2018 SCHEDULE THE TEAMS SEPTEMBER (2-1) 1 @ USF L, 14-34 ELON PHOENIX NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS #25/21 8 FURMAN W, 45-7 2-1, 0-0 CAA FOOTBALL CURT CIGNETTI SEAN MCDONNELL 0-3, 0-1 CAA FOOTBALL RECORDS HEAD COACH HEAD COACH RECORDS 15 @ William & Mary* POSTPONED 1-0 63-22 (8TH) 150-91 (20TH) 0-1 22 @ Charleston Southern W, 31-22 HOME CAREER RECORD vs. CAREER RECORD HOME 1-1 10-5 (2ND) SAME 0-2 29 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 1:30 AWAY ELON RECORD OPP. RECORD AWAY #11 #9 -- -- OCTOBER (0-0) STATS COACHES COACHES STATS 6 @ James Madison* 1:30 13 @ Delaware* 3:30 20 RICHMOND* 1:30 HEADLINES NOVEMBER (0-0) AN ELON WIN WOULD BE... CHARLESTON SOUTHERN LEFTOVERS 3 RHODE ISLAND* 1:30 -...Elon's 505th in program history. -Elon has now trailed in the second half of each of its last seven road 10 TOWSON* 12:00 -...Elon's 93rd as a FCS program. games. It has won five of those seven games. 17 @ Maine* 12:00 -...Elon's first all-time over New Hampshire. -Overcoming a 12-point deficit, the win is Elon's largest comeback 24 FCS First Round TBD DECEMBER (0-0) -...Curt Cignetti's 11th at Elon and 64th as head coach. under Curt Cignetti and the biggest come-from-behind win since 1 FCS Second Round TBD -...Elon's third-straight victory. Elon beat Towson 17-13 on Sept. 26, 2015, after Towson led 13-0. 7/8 FCS Quarterfinals TBD -The previous largest comeback under Cignetti was a 10-point defi- 14/15 FCS Semifinals TBD TODAY'S GAME IS... cit against Towson on Nov. 4, 2017, when Elon won in overtime. JANUARY (0-0) -...the 970th in program history. -The Phoenix defense allowed just 43 yards of offense in the second 5 FCS National Championship^ TBD All times EST. Times are subject to change. -...the 219th as a FCS program. half after allowing 221 in the first half alone. * CAA game -...the fifth between Elon and New Hampshire. -Elon has held its opponent under 300 yards of offense in each of the ^ Game in Frisco, Texas -...the 98th home game for Elon at Rhodes Stadium. last two games. It's the fifth time under Cignetti in 15 games Elon has held its opponent under 300 yards of offense. THE SERIES LAST WEEK'S GAME... -In allowing 26 passing yards, it's the fewest since Elon gave up just Overall: New Hampshire leads 4-0 -...saw the Phoenix post its biggest comeback under Curt Cignetti, 16 yards passing to Wofford on Sept. 29, 2012. at Elon: New Hampshire leads 2-0 beating Charleston Southern 31-22 to close non-conference play. -Over the course of the last two seasons, Elon has allowed just 137 at Opp.: New Hampshire leads 2-0 passing yards to Charleston Southern. Last Meeting: Nov. 11, 2017 -The Phoenix offense has now scored 30-plus points in back-to-back Location: Durham, N.H. IN THE NATIONAL POLLS -Elon is ranked No. 9 in the AFCA Coaches Poll and is No. 11 in the games against Division I opponents for the first time since 2010 Result: #16 New Hampshire 16, #7 Elon 6 STATS FCS Top 25 poll. against Furman (30) and Western Carolina (45). TELEVISION -Seven of the 12 CAA teams are ranked this week in the AFCA poll. -The 21-point third quarter matched a Cignetti-era record for most in a quarter. Last time Elon scored more than 21 in a quarter came Phoenix All-Access -Elon has now been ranked for 13 consecutive games going back to back in 2010. Play-by-Play: Taylor Durham '96 Sept. 30, 2017, when Elon hosted Albany at Rhodes Stadium. Color: Brian Morris TEAM COMPARISONS RADIO ELON PHOENIX NEW HAMPSHIRE WILDCATS ELON STAT UNH Phoenix All-Access TEAM STATISTICS ELON OPP. TEAM STATISTICS TEAM OPP. 30.0 Scoring Offense 8.0 Points/Game 30.0 21.0 Points/Game 8.0 30.0 376.0 Total Offense 197.3 Play-by-Play: Taylor Durham '96 231.0 Rushing Offense 36.0 First Downs 61 55 First Downs 36 56 145.0 Passing Offense 161.3 Color: Brian Morris Rushing/Game 231.0 195.0 Rushing/Game 36.0 213.3 21.0 Scoring Defense 30.0 Passing/Game 145.0 153.8 Passing/Game 161.3 171.7 348.3 Total Defense 385.0 Total Offense/Game 376.0 348.3 Total Offense/Game 197.3 385.0 195.0 Rushing Defense 213.3 ELON COACHES Fumbles-Lost 3-1 6-3 Fumbles-Lost 8-5 6-0 153.8 Passing Defense 171.7 Pen.-Yds./Game 5.7-47.7 5.0-42.3 Pen.-Yds./Game 4.7-42.0 5.7-48.0 22.1 Kickoff Return Avg. 16.9 ON THE FIELD 4.8 Punt Return Avg. 3.8 Curt Cignett, Head Coach Time of Possession 32:56 27:04 Time of Possession 26:06 33:33 32:56 Time of Possession 26:06 42.0 3rd Down Conv. Pct. 29.0 Tony Trisciani, Defensive Coordinator INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 50.0 Opp. 3rd-D Conv. Pct. 28.0 Matt Merritt, Running Backs/Special Teams RUSHING ATT. NET AVG. TD YPG RUSHING ATT. NET AVG. TD YPG TO Margin Mike Shanahan, Wide Receivers Summers 55 282 5.1 1 94.0 Gray 19 64 3.4 0 21.3 35.9 Net Punting 42.4 Thomas 13 164 12.6 1 82.0 Washington 18 35 1.9 0 11.7 3 Fumbles Recovered 0 Damian Wroblewski, Offensive Line 3 Passes Intercepted 3 1 Fumbles Lost 5 Bryant Haines, Linebackers PASSING C-A-I YDS. TD YPG PASSING C-A-I YDS. TD YPG 6 Turnovers Gained 3 Jerrick Hall, Defensive Line Cheek 36-52-2 438 3 146.0 Lupoli 32-68-1 391 2 130.3 3 Turnovers Lost 6 17 Penalties 14 IN THE BOOTH RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. TD YPG RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. TD YPG 143 Penalty Yards 126 Drew Folmar, Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Weeks 14 206 14.7 0 68.7 O'Connor 17 230 13.5 1 76.7 7 Sacks By 8 Taylor 7 98 14.0 0 32.7 Washington 4 89 22.2 1 29.7 5 Sacks Allowed 14 Clay Browning, Tight Ends 21.0 Tackles for Loss 25.0 Dillon Lucas, Asst. Defensive Line 61 First Downs 36 DEFENSE U-A-T TFL INT FF-R DEFENSE U-A-T TFL INT FF-R 55 Opp. First Downs 56 Ryan Smith, Defensive Backs Messer 15-8-23 2.0 0 0-0 Dean 18-13-31 6.5 0 1-0 100.0 Red Zone Offense 33.3 James Ferguson, Director of Operations Ingram 9-7-16 3.0 0 1-0 Lacey 13-9-22 0.5 1 0-0 78.4 Opp. Red Zone Offense 90.0 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 -at James Madison Teleconference available -Elon Football Live 1:30 p.m. Location Elon, North Carolina (11:20 a.m.) (Time TBD, check with (6:30 p.m.) MASN / SNY Enrollment 6,045 Andrew Wilson) MadiZONE HD SportsNet 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- 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.