2018 Elon Phoenix football team

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2018 Elon Phoenix football
Elon Phoenix wordmark.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 19
FCS CoachesNo. 19
Record6–5 (4–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Drew Folmar (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Trisciani (2nd season)
Home stadium Rhodes Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Maine $^  7 1   10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^  4 3   6 5  
Rhode Island  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  3 4   4 6  
New Hampshire  3 5   4 7  
Villanova  2 6   5 6  
Richmond  2 6   4 7  
Albany  1 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 6–5, 4–3 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Wofford in the first round.

Contents

On December 14, head coach Curt Cignetti resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. [1] He finished at Elon with a two-year record of 14–9.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fifth place. [2]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Buck Buchanan Award [3] Warren MesserLBSR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at South Florida *No. 12 ESPN3 L 14–3431,217
September 86:00 p.m.No. 25 Furman *No. 15 CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveW 45–78,058
September 156:00 p.m.at William & Mary No. 14Canceled [lower-alpha 1]
September 226:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern *No. 12 ESPN+ W 31–222,465
September 291:30 p.m. New Hampshire No. 11
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
PAA W 30–910,856
October 61:30 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison No. 10 MASN/SNY W 27–2425,484
October 133:30 p.m.at Delaware No. 5 NBCS PHIL L 16–2819,209
October 201:30 p.m. Richmond No. 11
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FCS/FSGO W 38–285,982
November 31:30 p.m. Rhode Island Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 8
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
PAAW 24–2110,513
November 1012:00 p.m.No. 20 Towson No. 7
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
PAAL 10–415,927
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 16 Maine No. 14 FCS L 26–276,584
November 242:00 p.m.at No. 13 Wofford *No. 17ESPN3L 7–192,157
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. The William & Mary game was postponed due to Hurricane Florence; it was intended to be rescheduled, but was canceled on September 19, 2018. [4]

Source: [5]

Game summaries

At South Florida

1234Total
No. 12 Phoenix007714
Bulls7177334

Furman

1234Total
No. 25 Paladins00077
No. 15 Phoenix141410745

At Charleston Southern

1234Total
No. 12 Phoenix3721031
Buccaneers1363022

New Hampshire

1234Total
Wildcats36009
No. 11 Phoenix7173330

At James Madison

1234Total
No. 10 Phoenix0731727
No. 2 Dukes3631224

At Delaware

1234Total
No. 5 Phoenix736016
Fightin' Blue Hens0771428

Richmond

1234Total
Spiders777728
No. 11 Phoenix14714338

Rhode Island

1234Total
Rams7001421
No. 8 Phoenix0210324

Towson

1234Total
No. 20 Tigers77101741
No. 7 Phoenix037010

At Maine

1234Total
No. 14 Phoenix01010626
No. 16 Black Bears01314027

FCS Playoffs

At Wofford–First Round

1234Total
No. 17 Phoenix07007
No. 13 Terriers3310319

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 121514121110511887141719
Coaches 1315141299611665121719

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
6193 Olisaemeka Udoh OT Minnesota Vikings

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References

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