Webb*		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 49–10	3,777
September 28	1:30 p.m.	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 51–36	3,300
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State		William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 35–17	8,242
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Western Carolina		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 59–7	5,733
October 26	1:30 p.m.	Chattanooga		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 35–34 OT	4,445
November 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 5 FBS Clemson*	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 14–59	81,500
November 9	3:00 p.m.	at Mercer	No. 24	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 41–7	10,729
November 16	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Furman	No. 21	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 24–7	6,457
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 14	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 31–11	6,844
November 30	3:00 p.m.	No. 15 Kennesaw State*	No. 11	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–28	1,992
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Terriers	3	0	3	7	13
Bulldogs	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	0	7	0	21
No. 21 Terriers	14	0	0	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10
Terriers	14	14	0	21	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	21	14	6	10	51
Keydets	10	14	0	12	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	7	21	0	7	35
Buccaneers	0	3	7	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	0	0	0	7
Terriers	7	28	14	10	59

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mocs	7	7	0	14	6	34
Terriers	0	14	7	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Terriers	0	0	14	0	14
No. 4 (FBS) Tigers	21	21	14	3	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	3	17	14	7	41
Bears	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Paladins	7	0	0	0	7
No. 21 Terriers	7	7	7	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Terriers	14	0	14	3	31
Bulldogs	0	0	3	8	11

The Terriers received an automatic bid (due to winning their conference) for the postseason tournament, with a first-round pairing against Kennesaw State.^[5]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Owls	0	7	7	14	28
No. 11 Terriers	7	0	7	7	21

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	9	19
Coaches	8	20