Wofford Terriers

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Wofford College is a small liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Wofford was founded in 1854 with a bequest of $100,000 from the Rev. Benjamin Wofford (1780-1850), a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg." Wofford is one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War and still operating on its original campus.

Wofford College sponsors 17 sports for men's and women's programs. The Terriers also compete in the Southern Conference, and have been a part of the league since the 1997-98 academic year. Wofford and the other SoCon members play football in the Football Championship Subdivision. Prior to the 1995-96 year, the Terriers played in Division II in all sports, and until the 1988-89 period, Wofford's athletic teams were members of the NAIA.