2013 Elon Phoenix football team

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2013 Elon Phoenix football
Elon Phoenix old wordmark.png
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chris Pincince (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad Sherrod (1st season)
Home stadium Rhodes Stadium
(Capacity: 11,250)
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Furman +^  6 2   8 6  
No. 19 Samford +^  6 2   8 5  
No. 23 Chattanooga +  6 2   8 4  
Georgia Southern *  4 4   7 4  
Wofford  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  4 4   5 7  
Appalachian State *  4 4   4 8  
Elon  1 7   2 10  
Western Carolina  1 7   2 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2013 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jason Swepson and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. This was their final season as a member of the SoCon as they joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 2014. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Contents

On November 25, 2013 Jason Swepson was fired after 3 consecutive losing records with a compiling record a 10–24 in those three seasons. [1]

Preseason outlook

The Elon Phoenix began the season with four players named to the preseason All-Southern Conference teams: Linebacker Jonathan Spain was joined by second-team selections Clay Johnson for offensive line, Kierre Brown as a wide receiver, and defensive back Chandler Wrightenberry. [2] The team began the season picked next to last in the conference. [3]

In May 2013, the school announced that the program will be leaving the Southern Conference to join the Colonial Athletic Association in 2014 as an all-sports member. The 2013 football season was their last season in the Southern Conference. [4]

Media

Every Elon game will be broadcast on WPCM AM 920. Select games will be streamed online by ESPN3.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 pmat Georgia Tech * ESPN3 L 0–7045,759
September 76:00 pm West Virginia Wesleyan *W 49–77,112
September 146:00 pmat North Carolina A&T *L 10–2313,221
September 216:00 pm Appalachian State
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
L 21–319,782
September 281:30 pmNo. 12 Coastal Carolina *
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
PAA L 28–5310,227
October 51:30 pmat Furman ESPN3W 28–2510,254
October 121:30 pmNo. 12 Wofford L 27–318,209
October 191:30 pm Chattanooga
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
L 9–206,547
October 263:30 pmat Western Carolina L 24–27 OT9,627
November 91:30 pm The Citadel Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
PAAL 10–359,256
November 163:00 pm Georgia Southern
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
PAAL 20–386,104
November 233:00 pmat No. 24 Samford L 32–338,025

Schedule source: [5]


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References

  1. "Elon fires coach Jason Swepson". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  2. "Four Elon Football Players Earn Preseason All-SoCon Honors". WFMY . Greensboro. July 24, 2013. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  3. Smith, Adam (July 25, 2013). "Fire of the Phoenix: Elon Finds Motivation in Preseason Polls". Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) . Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  4. "Elon to join CAA in 2014". ESPN . May 27, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. "2013 Football Schedule". Elon Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2013.