The Presbyterian College football team renews its second-oldest rivalry when it travels up the road to Spartanburg, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 5, to take on the Wofford Terriers in a 1:30 p.m., contest.
PC will travel up the road to Spartanburg for the first time since 2008, when the Terriers came away with a 38-21 win. The series dates back to the 1914 season. In just PC's second year of college football, the Blue Hose took to the field and defeated the Terriers 104-0. After nine consecutive wins, Wofford earned its first win in 1924, a 19-7 decision.
In all the two teams have met 81 times with the Terriers having taken the last four contests, including a 35-28 win in Clinton in 2011. The Blue Hose scored 21 unanswered points in the third and fourth quarters to tie then No. 8 Wofford in 2011, but a Terrier touchdown in the final minute gave the visitors a win.
Head Coach Harold Nichols never lost to Wofford as a player. The Blue Hose won all four games against the Terriers during his time as a student-athlete from 1986-89.
PC leads the overall series 40-38-3 with its last win over Wofford coming in a 10-7 decision in 1994.
Offense Notes
Against Charlotte ...
Wide receiver Tobi Antigha racked up 100 yards in the effort against Charlotte on six receptions, both career-highs for the junior and team-bests for the season ...
Quarterback Kaleb Griffin went 24-for-34 through the air for a season-high 217 yards--plus a rushing touchdown--while Demarcus Rouse picked up 79 yards and two touchdowns on the ground against Charlotte ...
General ...
In his first season at PC LaQua Mayes is already making a name for himself in the league ... In four games he is second in the Big South in All-Purpose yardage with 120.8 yards per game ...
Demarcus Rouse starting the year right and leads the team in rushing and is fourth in the league ... He is also tops in scoring with five touchdowns, which puts him third in the conference ... In four games this season, he has doubled his production, going from averaging 42.7 yards per game in 2012 to 84.2 this year ... He had nine TDs all of last year, but already has five in 2013 ...
Several players are in the national rankings this season ... Demarcus Rouse is 48th in scoring (7.5) and 47th in rushing (84.3), while LaQua Mayes' 120.75 all-purpose yards per game puts him 48th ... Kaleb Griffin is 50th in the nation in passing efficiency at 133.2 ...
Tobi Antigha, who leads the Blue Hose in receiving, is tied for second in the Big South in receptions per game and in reception yards per game ...
Team Notes …
The Blue Hose posted several records in the contest at Furman ... With Kaleb Griffin going 15-for-18, the 83.3 completion % was a PC Division I record ...
The Blue Hose offense produced 352 yards against Charlotte, just 24 yards shy of the previous season-high set against Brevard ...
Despite the loss, the Blue Hose rushed 44 times, caught 25 receptions and recorded 25 passes, all season-highs ...
Defense Notes
Against Charlotte ...
Defensively, Isaiah Lynn led the team with eight tackles against the 49ers ... Breyon Williams tied a career-high with six tackles ...
DaRon Dickey picked off a Charlotte pass for an interception, his career first ...
General ...
Donelle Williams, prior to his season-ending injury, led the team with 23 tackles and was seventh in the league ... Isaiah Lynn now leads the Blue Hose with 24 tackles, good enough for 14th in the Big South ... Cory White and Ed Britt have 23 tackles each and are tied for 15th in the league ...
Ugonna Akoh recorded a tackle for a loss of 12 yards against Furman and another one against Charlotte for a loss of two, giving him four for the season and putting him tied for fourth in the league with an average of 1.0 per game ...
Kenyon Brown has broken up four passes so far this season to rank tied for second in the Big South ...
Team Notes …
The Blue Hose have limited opponents to 84 total first downs to put them third in the conference ... In red zone defense, PC is also third, holding opponents to an 80.0 percent success rate (12-of-15) ...
Special Teams Notes
Against Charlotte ...
QB Kaleb Griffin tried is hand at punting with a 19-yard kick in the closing minutes of the second quarter to help pin Charlotte inside the 20-yard line ...
LaQua Mayes racked up 148 all-purpose yards, 126 of them, a career-best, coming from a career-high six returns ...
General ...
LaQua Mayes is third in the Big South in kick returns, averaging 23.3 yards per carry ...
Team Notes …
So far this season, the Blue Hose have been pretty good in the return game ... PC has totalled 390 yards in kickoff returns for an average of 22.9 yards a carry for second in the Big South ... The Blue Hose lead in punt return average with 22.7 yards ... It is also good enough for third in the nation ...
Kickoff coverage has been solid, as well, with the Blue Hose ranking third in the conference with a 37.9 net average ...
