Chris Rash, Asst. Media Relations Dir. 2500 Campus Box/Elon, N.C. 27244 O: 336-278-6712; M: 336-263-4737 2010 ELON PHOENIX FOOTBALL [email protected] WWW.ELONPHOENIX.COM SCHEDULE & RESULTS Coaches’ TSN At A Glance... Coaches’ TSN Saturday, September 4 • 7 p.m. RV RV NR RV Date: .......November 13, 2010 DUKE L, 27-41 Time: .......................1:30 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 W, 55-26 Surface: .............Natural Grass rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. Series Rec.: ..... FUR leads 10-3 Furman (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) (4-5, 3-3 SoCon) Saturday, September 18 • 1 p.m. Live Stats: ... elonphoenix.com Elon #9 RICHMOND L, 21-27 (OT) PALADINS Radio:............. WPCM 920 AM PHOENIX robiNS Stadium; richmoNd, Va. Noteworthy » Scott Riddle is among the players on the Watch List for the 2010 Walter Payton Award which is pre- Saturday, September 25 • 6 p.m. sented to the top offensive player at the FCS level. #24 GA. SOUTHERN L, 21-38 » Aaron Mellette’s 71 receptions, 840 receiving yards and 10 receiving TDs this year all rank among the paulSoN Stadium; StateSboro, Ga. top-10 single-season marks during the program’s NCAA Division I history. » Elon has gotten on the scoreboard first in six of its nine games this season. Saturday, october 2 • 1:30 p.m. » Brandon Wiggins reached the 100-tackle mark for the season with 16 stops at The Citadel. He is now SAMFORD W, 24-19 fourth in program history with 334 total takedowns. rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. » The Phoenix allowed just 16 points to The Citadel, the lowest total allowed by the squad this year. Saturday, october 9 • 3 p.m. The Series #1 APP. ST. L, 31-34 » Elon is 3-10 all-time against Furman. Kidd breWer Stadium; booNe, N.c. » The Phoenix has won two consecutive games in the series. » The first-ever meeting between the two took place on Sept. 25, 1920 with Furman winning 33-0 in Saturday, october 23 • 1:30 p.m. Greenville, S.C. #9 WOFFORD L, 21-28 rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. The Coaches » Elon: Pete Lembo (Georgetown ‘92) is 77-36 in his 10th season as a head coach. He is 33-22 in four- Saturday, october 30 • 2 p.m. plus years at Elon. #20 CHATTANOOGA W, 49-35 » Furman: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘86) is 67-38 in his ninth season as a head coach, all with Furman. FiNley Stadium; chattNooGa, TeNN. PLAYERS TO WATCH Saturday, NoVember 6 • 2 p.m. THE CITADEL W, 27-16 #2 Brandon Newsome, Senior, Running Back haGood Stadium; charleStoN, S.c. Found the end zone twice on the ground in Elon’s win at The Citadel Is second on the team with 364 rushing yards and five rushing TDs this season Saturday, NoVember 13 • 1:30 p.m. Career Stats: 423 rushes, 1988 rush. yds., 16 rush. TDs, 66 rec., 460 rec. yds., 1 rec. TD FURMAN rhodeS Stadium; eloN, N.c. #43 Brandon Wiggins, Senior, Linebacker Made a game-high 16 tackles in the win at The Citadel Saturday, NoVember 20 • 3 p.m. Ranks fourth in Elon history with 334 career tackles WESTERN CAROLINA Career Stats: 149 UA, 185 AT, 334 total tackles, 14.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries 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 10 | Elon VS. FURMAN | RHODES STADIUM (ELON, N.C.) | NOV. 13, 2010 | 1:30 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 334 - Career tackles by Brandon Wiggins, the 10:16-10:24 ................Pete Lembo, Elon As there can only be one Phoenix at any time, fourth-most ever by an Elon player. 10:24-10:32 ................Bobby Lamb, Furman please refer to the Phoenix in the singular. 10:32-10:40 .Jeff Monken, Georgia Southern 12,501 - Career passing yards for Scott 10:40-10:48 ................Pat Sullivan, Samford Notable Numbers Riddle, the active leader at the FCS level and 10:48-10:56 .....Russ Huesman, Chattanooga 3 - Opponents to score on their first drive the SoCon record-holder. 10:56-11:04 ...Dennis Wagner, Western Caro. against Elon this year (Duke, Appalachian 11:04-11:12 .................. Mike Ayers, Wofford State, Chattanooga). SoCon Showing Support for Gulf Coast Weekly Luncheon/Radio Show 3 - Consecutive winning seasons for Elon, Southern Conference football teams will show Inside the Elon Huddle Luncheons a first for the program since the move to their support for those being impacted along • In 2010, these weekly luncheons, presented Division I. The last three straight winning the Gulf Coast by wearing helmet decals with by Capital Bank and hosted by the Phoenix campaigns came from 1991-93. Elon has not the initials “GC” during the 2010 football Club, will be held on Mondays at noon at had four consecutive winning seasons since season. More than 170 SoCon football players the Best Western Inn on Huffman Mill Road the program ended nine straight years with a come from states that share a coastline being in Burlington. Food will be catered by Grille winning mark from 1980-88. affected by the oil spill. 584. Media members wishing to attend need to contact the Elon Athletics Media Relations 5 - Interceptions by the Elon defense in the The Series With The Furman Office by the Thursday prior to the event. victory over Chattanooga, the most for the Date Location Score team since 1993. 09.25.20 Greenville L, 0-33 Elon Football Live 11.01.97 Greenville L, 20-38 • Every week coach Pete Lembo will join Elon 9 - Wins for Elon in 2009, the most for the 09.04.99 Greenville W, 24-22 color commentator Taylor Durham live from program since 1999. 09.02.00 Greenville L, 3-16 The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill in Elon on Thursday 09.08.01 Greenville L, 7-46 evenings from 7-8 p.m. The show, presented 21 - Career 300+ yard passing games for Scott 09.14.02 Greenville L, 7-57 by VantageSouth Bank, will be broadcast live Riddle, a SoCon record. 08.30.03 Greenville L, 7-24 on 920 AM WPCM and on-line at www.elon- phoenix.com. Fans can ask questions while Career Stats vs. Furman (select players) in attendance or by submiting a question at Scott Riddle: 3 GMs, 94-130, 1068 yds., 7 TD, 5 INT, 23 rushes, 43 yds., 3 TD elonphoenix.com. Brandon Newsome: 3 GMs, 34 rushes, 177 yds., 1 TD, 9 rec., 48 yds., 1 TD Player/Coach Interviews A.J. Harris: 2 GMs, 5 rushes, 14 yds., 6 rec., 56 yds., 1 TD Media members wishing to conduct inter- views with Elon coaches or players may do so Sean Jeffcoat: 3 GMs, 11 rec., 91 yds., 1 rush, -2 yds. by contacting the Athletics Media Relations Lance Camp: 3 GMs, 9 rec., 67 yds., 4 rush, 31 yds. Office at 336-278-6712. All interviews will be conducted following Elon’s Wednesday Travis Greene: 3 GMs, 2 UA, 2 AT, 4 total tackles practice session. Joshua Jones: 2 GMs, 7 UA, 7 AT, 14 total tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack Brandon Wiggins: 3 GMs, 10 UA, 23 AT, 33 total tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 2 FR Terell Wilson: 3 GMs, 5 UA, 6 AT, 11 total tackles, 1 FR GAME 10 | Elon VS. FURMAN | RHODES STADIUM (ELON, N.C.) | NOV. 13, 2010 | 1:30 P.M. Tale of the Tape (Starters) Riddle on Payton Watch List Mellette Making His Mark Elon Furman Senior quarterback Scott Riddle was named Nine games into his sophomore season, Aar- Pos. Avg. Ht./Wt. Avg. Ht./Wt. as one of the 20 members of the watch list on Mellette is etching his name into the Elon WR 6-1/204 6-0/198 for the Walter Payton Award which is pre- record book. Mellette’s 71 receptions for 840 QB 6-3/215 6-4/204 sented annually to the top offensive player at yards and 10 touchdowns all rank among the RB 6-0/205 5-8/209 the FCS level. top-10 on the program’s single-season charts FB 6-1/230 -- at the FCS level. The 71 grabs rate sixth, the OL 6-4/294 6-3/283 Elite Company 840 receiving yards rank seventh, the 10 TE 6-4/245 6-4/220 Quarterback Scott Riddle has led the league total TDs are tied for third while 10 receiving DL 6-3/244 6-3/256 in passing yards in each of his first three TDs put him in a tie for third. LB 6-0/220 6-0/221 seasons in the league.