2012 ELON PHOENIX FOOTBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES SCHEDULE & RESULTS GAME 3: Saturday, September 1 • 12:30 p.m. ELON VS. NORTH CAROLINA L, 0-62 WEST VIrgINIA STATE SEPT. 8, 2012 | RHODES STADIUM KENAN STADIUM; CHAPEL HILL, N.C. ELON, N.C. | 3:00 P.M. HOENIX ELLOW ACKETS Saturday, September 8 • 7 p.m. P Y J Record: 1-1 GAME INFORMATION Record: 1-1 N.C. CENTRAL W, 34-14 Rankings: Television: None Rankings: RHODES STADIUM; ELON, N.C. TSN - NR; Radio: WPCM 920 AM NR Coaches - NR Live Video: elonphoenix.com Last Game: Last Game: Live Stats/Live Audio: elonphoenix.com L, 0-77 at N.C. A&T Saturday, September 15 • 3 p.m. W, 34-14 v N.C. Central Coach: Earl Monroe WEST VIRGINIA STATE Coach: Jason Swepson Stadium Capacity: 11,250 Career/WVSU Record: Career/Elon Record: Surface: Grass 24-39 (7th yr.) RHODES STADIUM; ELON, N.C. 6-7 (2nd yr.) EU vs. WVSU: 1-0 Special Events: Military Appreciation Day Saturday, September 22 • 6 p.m. GEORGIA SOUTHERN THE MATCHUP Elon and West Virginia State are meeting for just the second time ever. The only other PAULSON STADIUM; STATESBORO, GA. meeting was a 60-13 maroon and gold victory on Sept. 11, 1993 that was played at Burling- ton Memorial Stadium. Saturday, September 29 • 1:30 p.m. The game will air live on WPCM 920 AM and elonphoenix.com will offer both free audio WOFFORD and video streams of the contest. RHODES STADIUM; ELON, N.C. The Phoenix enters this game with a 1-1 record after cruising to a 34-14 victory over North Carolina Central a week ago. The Yellow Jackets are also 1-1 after suffering a 77-0 defeat at Saturday, OctOber 6 • 3:30 p.m. the hands of North Carolina A&T last Saturday. APPALACHIAN STATE THE SERIES KIDD BREWER STADIUM; BOONE, N.C. Elon leads the all-time series 1-0 after claiming a 60-13 victory on Sept. 11, 1993. Saturday, OctOber 20 • 3 p.m. THE COACHES WESTERN CAROLINA Elon: Jason Swepson (Boston College ‘92) is 6-7 and is in his second year as a head coach, RHODES STADIUM; ELON, N.C. both with the Phoenix. Prior to becoming Elon’s head coach, Swepson spent 12 years as an assistant with Tom O’Brien at both Boston College and NC State. Saturday, OctOber 27 • 3 p.m. West Virginia State: Earl Monroe (Miami) owns a 24-39 record in his seventh season as a collegiate head coach, all with the Yellow Jackets. FURMAN RHODES STADIUM; ELON, N.C. A NUMBERS GAME • 5 - Number of players who scored for the Phoenix in its 34-14 victory over North Carolina Saturday, NOvember 3 • 2 p.m. Central. Aaron Mellette, Tracey Coppedge, Karl Bostick and Kierre Brown all scored TDs while THE CITADEL Adam Shreiner had two field goals and four PATs. HAGOOD STADIUM; CHARLESTON, S.C. • 18 - Pass attempts by Thomas Wilson, the fewest number of passing attempts for the QB in any of his 14 career starts. Saturday, NOvember 10 • 1:30 p.m. • 95 - Receiving yards needed by senior Aaron Mellette to reach 3,000 yards for his career; Mellette led all of FCS with 1,639 receiving yards and 149.0 receiving yards per game in 2011. SAMFORD RHODES STADIUM; ELON, N.C. THERE IS ONLY ONE As there can only be one Phoenix at any time, please refer to the Phoenix in the singular. Saturday, NOvember 17 • 2 p.m. CHATTANOOGA THE LEGEND OF THE PHOENIX FINLEY STADIUM; CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Throughout history there is told the legend of the rare and remarkable Phoenix, a crimson and gold bird that lived 500 years. It was sleek, swift and strong – the most marvelous bird ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT ever created by human imagination. At the end of its life, with death approaching, it built a Chris Rash, Asst. Dir. of Communications nest in an oak tree and was consumed in flames ignited by the sun. From the ashes emerged office ........336.278.6712 cell .......336.263.4737 the next Phoenix – reborn and renewed, with strength forged in fire. email ....................................................crash@elon.edu Fire, too, has shaped the history of Elon University. The disastrous fire of 1923 all but de- stroyed Elon. Gone college records, classrooms, the library and the chapel. Within days of the Facebook: facebook.com/elonphoenix fire, trustees set in motion the plan for Elon to rise from the ashes, stronger than ever. Twitter (Main): twitter.com/elonphoenix Twitter (Scores): twitter.com/elonscores The Phoenix is a powerful leader and an emblem of immortality. It is a perfect symbol for a school that is constantly renewing and recreating itself. 1 2012 Phoenix Football • Game Three • Elon vs. West Virginia State • 09.15.12 2012 QUICK FACTS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday/Sunday Weekly Swepson on Elon Football Live No availabilty No availability General Information luncheon (Noon) at SoCon call (10:16); radio show from Location ....................................................Elon, N.C. the Best Western Requested players The Fat Frogg from Founded ............................................................1889 Plus; Select & Coach Swepson 7-8 p.m.; Coach Enrollment .......................................................5,916 players and Coach available Swepson on air President ................................Dr. Leo M. Lambert Swepson post-practice (6:15) Dir. of Athletics ................................... Dave Blank Athletic Dept. Phone ...................336-278-6800 IT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 15 Conference.......................Southern Conference Elon Football: On Sept. 15, 1962, Elon claimed a 20-0 decision on the road over the Ap- Nickname ................................................... Phoenix prentice School to open the season. The maroon and gold would finish the year with a 7-3 Colors ........................................ Maroon and Gold mark. First Year of Football ......................................1909 All-Time Record ......................483-399-18 (.546) World Events: On Sept. 15, 1620, the Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England with 102 pilgrims. Stadium Information Stadium .......................................Rhodes Stadium TIES WITH THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT Opened ..............................................................2001 • Both Elon offensive lineman Dennis Wagner and West Virginia State linebacker T.J. Austin Capacity ......................................................... 11,250 attended Chancellor High in Fredericksburg, Va. Playing Surface ...............................Natural Grass All-Time Record .................................32-30 (.516) WELCOME TO THE HALL Elon University’s 42nd Sports Hall of Fame class was inducted prior to the game with North Coaching Staff Carolina Central and then recognized at halftime of that contest on Sept. 8. The 2012 class Head Coach .................................Jason Swepson includes baseball player Whit Bryant, women’s basketball player Lakia Hayes, softball player Alma Mater ............................Boston College ‘92 Kelly Lloyd and football players Brandon Mason and Derrick Moore. Career/Elon Record ......................6-7 (2nd year) Assistant Coaches ELON VS. THE WVIAC Chris Pincince ..............Off. Coordinator/QB/RB Over the course of its 90+ football seasons, the maroon and gold has faced off with four Ed Pinkham ............................... Def. Coordinator current members of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletics Conference. Elon has gone Scott Browne .........Special Teams Coordinator 11-1 in those contests. Elon is 8-1 vs. Concord and 1-0 against Shepherd, West Virginia State Ron Mattes .....................................Offensive Line and West Virginia Wesleyan. Kevin Downing ........................... Wide Receivers Bobby Blick ............................................Tight Ends Jerrick Hall ..................................... Defensive Line FIRSTS Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay ...............Linebackers In Elon’s 34-14 victory over North Carolina Central, both Tracey Coppedge and Karl Bostick Dan O’Brien ................................Defensive Backs scored the first touchdowns of their Elon career. Defensively, David Wood and Akeem Lang- Mitch Rippy............................................Specialists ham both picked off the first passes of their careers. Eric Estes .................Dir. of Football Operations Eric Cash .................Strength and Conditioning NO NEED TO THROW Ryan Krach ................................... Athletic Trainer Quarterback Thomas Wilson attempted all 18 of Elon’s passes in the win over North Caro- Michelle Krischel ........................ Athletic Trainer lina Central. It was the fewest pass attempts for Wilson in his 14 career starts to that point. Kenny Simpson .................................. Equipment The last time an Elon team attempted fewer than 18 passes in a game was Nov. 19, 2005, in a Tyler Shore ........................ Assistant Equipment loss against Appalachian State. In that game, the maroon and gold attempted just 14 passes Brett Davis .......................................................Video and completed six. Team Information A NEW FACE Basic Offense .............................................Multiple The Phoenix coaching staff features just one new member for the 2012 season. Former NC Basic Defense ...................................................... 4-3 State standout Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay now guides the maroon and gold’s linebackers who 2011 Record......................................................... 5-6 served in the same capacity at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania last year. He replaced 2011 SoCon Record ............................3-5 (T-6th) Al Washington who joined the staff at Boston College. Lettermen Returning