2018 SCHEDULE THE TEAMS SEPTEMBER (3-1) 1 @ USF L, 14-34 ELON PHOENIX RICHMOND SPIDERS #25/21 8 FURMAN W, 45-7 4-2, 2-1 CAA FOOTBALL CURT CIGNETTI RUSS HUESMAN 3-4, 1-3 CAA FOOTBALL RECORDS HEAD COACH HEAD COACH RECORDS 15 @ William & Mary* CANCELLED 2-0 65-23 (8TH) 68-46 (10TH) 1-2 22 @ Charleston Southern W, 31-22 HOME CAREER RECORD vs. CAREER RECORD HOME 2-2 12-6 (2ND) 9-9 (2ND) 2-2 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 30-9 AWAY ELON RECORD OPP. RECORD AWAY #11 #11 -- -- OCTOBER (1-1) STATS COACHES COACHES STATS 6 @ #2/2 James Madison* W, 27-24 13 @ Delaware* L, 16-28 20 RICHMOND* 1:30 HEADLINES NOVEMBER (0-0) AN ELON WIN WOULD BE... DELAWARE LEFTOVERS 3 RHODE ISLAND* 1:30 -...Elon's 507th in program history. -Elon has now trailed in each of its last nine road games. It has won 10 TOWSON* 12:00 -...Elon's 95th as a FCS program. six of those contests. 17 @ Maine* 12:00 -...Elon's second all-time over Richmond. -The loss marks the first time under Curt Cignetti Elon has lost after 24 FCS First Round TBD DECEMBER (0-0) -...Elon's second in a row over Richmond. winning at halftime and after the third quarter. 1 FCS Second Round TBD -...Curt Cignetti's 13th at Elon and 66th as head coach. 7/8 FCS Quarterfinals TBD SUMMERS RUNNING WILD 14/15 FCS Semifinals TBD TODAY'S GAME IS... -Malcolm Summers has reached at least 124 yards in each of the JANUARY (0-0) -...the 973rd in program history. last three games he's played in, totaling 460 yards on 71 carries to ^ 5 FCS National Championship TBD -...the 222nd as a FCS program. average 153.3 yards per game. All times EST. Times are subject to change. * CAA game -...the ninth all-time between Elon and Richmond. -Summers is averaging a CAA-best 118.4 yards per game on the ^ Game in Frisco, Texas ground and his 592 total yards. LAST WEEK'S GAME... -Already, Summers has touchdown runs of 54 yards against New THE SERIES -...saw Elon have its four-game winning streak snapped with a 28- Hampshire and 59 against James Madison. The 59-yard touchdown Overall: Richmond leads 7-1 16 loss at Delaware. run against the Dukes is the longest for Elon since Ronnie Dargan at Elon: Richmond leads 4-0 went 65 yards to the house on Sept. 9, 2004, against Wofford. at Opp.: Richmond leads 3-1 IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Last Meeting: Sept. 23, 2017 -Elon is ranked No. 11 in the STATS FCS poll and No. 11 in the AFCA ROAD WARRIORS Location: Richmond, Va. Coaches Poll. -In each of Elon's last eight road games, it has trailed at some point Result: Elon 36, #6 Richmond 33 -The CAA has seven teams ranked in both polls this week, including in the second half. In those eight games, Elon has won six of them. Elon, James Madison, Towson, Maine, Stony Brook, Rhode Island TELEVISION -Over the course of the last three seasons, Elon has defeated a Top 10 and Delaware. program on the road in each campaign by beating No. 8... FOX Sports Go / FOX College Sports -Elon has now been ranked for 16 consecutive games going back to --More on page 6-- Play-by-Play: Matt Janus Sept. 30, 2017, when Elon hosted Albany at Rhodes Stadium. Color: Ken Dunek TEAM COMPARISONS RADIO ELON PHOENIX RICHMOND SPIDERS ELON STAT UR Phoenix All-Access TEAM STATISTICS ELON OPP. TEAM STATISTICS TEAM OPP. 27.2 Scoring Offense 25.0 Points/Game 27.2 20.7 Points/Game 25.0 34.6 394. 3 Total Offense 410.7 Play-by-Play: Taylor Durham '96 201.8 Rushing Offense 109.0 First Downs 117 108 First Downs 131 132 192.5 Passing Offense 301.7 Color: Matt Krause '16 Rushing/Game 201.8 153.3 Rushing/Game 109.0 146.0 20.7 Scoring Defense 34.6 Passing/Game 192.5 188.5 Passing/Game 301.7 240.4 341.8 Total Defense 386.4 Total Offense/Game 394.3 341.8 Total Offense/Game 410.7 386.4 153.3 Rushing Defense 146.0 ELON COACHES Fumbles-Lost 5-2 11-6 Fumbles-Lost 8-5 10-4 188.5 Passing Defense 240.4 Pen.-Yds./Game 5.2/43.7 4.7/46.8 Pen.-Yds./Game 5.6/51.6 4.3/45.3 22.5 Kickoff Return Avg. 28.8 ON THE FIELD 3.8 Punt Return Avg. 7.1 Curt Cignett, Head Coach Time of Possession 31:59 28:01 Time of Possession 29:28 30:32 31:59 Time of Possession 29:28 32.6 3rd Down Conv. Pct. 28.6 Tony Trisciani, Defensive Coordinator INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 43.7 3rd Down Pct. Defense 37.9 Matt Merritt, Running Backs/Special Teams RUSHING ATT. NET AVG. TD YPG RUSHING ATT. NET AVG. TD YPG +9 TO Margin -5 Mike Shanahan, Wide Receivers Summers 97 592 6.1 3 118.4 Mancuso 38 215 5.7 2 35.8 39.4 Net Punting 34.4 McNair 70 242 3.5 4 40.3 Collins 49 182 3.7 1 26.0 6 Fumbles Recovered 4 Damian Wroblewski, Offensive Line 7 Passes Intercepted 7 2 Fumbles Lost 5 Bryant Haines, Linebackers PASSING C-A-I YDS. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I YDS. TD YPG 13 Turnovers Gained 11 Jerrick Hall, Defensive Line Cheek 79-120-2 1,018 4 169.7 Mancuso 56-85-6 801 4 133.5 4 Turnovers Lost 16 31 Penalties 39 IN THE BOOTH RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. TD YPG RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. TD YPG 262 Penalty Yards 361 Drew Folmar, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Weeks 30 394 13.1 0 78.8 Simpson 32 601 18.8 5 85.9 18 Sacks By 20 Taylor 13 259 19.9 0 43.2 Wilkins 33 512 15.5 2 73.1 8 Sacks Allowed 15 Clay Browning, Tight Ends 46.0 Tackles for Loss 50.0 Dillon Lucas, Asst. Defensive Line 117 First Downs 131 DEFENSE U-A-T TFL INT FF-R DEFENSE U-A-T TFL INT FF-R 108 Opp. First Downs 132 Ryan Smith, Defensive Backs Messer 26-20-46 6.0 0 0-0 Jones 26-20-46 0.0 1 0-0 100.0 Red Zone Offense 72.0 James Ferguson, Director of Operations Reid-Bennett 30-8-38 2.0 1 2-0 Caughell 16-25-41 6.0 0 1-1 85.0 Opp. Red Zone Offense 84.6 ELON FAST FACTS THE WEEK AHEAD... UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY School Elon University -No availability -CAA Media -Select players & Cignetti -No availability -No availability -No availability -Open Date Teleconference available, Hunt Practice Location Elon, North Carolina (11:20 a.m.) Field Enrollment 6,045 (5:45 p.m.) Founded 1889 Nickname Phoenix MEDIA POLICIES Colors Maroon & Gold MEDIA INTERVIEWS POSTGAME PROCEDURES Affiliation NCAA Division I -All player and coach interviews MUST be coordinated through -Following a short cooling off period, Elon head coach Curt Conference Colonial Athletic Association the Athletics Communications Office and requests are asked to be Cignetti and select players will be available for interviews. For Stadium Rhodes Stadium made at least 24 hours in advance. Depending upon schedules home games, those interviews will take place in the Elon weight Capacity 11,250 and other time considerations, interviews will be scheduled after room on the lower level of Alumni Field House. To enter the press President Dr. Connie Ledoux Book practice sessions. During game weeks, in-person interviews will conference area, walk to the far end of Alumni Field House and Director of Athletics Dave Blank be conducted following Tuesday’s practice. Player phone num- enter through the door closest to the visiting sideline. Individ- Associate AD/SWA Faith Shearer bers will not be released to media members. ual player names should be given to Andrew Wilson during the -Elon football practices are open to the media, and Coach Cignetti fourth quarter of the game. TEAM INFORMATION will meet with any media members following the practice ses- -Visiting coaches and players will follow policies and procedures 2017 Record 8-4 sion on Tuesday. Please contact the Athletics Communications put in place by that institution’s media relations office. Any inter- 2017 CAA Record (Finish) 6-2 (.750) Office at 336-278-6761 by noon on Tuesday if you plan to cover a views for visiting coaches and players may be conducted outside Base Offense Multiple practice session so the proper arrangements can be made. the visiting team locker room on the lower level of the Koury Field Base Defense 3-3-5 House. GAME CREDENTIALS Postseason FCS First Round Please make all press and photo requests at least one week in SOCIAL MEDIA L, 27-28 vs. Furman advance. Credentials and parking passes can be mailed with one -Elon Athletics Communications plans to utilize social media out- Starters Returning 18 (9 O, 9 D, 0 S) week’s notice. If not, credentials can be picked up, with proper lets as another way of communicating information to our fans Starters Lost 4 (2 O, 2 D, 0 S) identification, at the Will Call Window at Rhodes Stadium begin- and those who cover our programs. Elon Athletics can be found Newcomers 29 ning 90 minutes prior to kickoff. Credentials will not be issued to on Twitter (@ElonPhoenix) as well as Instagram (@ElonPhoenix) those under 18 years old or spouses.