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THE MATCHUP 2021 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY (1-1) ELON PHOENIX 20 DAVIDSON W, 26-23 Overall: 1-3 27 @ Gardner-Webb L, 20-42 Conference: 0-2 CAA MARCH (0-2) Head Coach: Tony Trisciani (2nd season) 6 No. 1 JAMES MADISON* L, 17-20 Elon Record: 6-9 13 RICHMOND* L, 14-38 20 @ William & Mary* 4:00 p.m. Career Record: Same 27 @ Richmond* 4:00 p.m. vs APRIL (0-0) WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE 3 WILLIAM & MARY* 1:00 P.M. Overall: 0-1 10 @ James Madison* 4:00 p.m. 24 FCS First Round TBD Conference: 0-1 CAA MAY (0-0) Head Coach: Mike London (2nd season) 1 FCS Quarterfinals TBD William & Mary Record: 5-8 8 FCS Semifinals TBD Career Record: 67-69 15-16FCS Championship^ TBD All times EST. Times are subject to change. HEADLINES * CAA game AN ELON WIN WOULD BE... LAST TIME OUT... ^ Game in Frisco, Texas -...Elon’s 515th in program history. -The Phoenix faced Richmond at home last -...Elon’s 103rd as a FCS program. Saturday, March 13, for its second CAA Football -...Elon’s 3rd all-time over William & Mary. contest of the season. -...Tony Trisciani’s seventh at Elon and as a head -The Spiders took a 38-14 decision over the coach. maroon and gold, its first win versus Elon since THE SERIES 2016. TODAY’S GAME IS... -Both JR Martin and Justin Allen threw for Overall: W&M leads 3-2 -...the 993rd in program history. touchdowns in the contest for the Phoenix. The at Home: W&M leads 2-1 -...the 242nd as a FCS program. two quarterbacks combined for 148 total passing at Opp.: Series tied at 1-1 -...the 6th all-time between Elon and William & yards with Allen adding another 18 on the ground. Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2019 Mary. -Elon sacked Richmond quarterbacks a season- Location: Elon, N.C. -...the first CAA Football game of the 2021 spring high three times in the game. Jarquez Bizzell Result: W&M 31, Elon 29 (5OT) season between Elon and William & Mary. recorded 1.5 sacks in the contest while Torrence TUNE IN -...the first road CAA Football game of the season Williams had a sack for the third time in as many for Elon. weeks. Marcus Hillman also recorded a half-sack. TV: FloSports -Bryce Graves led the Phoenix in tackles for the PBP: Jay Colley ELON STATISTICS second straight week, totaling 15 with 1.5 TFLs. Color: Mike Leach RADIO: TuneIn TEAM STATS ELON OPP. Points/Game 19.25 30.75 SERIES HISTORY... PBP: Taylor Durham First Downs 55 83 -Elon and William & Mary have met five times on Color: Matt Krause Rushing/Game 110.5 219.3 Passing/Game 162.25 173.50 the football field in a series dating back to 2014 Total Offense/Game 272.8 392.8 when the Phoenix joined the CAA. COACHES Fumbles-Lost 3-3 5-3 Pen.-Yds./Game (Avg.) 15-146 (36.50) 15-157 (39.25) -The Tribe leads the series 3-2 over the Phoenix, ON THE FIELD Time of Possession 24:45 35:15 claiming the most recent contest in 2019. Tony Trisciani, Head Coach -Both teams played a five-overtime battle at Billy Crocker, DC/LB INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rhodes Stadium in the past meeting with the Drew Folmar, OC/QB RUSHING ATT. NET AVG. TD YPG Mario Acitelli, TE/ST Thomas 49 242 4.9 1 60.50 Tribe coming away with a 31-29 victory. Baughman 22 120 5.5 2 60.0 Andy Marino, OL -The game marked one of two games in the nation Seth Payne, DL PASSING C-A-I YDS. TD YPG at any level that’s been to five overtime sessions Dillon Lucas, OLB Baughman 31-43-0 303 1 151.5 in 2019. Mike Nall, ST Asst. Martin 26-51-3 288 2 96.0 Hal Capps, Director of HS Relations RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. TD YPG TAKE THE BALL WALL Dan Baranik, Director of Ops. Williams 12 125 10.42 1 41.67 IN THE BOOTH -Beginning in 2019, Elon implemented the “Get Parham 9 114 12.67 1 28.50 Chris Young, WR The Ball Wall.” Designed to inspire the defensive Clay Browning, RB/Recruiting DEF U-A-T TFL INT FF-R unit, anyone that forces a turnover takes a picture Jones 26-7-33 2.5 0 0-1 Ryan Anderson, S Rogers 13-15-28 0.5 2 0-0 Continued on p. 6 Jordan Pavlisin, Off. Asst. COACHES THE WEEK AHEAD... UNIVERSITY INFO SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Practice CAA Teleconference Practice Practice Practice Practice vs. Richmond School Elon University No availability 11:20 a.m. (March 1) Availability - TBD via No availability No availability No availability 1 p.m. Location Elon, North Carolina Practice Zoom Enrollment 7,117 No availability Founded 1889 Nickname Phoenix MEDIA POLICIES Colors Maroon & Gold MEDIA INTERVIEWS Stadium. Affiliation NCAA Division I -All player and coach interviews MUST Conference Colonial Athletic Association be coordinated through the Athletics RADIO TEAMS Stadium Rhodes Stadium Communications Office and requests -Radio booths are located on the third Capacity 11,250 are asked to be made at least 24 floor of the Woods Center on the west President Dr. Connie Ledoux Book hours in advance. Depending upon side of Rhodes Stadium. The visiting Director of Athletics Dave Blank schedules and other time considerations, radio booth is equipped with phone and Deputy AD Mike Ward interviews will be scheduled after Ethernet lines. practice sessions. During game weeks, TEAM INFORMATION VISITING FILM CREWS in-person interviews will be conducted -Visiting teams will be allotted a limited 2019 Record 5-6 following Tuesday’s practice. Player 2019 CAA Record (Finish) 4-4 (.500) space on the roof of the Woods Center to phone numbers will not be released to film. Base Offense Multiple media members. Base Defense 3-3-5 -Elon football practices are NOT open POSTGAME PROCEDURES Postseason None to the media during the spring 2021 -Following a short cooling off period, Starters Returning 12 (5 O, 7 D) season. Any interviews with Coach All interviews with Elon Head Coach Starters Lost 10 (6 O, 4 D) Trisciani or any student-athletes will Trisciani and student-athletes will be Newcomers 22 be made via Zoom. Please contact the conducted via Zoom. Media who are Athletics Communications Office at 336- credentialed for a game and those TEAM HISTORY 278-6764 or email [email protected] or media who did not receive a credential First Year of Football 1909 [email protected] for interview requests. will have the same access to interviews. All-Time Record 514-461-18 (99th season in 2020) The Zoom link will be available via QR National Championships 2 (1980, 1981) GAME CREDENTIALS code in the Press Box. If you are not All-Time FCS Record 102-139 (.423) -Requests for media seating must be credentialed, please contact Don Scott First Year at FCS Level 1999 made by email to [email protected]. ([email protected]) for the Zoom FCS Playoff Appearances 3 ('09, '17, '18) Please fill out a Google form at http:// Meeting ID. bit.ly/21ElonFBMedia. You will receive an CAA INFORMATION email confirmation of your request and The visiting team will not conduct an First Year in CAA 2014 a further email approving or denying Elon-provided Zoom Press Conference. All-Time CAA Record 18-31 (.367) your request. Elon Athletics has sole Please contact the visiting team SID for Winning Seasons / Last 2 / 2018 discretion on the approval of credential any postgame protocols they may have. .500 Seasons / Last 1 / 2019 requests. CAA MEDIA CALL There is very limited space inside the Press Box due to social distancing ATHLETICS COMM. Every Monday during the regular season begining on March 1, CAA Football coaches will participate in guidelines. Credentials will be approved Don Scott Interim Dir of Ath. Comm. teleconferences for the media beginning at 10 a.m. and issued on a game-by-game basis. Email [email protected] Eastern. For the access number and password, contact Office 336.278.6107 There is no guarantee of a credential. Troy L. Sayles Assistant Dir./FB Contact Troy L. Sayles and/or Abbey Lipcsik in the Elon Athletic Credentials may be picked up on Communications Office. Email [email protected] Office 336.278.6764 10:00 a.m. - CAA Football Update gameday at the Ticket Gates starting two hours before kick. No passes will be Cell 325.340.6928 10:10 a.m. - Nick Charlton, Maine Abbey Lipcsik Assistant Dir./2nd FB Contact 10:20 a.m. - Ricky Santos, New Hampshire mailed this year. Email [email protected] 10:30 a.m. - Curt Cignetti, James Madison Office 336.278.6634 MEDIA PARKING Cell 440.382.1794 10:40 a.m. - Greg Gattuso, Albany -Gameday media parking is located in 10:50 a.m. - Jim Fleming, Rhode Island Hunt B behind Schar Center. Parking is Mailing Address 2500 Campus Box 11:00 a.m. - Mark Ferrante, Villanova free. 100 Campus Drive 11:10 a.m. - Danny Rocco, Delaware Elon, N.C. 27244 11:20 a.m. - Tony Trisciani, Elon PHOTOGRAPHERS -Photographers & Videographers from 11:30 a.m. - Chuck Priore, Stony Brook credentialed media will be allowed to 11:40 a.m. - Russ Huesman, Richmond shoot from the concrete pad adjacent to 11:50 a.m. - Mike London, William & Mary Section 108 on the East Side of Rhodes 2021 SPRING NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL # NAME PRONUNCIATION POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS SCHOOL # NAME POS.