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GAME 2 | ELON VS. SHAW | RHODES STADIUM (ELON, N.C.) | SEPT. 11, 2010 | 7 P.M. Chris Rash, Asst. Media Relations Dir. 2500 Campus Box/Elon, N.C. 27244 O: 336-278-6712; M: 336-278-4737 2010 ELON PHOENIX FOOTBALL [email protected] WWW.ELONPHOENIX.COM SCHEDULE & RESULTS Coaches’ DIIFB At A Glance... Coaches’ TSN Saturday, September 4 • 7 p.m. NR NR 8 8 Date: ......September 11, 2010 DUKE L, 27-41 Time: ............................7 p.m. Wallace Wade Stadium; durham, N.c. Location: .................Elon, N.C. Venue: ..........Rhodes Stadium Saturday, September 11 • 7 p.m. Capacity: .....................11,250 SHAW Surface: .............Natural Grass rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. Series Record: ............1st Mtg. Shaw (1-0, 0-0 CIAA) (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) Saturday, September 18 • 1 p.m. Live Stats: ... elonphoenix.com Elon RICHMOND BEARS Radio:............. WPCM 920 AM PHOENIX robbiNS Stadium; richmoNd, Va. Noteworthy » Under head coach Pete Lembo, Elon is 2-2 in home-openers, including a 56-0 victory over Davidson a Saturday, September 15 • 6 p.m. year ago. GEORGIA SOUTHERN » Since its move to Division I play in 1999, Elon is 5-6 in home-openers. paulSoN Stadium; StateSboro, Ga. » Elon has not lost back-to-back games since the final two contests of the 2008 campaign (24-16 at Appalachian State and 26-3 at Liberty). Saturday, october 2 • 1:30 p.m. » Elon quarterback Scott Riddle is one of 20 players on the Watch List for the 2010 Walter Payton Award SAMFORD which is presented to the top offensive player at the FCS level. rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. » Shaw enters the game having scored 50 or more points in its last four games. Saturday, october 9 • 3 p.m. The Series APPALACHIAN ST. » Despite being separated by just approximately 60 miles, Elon and Shaw have never faced off on the Kidd breWer Stadium; booNe, N.c. gridiron prior to this week’s contest. Saturday, october 23 • 1:30 p.m. WOFFORD The Coaches » Elon: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) is 73-32 in his 10th season as a head coach. He is 29-18 in four- rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. plus years at Elon. Saturday, october 30 • 2 p.m. » Shaw: Darrell Asberry (Jackson State, ‘94) is 28-16 in his fourth year as a head coach, all of which have CHATTANOOGA been with the Bears. FiNley Stadium; chattNooGa, TeNN. PLAYERS TO WATCH Saturday, NoVember 6 • 2 p.m. THE CITADEL #16 Scott Riddle, Senior, Quarterback haGood Stadium; charleStoN, S.c. Needs just 79 passing yards to become the SoCon’s all-time leader Has thrown for 300 or more yards a SoCon-record 17 times in his career Saturday, NoVember 13 • 1:30 p.m. Career Stats: 916-1,416; 10,314 yards; 79 TD FURMAN rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. #43 Brandon Wiggins, Senior, Linebacker Tied a career-high with 19 total tackles at Duke Saturday, NoVember 20 • 3 p.m. Now has 253 career tackles, ranking 10th on the program’s all-time list WESTERN CAROLINA Career Stats: 100 UT, 153 AT, 253 Total Tackles, 10.0 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, 4 PBU rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. Radio: WPCM 920 AM Live Stats: elonphoenix.com Radio PBP: David Hibbard Live Audio: elonphoenix.com Radio Color: Taylor Durham Live Video: elonphoenix.com GAME 2 | ELON VS. SHAW | RHODES STADIUM (ELON, N.C.) | SEPT. 11, 2010 | 7 P.M. SoCon Teleconference Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday The Southern Conference football coaches Weekly Coach Lembo Requested Elon Football No availability will hold a weekly teleconference for the luncheon on SoCon players and Live radio media taking place each Tuesday during the (Noon) at the conference call Coach Lembo show from season. Each coach will be available for ap- Best Western (10:16 a.m.) available The Fat Frogg; proximately seven minutes. The schedule of Inn; Select post-practice Coach Lembo coaches is as follows (all times Eastern): players and (Approx. on air Pete Lembo 7 p.m.) 10:00-10:08 .....Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. 10:08-10:16 ............... Kevin Higgins, Citadel There is Only One in Louisiana for six years and my son was 10:16-10:24 ................Pete Lembo, Elon As there can only be one Phoenix at any born there, so when Pete mentioned it, the 10:24-10:32 ................Bobby Lamb, Furman time, please refer to the Phoenix in the concept really resonated with me.” 10:32-10:40 .Jeff Monken, Georgia Southern singular. 10:40-10:48 ................Pat Sullivan, Samford Use of the decal was approved by the NCAA’s 10:48-10:56 .....Russ Huesman, Chattanooga Notable Numbers rules committee and supervisory officiating 10:56-11:04 ...Dennis Wagner, Western Caro. 3 - Consecutive winning seasons for Elon, organization upon request by the conference. 11:04-11:12 .................. Mike Ayers, Wofford a first for the program since the move to Division I. The last three straight winning The Series With Shaw Weekly Luncheon/Radio Show campaigns came from 1991-93. Date Location Score Inside the Elon Huddle Luncheons First meeting • In 2010, these weekly luncheons, presented 9 - Wins for Elon in 2009, the most for the by Capital Bank and hosted by the Phoenix program since 1999. Ties With Shaw Club, will be held on Mondays at noon at Former Elon standout Richard McGeorge the Best Western Inn on Huffman Mill Road 17 - Career 300+ yard passing games for Scott returns to his alma mater as the offensive line in Burlington. Food will be catered by Grille Riddle, a SoCon record. coach for Shaw. McGeorge was a two-time 584. Media members wishing to attend need first-team All-American at Elon who left as the to contact the Elon Athletics Media Relations 79 - Passing yards needed by Scott Riddle to program’s all-time receiving leader. Between Office by the Thursday prior to the event. set the SoCon record for career passing yards. 1966-69, McGeorge caught 224 balls for 3,486 yards and 31 touchdowns. He would be se- Eon Football Live 10,314 - Career passing yards for Scott Riddle, lected as the 16th overall pick in the first round • Every week coach Pete Lembo will join Elon the active leader at the FCS level. of the 1970 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers. color commentator Taylor Durham live from The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill in Elon on Thursday SoCon Showing Support for Gulf Elon vs. FBS Opponents evenings from 7-8 p.m. The show, presented Coast Elon’s Sept. 4 game at Duke marked just the by VantageSouth Bank, will be broadcast live Southern Conference football teams will show third time that Elon has taken on a Football on 920 AM WPCM and on-line at www.elon- their support for those being impacted along Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent. The first was phoenix.com. Fans can ask questions while the Gulf Coast by wearing helmet decals with a 28-13 loss at South Florida to open the 2007 in attendance or by submiting a question at the initials “GC” during the 2010 football season. USF would later peak at #2 in the FBS elonphoenix.com. season. More than 170 SoCon football players polls. Last year, Elon dropped a 35-7 decision at come from states that share a coastline being Wake Forest. Player/Coach Interviews affected by the oil spill. The nine institutions Media members wishing to conduct inter- that play SoCon football agreed to display the Elon is slated to take on Vanderbilt (2011) views with Elon coaches or players may do so decals to express their support and encour- and Georgia Tech (2013) in coming seasons. by contacting the Athletics Media Relations agement for the people living in the region. Office at 336-278-6712. All interviews will be conducted following Elon’s Wednesday “Pete Lembo of Elon approached me with the practice session. idea while we were at our annual coaches’ meetings in June,” noted Southern Confer- ence Commissioner John Iamarino. “I lived GAME 2 | ELON VS. SHAW | RHODES STADIUM (ELON, N.C.) | SEPT. 11, 2010 | 7 P.M. Tale of the Tape (Starters) In 2009, Elon wide receiver Terrell Hudgins Duke. Wiggins also tallied 19 stops at The Elon Shaw was the runner-up for the award. Citadel on Nov. 10, 2007. The performance Pos. Avg. Ht./Wt. Avg. Ht./Wt. moved Wiggins into 10th-place on Elon’s WR 6-1/206 6-1/207 Elite Company career total tackles chart with 253. He is now QB 6-1/213 6-2/216 Quarterback Scott Riddle has led the league six tackles shy of Corey Weaver’s 259 tackles RB 5-10/222 6-0/190 in passing yards in each of his first three between 2005-08 for ninth. OL 6-3/291 6-4/306 seasons in the league. No player has ever TE 6-4/245 None led the SoCon in passing for four consecutive For his efforts, Wiggins collected his first- DL 6-3/255 6-4/284 years. Marshall’s Michael Payton (1990-92) is career SoCon Defensive Player of the Week LB 6-0/220 6-1/208 the only other player to have led the league nod. SouthernPigskin.com also selected DB 5-11/181 5-11/182 in passing for three straight seasons. Wiggins as the league’s defensive POW. Riddle on Payton Watch List 2010 SoCon Passing Leaders The Streak Continues Senior quarterback Scott Riddle was named 1. DeAndre Presley, ASU 340 With just 40 seconds remaining in Elon’s game as one of the 20 members of the preseason 1.