GAME 1 | ELON AT DUKE | WALLACE WADE STADIUM (DURHAM, N.C.) | SEPT. 4, 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’ AP At A Glance... Coaches’ TSN Saturday, September 4 • 7 p.m. NR NR 7 7 Date: ........September 4, 2010 DUKE Time: ............................7 p.m. Wallace Wade Stadium; durham, N.c. Location: ...........Durham, N.C. Venue: .....Wallace Wade Stad. Saturday, September 11 • 7 p.m. SHAW Capacity: .....................33,941 Surface: .............Natural Grass rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. Series Record: ........EU is 0-6-1 Duke (0-0, 0-0 ACC) (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) Saturday, September 18 • 1 p.m. Live Stats: ........... goduke.com Elon RICHMOND BLUE DEVILS Radio:............. WPCM 920 AM PHOENIX robbiNS Stadium; richmoNd, Va. Noteworthy » Elon opens the 2010 season on the road for the third time under head coach Pete Lembo. Saturday, September 15 • 6 p.m. » Under Lembo, Elon is 2-2 in season-openers, including a 1-1 record when opening the year on the GEORGIA SOUTHERN road. paulSoN Stadium; StateSboro, Ga. » Since its move to Division I play in 1999, Elon is 4-7 in season-openers. » Duke will be just the third FBS opponent that the Phoenix has faced. The others were South Florida (L, Saturday, october 2 • 1:30 p.m. 28-13 in 2007) and Wake Forest (L, 35-7 in 2009). SAMFORD » Elon quarterback Scott Riddle is one of 20 players on the Watch List for the 2010 Walter Payton Award rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. which is presented to the top offensive player at the FCS level. Saturday, october 9 • 3 p.m. The Series APPALACHIAN ST. » Elon and Duke have faced off on the gridiron seven times, but are meeting for the first time since 1932 Kidd breWer Stadium; booNe, N.c. tonight. Elon is 0-6-1 all-time in the series. The first-ever game between the two programs came on Saturday, october 23 • 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13, 1920 with then-Trinity College taking a 13-6 victory. WOFFORD The Coaches rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. » Elon: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) is 73-31 heading into his 10th season as a head coach. He is 29-17 Saturday, october 30 • 2 p.m. in four years at Elon. CHATTANOOGA » Duke: David Cutcliffe (Alabama ‘76) has posted a 53-45 overall record in eight seasons as a head coach. FiNley Stadium; chattNooGa, TeNN. In his two seasons at Duke, Cutcliffe is 9-15. PLAYERS TO WATCH Saturday, NoVember 6 • 2 p.m. THE CITADEL #16 Scott Riddle, Senior, Quarterback haGood Stadium; charleStoN, S.c. Needs 359 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: 894-1,374; 10,033 yards; 78 TD FURMAN rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. #50 Joshua Jones, Junior, Linebacker Led Elon with 89 total tackles in 2009 Saturday, NoVember 20 • 3 p.m. Made nine total tackles at Wake Forest last season WESTERN CAROLINA Career Stats: 64 UT, 93 AT, 157 Total Tackles, 14.0 TFL, 4.5 Sacks, 2 INT rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. Radio: WPCM 920 AM Web: ESPN3 Live Stats: goduke.com Radio PBP: David Hibbard Web PBP: Dave Weekley Live Audio: elonphoenix.com Radio Color: Taylor Durham Web Color: Derek Rackley GAME 1 | ELON AT DUKE | WALLACE WADE STADIUM (DURHAM, N.C.) | SEPT. 4, 2010 | 7 P.M. SoCon Teleconference Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday The Southern Conference football coaches Weekly Pete 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 Pete 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 6:45 p.m.) 10:00-10:08 .....Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. 10:08-10:16 ............... Kevin Higgins, Citadel There is Only One Use of the decal was approved by the NCAA’s 10:16-10:24.................Pete.Lembo,.Elon As there can only be one Phoenix at any rules committee and supervisory officiating 10:24-10:32 ................Bobby Lamb, Furman time, please refer to the Phoenix in the organization upon request by the conference. 10:32-10:40 .Jeff Monken, Georgia Southern singular. 10:40-10:48 ................Pat Sullivan, Samford The Series With Duke 10:48-10:56 .....Russ Huesman, Chattanooga Notable Numbers Date Location Score 10:56-11:04 ...Dennis Wagner, Western Caro. 3 - Consecutive winning seasons for Elon, 11.13.20 Trinity L, 6-13 11:04-11:12 .................. Mike Ayers, Wofford a first for the program since the move to 10.29.21 Trinity T, 0-0 Division I. The last three straight winning 11.03.23 Unknown L, 0-39 Weekly Luncheon/Radio Show campaigns came from 1991-93. 11.01.24 Trinity L, 0-54 Inside the Elon Huddle Luncheons 10.17.25 Elon L, 0-6 • In 2010, these weekly luncheons, presented 9 - Wins for Elon in 2009, the most for the 10.09.26 Durham L, 0-32 by Capital Bank and hosted by the Phoenix program since 1999. 1932 Unknown L, 0-45 Club, will be held on Mondays at noon at the Best Western Inn on Huffman Mill Road 17 - Career 300+ yard passing games for Scott Elon vs. FBS Opponents in Burlington. Food will be catered by Grille Riddle, a SoCon record. Elon’s Sept. 4 game at Duke marks just the third 584. Media members wishing to attend need time that Elon has taken on a Football Bowl to contact the Elon Athletics Media Relations 10,033 - Career passing yards for Scott Riddle, Subdivision (FBS) opponent. The first was a Office by the Thursday prior to the event. The the active leader at the FCS level. 28-13 loss at South Florida to open the 2007 next luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Sept. season. USF would later peak at #2 in the FBS 7 due to the Labor Day holiday. SoCon Showing Support for Gulf polls. Last year, Elon dropped a 35-7 decision at Coast Wake Forest. Eon Football Live Southern Conference football teams will show • Every week coach Pete Lembo will join Elon their support for those being impacted along Elon is slated to take on Vanderbilt (2011) color commentator Taylor Durham live from the Gulf Coast by wearing helmet decals with and Georgia Tech (2013) in coming seasons. The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill in Elon on Thursday the initials “GC” during the 2010 football evenings from 7-8 p.m. The show, presented season. More than 170 SoCon football players Birthday Boy by VantageSouth Bank, will be broadcast live come from states that share a coastline being Senior quarterback Scott Riddle will on 920 AM WPCM and on-line at www.elon- affected by the oil spill. The nine institutions celebrate his 22nd birthday on Saturday. He phoenix.com. Fans can ask questions while that play SoCon football agreed to display the is one of three Elon players whose birthday in attendance or by submiting a question at decals to express their support and encour- falls on a game day in 2010. The others are elonphoenix.com. agement for the people living in the region. freshman defensive lineman Dustin Ruff (Oct. 2) and red-shirt freshman offensive lineman Player/Coach Interviews “Pete Lembo of Elon approached me with the Dennis Wagner (Oct. 23). Media members wishing to conduct inter- idea while we were at our annual coaches’ views with Elon coaches or players may do so meetings in June,” noted Southern Confer- by contacting the Athletics Media Relations ence Commissioner John Iamarino. “I lived Office at 336-278-6712. All interviews will in Louisiana for six years and my son was be conducted following Elon’s Wednesday born there, so when Pete mentioned it, the practice session. concept really resonated with me.” GAME 1 | ELON AT DUKE | WALLACE WADE STADIUM (DURHAM, N.C.) | SEPT. 4, 2010 | 7 P.M. Tale of the Tape (Starters) In 2009, Elon wide receiver Terrell Hudgins Consistently Ranked Elon Duke was the runner-up for the award. Checking in at number seven in both The Pos. Avg. Ht./Wt. Avg. Ht./Wt. Sports Netork and FCS Coaches polls, the Elon WR 6-1/206 6-0/192 Elite Company football team has now been ranked in every QB 6-1/213 6-5/220 Quarterback Scott Riddle has led the league poll issued by The Sports Network since Oct. RB 5-10/222 5-9/185 in passing yards in each of his first three 18, 2007 – a span of 34 polls. OL 6-3/291 6-4/287 seasons in the league. No player has ever TE 6-4/245 6-4/250 led the SoCon in passing for four consecutive Our First Time DL 6-3/255 6-4/267 years. Marshall’s Michael Payton (1990-92) is Elon’s inclusion in the 2009 FCS playoff field LB 6-0/220 6-2/230 the only other player to have led the league marked the first time since the program DB 5-11/181 6-0/188 in passing for three straight seasons.