2025 Elon Phoenix football team

2025 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	CAA Football
Record	2–2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Trisciani (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Doug Martin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Casey Vance (1st season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Rhode Island		2	–	0					4	–	0
No. 21 Monmouth		1	–	0					3	–	1
William & Mary		1	–	0					2	–	2
North Carolina A&T		1	–	0					1	–	3
Campbell		1	–	1					1	–	3
Elon		0	–	0					2	–	2
No. 25 New Hampshire		0	–	0					2	–	2
Towson		0	–	0					2	–	2
Albany		0	–	0					1	–	3
Bryant		0	–	1					2	–	2
No. 11 Villanova		0	–	1					1	–	2
Hampton		0	–	1					1	–	3
Stony Brook		0	–	1					1	–	3
Maine		0	–	1					0	–	4
As of September 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Elon Phoenix football team represent Elon University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Phoenix are led by seventh-year head coach Tony Trisciani and play their home games at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 p.m.	at Duke *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCNX/ESPN+	L 17–45	15,677
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Davidson *	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports/WMYV	W 55–7	6,015
September 13	2:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina *	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 37–31	10,007
September 20	5:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State *	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+	L 16–26	8,030
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Hampton	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports/WMYV
October 4	4:00 p.m.	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports
October 11	2:00 p.m.	Villanova	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports/WMYV
October 18	3:30 p.m.	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports/WMYV
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker-Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports
November 22	2:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports/WMYV
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Duke (FBS)

See also: 2025 Duke Blue Devils football team

Elon Phoenix (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	10	0	7	17
Blue Devils (FBS)	3	7	14	21	45

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 15,677
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Matt Schick (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), and Michella Chester (sideline)

Game information

First quarter DUKE – Todd Pelino 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:32. Second quarter ELON – Luke Barnes 35-yard field goal, 9:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:41. DUKE – Jaquez Moore 32-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 8:01. Blue Devils 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:49. ELON – Landen Clark 2-yard run (Luke Barnes kick), 3:43. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18. Third quarter DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 15-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 10:59. Blue Devils 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:57. DUKE – Andrel Anthony 27-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 5:46. Blue Devils 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:36. Fourth quarter ELON – Landyn Backey 3-yard run (Luke Barnes kick), 14:12. Blue Devils 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34. DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 6-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 11:28. Blue Devils 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:39. DUKE – Que'Sean Brown 78-yard punt return (Todd Pelino kick), 9:18. Blue Devils 38–17. DUKE – Peyton Jones 5-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 1:55. Blue Devils 45–17. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 5:00.

Statistics	ELON	DUKE
First downs	14	23
Plays–yards	62–275	59–548
Rushes–yards	44–163	25–159
Passing yards	112	389
Passing: comp–att–int	11/18/0	27/34/0
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:53	27:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing	Landen Clark	10/16, 101 yards
	Rushing	Landen Clark	18 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dylan Magazu	3 receptions, 61 yards
Duke	Passing	Darian Mensah	27/34, 389 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Anderson Castle	3 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	5 receptions, 117 yards

Davidson

See also: 2025 Davidson Wildcats football team

Davidson Wildcats (0-1) vs. Elon Phoenix (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (FloFootball): Taylor Durham (play-by-play) and Dr. Khirey Walker (analyst)

Statistics	DAV	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Davidson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Elon Phoenix (1-1) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Catamounts	-	-	-	-	0

at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)

Statistics	ELON	WCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Elon Phoenix (2-1) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Keith Brake (play-by-play), Mark Hutsell (analyst) and Kennedy Story (sideline)

Statistics	ELON	ETSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Hampton

See also: 2025 Hampton Pirates football team

Hampton Pirates (0-0) vs. Elon Phoenix (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	HAMP	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Towson

See also: 2025 Towson Tigers football team

Elon Phoenix (0-0) vs. Towson Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:00 PM EDT

Statistics	ELON	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Villanova

See also: 2025 Villanova Wildcats football team

Villanova Wildcats (0-0) vs. Elon Phoenix (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	VILL	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Villanova	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at William & Mary

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team

Elon Phoenix (0-0) vs. William & Mary Tribe (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Tribe	-	-	-	-	0

at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:30 PM EDT

Statistics	ELON	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Maine

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team

Elon Phoenix (0-0) vs. Maine Black Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Black Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Alfond Sports Stadium • Orono, ME

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	ELON	ME
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Maine	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rhode Island

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team

Rhode Island Rams (0-0) vs. Elon Phoenix (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST

Statistics	URI	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rhode Island	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Campbell

See also: 2025 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Elon Phoenix (0-0) vs. Campbell Fighting Camels (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0
Fighting Camels	-	-	-	-	0

at Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST

Statistics	ELON	CAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Carolina A&T

See also: 2025 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

North Carolina A&T Aggies (0-0) vs. Elon Phoenix (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	-	-	-	-	0
Phoenix	-	-	-	-	0

at Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST

Statistics	NCAT	ELON
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "2025 Elon Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
2. "Elon Phoenix 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
3. "2025 Football Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.