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ELON Quick Facts Location: .................................................. Elon, N.C. 27244 Primary Media Founded: ....................................................................... 1889 Burlington-Times-News (336-506-3053) Enrollment: .................................................................. 5,456 Adam Smith ([email protected]) Dr. Leo Lambert Nickname: .............................................................. Phoenix President Colors: ....................................................Maroon and Gold Bob Sutton ([email protected]) President: ................................................. Dr. Leo Lambert Athletics Director: ...........................................Dave Blank Greensboro News and Record (336-373-7062) Faculty Athletics Representative:................. Dr. Eric Hall Joe Sirera ([email protected]) Football Facts Charlotte Observer (704-358-5125) 2007 Record: .................................................................... 7-4 Mike Persinger ([email protected]) Conference Record (Place): ...........................4-3 (3rd, tie) Home: ............................................................................... 5-1 WPCM-AM (336-584-0126) Away: ............................................................................... 2-3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................................. 38/13 Byron Tucker ([email protected]) Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................... 8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ............................. 10/1 WGHP-TV (336-841-6397) Specialists Returning/Lost: ............................................ 3/0 Kevin Connolly ([email protected]) Dave Blank Director of Athletics Media Relations WXII-TV (336-721-9944) Football Contact: .......................................... Matt Eviston Dave Goren ([email protected]) E-mail: ................................................ [email protected] Office: .......................................................... (336) 278-6711 WFMY-TV (336-379-5780) Cell: ............................................................... (336) 263-4139 Fax: .............................................................. (336) 278-6768 Greg Kerr ([email protected]) Website: ....................................... www.ElonPhoenix.com Press Box Phone: ......................................... (336) 278-6777 Radio Play-by-Play Football Office Phone: ................................ (336) 278-6721 TBA Dr. Eric Hall Faculty Athletics Rep. Faith Shearer Senior Woman Admin. Rhodes Stadium Capacity: 11,250 Surface: Natural Grass Date Opened: September 22, 2001 Matt Eviston First Game: North Carolina A&T 23, Elon 7 (Sept. 22, 2001) Football SID All-Time Record: 17-23 (.425) Largest Crowd: 13,100 vs. Appalachian State (Sept. 29, 2007) 38 2008 Southern Conference Football PHO E NIX 2008 Schedule Date Opponent Time/TV (ET) Last Meeting Series A. 30 RICHMOND 7:00 RICH won 34-0 in 1928 RICH leads 1-0 S. 6 at Stony Brook 3:00 ELON won 38-23 in 2007 ELON leads 1-0 S. 13 PRESBYTERIAN 6:00 ELON won 28-0 in 2006 ELON leads 22-18-2 S. 20 at Georgia Southern* 7:00/CSS ELON won 36-33 (2OT) in 2007 GSU leads 7-1 S. 27 SAMFORD* 1:30 SAM won 43-36 in 2001 ELON leads 4-2 O. 4 FURMAN* 1:30 FUR won 52-49 in 2007 FUR leads 10-1 O. 11 at The Citadel* 2:00 CIT won 42-31 in 2007 CIT leads 6-1 O. 18 at Chattanooga* 2:00 ELON won 38-28 in 2007 ELON leads 3-2 O. 25 WOFFORD* 3:00/SportSouth ELON won 24-13 in 2007 WOF leads 21-10 N. 8 WESTERN CAROLINA* 1:30 ELON won 38-36 in 2007 ELON leads 19-16-2 N. 15 at Appalachian State* 3:30 ASU won 49-32 in 2007 ASU leads 26-9-1 N. 22 at Liberty 1:00 ELON won 42-14 in 2007 ELON leads 8-3 Head Coach Pete Lembo Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y. Birth date: April 16, 1970 Education: Georgetown, 1992 Coaching: Graduate Assistant, Albany, 1992-93 Assistant, Dartmouth, 1994-96 Assistant, Hampden-Sydney, 1997 Assistant, Lehigh, 1998-00 Head Coach, Lehigh, 2001-05 Head Coach, Elon, 2006-present Year-by-Year Record 2001.................Lehigh ............................................................ 11-1 2002.................Lehigh .............................................................. 8-4 2003.................Lehigh .............................................................. 8-3 2004.................Lehigh .............................................................. 9-3 2005.................Lehigh .............................................................. 8-3 2006.................Elon .................................................................. 5-6 2007.................Elon .................................................................. 7-4 Elon Record ......................................................................... 12-10 Career Record ...................................................................... 56-24 Pete Lembo vs. 2008 Opponents Richmond .............................0-0 ................ .000 2008 Coaching Staff Stony Brook ..........................2-0 .............. 1.000 Mike McCarty (Portland State, 1988): .................... Offensive Coordinator/QB Presbyterian .........................1-0 .............. 1.000 Jay Bateman (Randolph-Macon, 1995): ...................Defensive Coordinator/LB Georgia Southern ................1-1 ................ .500 Scott Browne (South Carolina, 2000): Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator Samford ................................0-0 ................ .000 Rich Skrosky (Rampo, 1987): ........................................................ Offensive Line Furman .................................0-3 ................ .000 Shane Burnham (South Carolina, 1998): .........Special Teams Coordinator/DE The Citadel ...........................0-2 ................ .000 John Strollo (Boston College, 1976): ....................................................Tight Ends Chattanooga .........................2-0 .............. 1.000 Brian Newberry (Baylor, 1998): ................................................. Defensive Backs Wofford .................................1-1 ................ .500 Marc Yellock (East Carolina, 2000): .............................................Defensive Line Western Carolina .................2-0 .............. 1.000 Mitch Rippy (Elon, 1978): ...........................................................................Kickers Appalachian State ...............0-2 ................ .000 Mike Nall (North Carolina State, 1977): .................................................. Punters Liberty ...................................2-0 .............. 1.000 www.SoConSports.com 39 ELON Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. 54 Jeff Allen OL 6-1 261 Jr. McLean, Va. (Langley) 1 Jamal Shuman RB 29 Tim Applegate FB 6-0 241 Sr. High Point, N.C. (High Point Central) 2 Brandon Newsome RB 64 Rodney Austin OL 6-3 313 R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (E. Mecklenburg) 3 Charles Ball WR 3 Charles Ball WR 6-0 180 Sr. Laurinburg, N.C. (Scotland Cty.) 4 Lance Camp ATH 86 Taylor Berry DE 6-4 234 R-Fr. Oviedo, Fla. (Oviedo) 5 Daronce Daniels LB 8 Johnie Blackwell WR 6-1 184 Sr. Apex, N.C. (Apex) 6 Shayne Milligan WR 61 Will Brown OL 6-1 250 Fr. Wilson, N.C. (Fike) 7 Donny Kirby QB 94 Rushaun Byrd DL 6-3 230 Fr. Valrico, Fla. (Riverview) 8 Johnie Blackwell WR 4 Lance Camp ATH 5-9 182 So. Cherryville, N.C. (Burns) 9 Sean Jeffcoat WR 95 Andre Campbell DE 6-0 251 Jr. Plantation, Fla. (American Heritage) 10 Corey Weaver LB 18 Brandon Campbell LB 6-0 214 Sr. Beaufort, N.C. (E. Carteret) 11 Bo Williamson WR 59 Elliot Campbell DL 6-2 228 R-Fr. Cumming, Ga. (S. Forsyth) 12 Andy Leffler WR/K 80 Patrick Campbell WR 6-1 188 So. Raleigh, N.C. (Needham Broughton) 12 Sam Trotman DB 36 Eric Carstens K/P 5-11 176 R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook) 13 Shay Newcomer QB 37 Jonathan Conner DB 6-2 185 Fr. Prairieview, La. (Dutchtown) 14 Kemaray Funderburk DB 77 Ned Cuthbertson OL 6-4 280 R-Fr. Forest City, N.C. (Byrnes) 15 Chris Shafto QB 46 Jordan Daniel DE 5-10 240 Jr. Durham, N.C. (Southern) 16 Scott Riddle QB 5 Daronce Daniels LB 5-11 222 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Princeton HS) 17 Thomas Wilson QB 65 Emmanuel Davis LB 5-11 210 Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C. (Rocky Mount) 18 Brandon Campbell LB 45 Patrick DeJesus LB/RB 6-0 205 Fr. Reading, Mass. (Belmont Hill) 19 Terrell Hudgins WR 66 Clint Duggan OL 6-3 265 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (N. Gwinnett) 20 Cameron McGlenn DB 24 Andrew Fearheiley K/P 6-0 197 Jr. Sherrills Ford, N.C. (Bandys) 21 Karlos Sullivan DB 14 Kemaray Funderburk DB 5-10 172 R-Fr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside) 22 Bruce Rosell DB 93 Jordan Gibson DL 6-4 252 So. Thomasville, N.C. (E. Davidson) 23 Deven Persaud DB 35 Jake Goldsberry FB 6-1 230 So. Bay Village, Ohio (Bay) 24 Andrew Fearheiley K/P 47 Travis Greene LB 6-1 210 Jr. Falls Church, Va. (George Mason HS) 24 Chris Harris WR 40 Jody Hackett DL/LS 6-3 222 R-Fr. Pleasant Garden, N.C. (SE Guilford) 26 Brett McQuilkin DB 92 Tim Happer DE 6-1 258 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith) 27 Terell Wilson DB 57 Logan Hardin OL 6-4 291 R-Fr. Grover, N.C. (Kings Mountain) 28 Aaron Mellette WR 33 A.J. Harris RB/RS 6-1 204 R-Fr. Ocean View, N.J. (Ocean City) 29 Tim Applegate FB 24 Chris Harris WR 6-4 210 Fr. Ocean View, N.J. (Ocean City) 30 Dontay Taylor RB 70 David Harrison OL 6-2 291 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (W. Mecklenburg) 31 Brandon Lane P 71 Zach Henderson LB 6-0 207 Fr. Roswell, Ga. (Gaither) 32 Chris Kavouklis RB 62 Kyle Herbert OL 6-2 285 Fr. Hillsborough, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) 33 A.J. Harris RB/RS 56 Mark Hoffer OL