• South Carolina
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
South Carolina

Wofford Football – Cheers, Customs, and Tailgating Traditions


South Carolina South Carolina Football Wofford Football Traditions

Quick Facts

The Wofford Bulldogs

Fight Song

Hail Wofford

Hail Wofford, Old Gold and Black
With poise and dignity
Prepare for a valiant attack
To claim thy victory
Sound the call for the battle
Salute the flag on the pole
Defend our founding father's name
By fighting for that goal!
Hail Wofford, Old Gold and Black
We're proud to claim your name
With honor and pride we attack
Now go and win this game!



Gibbs Stadium

Cheers & Customs

  • Excellence On and Off the Gridiron: Wofford's outstanding academics and competitive athletics herald a strong SC tradition of excellence, according to Hunter from St. George. Hunter says that tailgating outside of Gibbs Stadium attracts so many people, they exceed Wofford's total living alumni population! "With parking areas overlooking the gridiron and tailgating lots considered a private, personal version of Mississippi's 'Grove,' you can't ask for a better tailgating atmosphere," Hunter says. With impressive wins over in-state SoCon peers and two nailbiting losses to Carolina in the past years, it's easy to understand Wofford's football pride.

  • The Upset Threat! – "Not only is Wofford the smartest team in the state," Wofford alumnus Mike J. Harrell explains, "but they have been known to upset a few larger football teams." Appalachian State can attest to this fact, and the South Carolina Gamecocks have come close to being overthrown more than once by the fiesty Wofford Terriers.

  • Iced Tea Bowl – The co-owners of the Spartanburg's famous Beacon Drive-In, Sam Maw (Wofford graduate) and Steve McManus (Citadel graduate), made a friendly bet before their teams' annual football matchup. They wagered that the person whose team lost the game would have to serve iced tea in a cheerleading uniform at the Beacon restaurant the following Monday. Maw had to wear the Citadel cheerleading uniform in 1998, and the Beacon Iced Tea Bowl was officially born. While neither of the friends ever wore a cheerleading uniform after that, the spirit of the rivalry lives on. Nowadays, every Citadel-Wofford football game that takes place in Spartanburg is called the "Iced Tea Bowl."


MOST POPULAR

SC Gifts
SC Newsletter

Charleston Hotels
Columbia Hotels
Greenville Hotels
Myrtle Beach Hotels

Charleston Real Estate
Columbia Real Estate
Greenville Real Estate
Myrtle Beach Real Estate

Charleston Jobs
Columbia Jobs
Greenville Jobs
Myrtle Beach Jobs

ALL CATEGORIES

SC Arts & Entertainment
SC Businesses
SC Calendar of Events
SC Churches
SC Cities, Towns
SC Colleges, Universities
SC Consumer Help Desk
SC Counties
SC Education
SC Elections
SC Facts & Firsts
SC Genealogy
SC Gifts
SC Government, Politics
SC Health, Medicine
SC History
SC Hotels
SC Jobs
SC Libraries, Museums
SC Maps
SC Movies
SC News
SC Organizations
SC Photo Gallery
SC Plantations
SC Pronunciations
SC Real Estate
SC Restaurants
SC Schools
SC Sports, Recreation
SC Tax Guide
SC Tides
SC Tourism
SC Vacation Rentals
SC Web Cams