2019 Elon Phoenix football team
The 2019 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tony Trisciani and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.
| 2019 Elon Phoenix football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–6 (4–4 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Drew Folmar (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Billy Crocker (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rhodes Stadium (Capacity: 11,250) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Albany ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Villanova ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fourth place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
| 2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
| 3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
| 4 | Elon | 164 |
| 5 | Delaware | 162 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
| 9 | Villanova | 84 |
| 10 | Richmond | 62 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 58 |
| 12 | Albany | 34 |
Preseason All–CAA team
The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]
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Offense Jaylan Thomas – RB Matt Foster – TE |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 North Carolina A&T* | No. 21 | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 16,358 | |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel* | FloSports | W 35–28 | 5,071 | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Richmond | No. 25 | FloSports | W 42–20 | 7,703 | |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 22 | ACCRSN | L 7–49 | 24,079 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | No. 24 |
| FloSports | L 10–45 | 11,926 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at New Hampshire | FloSports | L 10–26 | 17,132 | ||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 Delaware |
| FloSports | W 42–7 | 5,572 | |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | FloSports | W 38–13 | 8,911 | ||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | William & Mary |
| FloSports | L 29–31 5OT | 9,216 | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Maine |
| FloSports | L 17–31 | 4,424 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Towson | FloSports | W 25–23 | 4,537 | ||
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Game summaries
At North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 21 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 20 Aggies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
The Citadel
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 25 Phoenix | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
At Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 22 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Dukes | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
| No. 24 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
At New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 42 |
At Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
| Rams | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | Total | |
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| Tribe | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Black Bears | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
At Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 25 |
| No. 19 Tigers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 21 | RV | 25 | 22 | 24 | |||||||||
| Coaches | 21 | RV | RV | 22 | 24 | |||||||||
References
- Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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