2019 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2019 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tony Trisciani and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

2019 Elon Phoenix football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Folmar (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Crocker (1st season)
Home stadiumRhodes Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 0     14 2  
No. 18 Albany ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 15 Villanova ^   5 3     9 4  
New Hampshire   5 3     6 5  
Towson   4 4     7 5  
Maine   4 4     6 6  
Elon   4 4     5 6  
Richmond   4 4     5 7  
Delaware   3 5     5 7  
William & Mary   3 5     5 7  
Stony Brook   2 6     5 7  
Rhode Island   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

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CAA poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fourth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 238 (20)
2 Towson 217 (3)
3 Maine 201 (1)
4 Elon 164
5 Delaware 162
6 Stony Brook 151
7 New Hampshire 109
8 Rhode Island 104
9 Villanova 84
10 Richmond 62
11 William & Mary 58
12 Albany 34

Preseason All–CAA team

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The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 20 North Carolina A&T*No. 21ESPN3L 21–2416,358
September 72:00 p.m.The Citadel*FloSportsW 35–285,071
September 146:00 p.m.at RichmondNo. 25FloSportsW 42–207,703
September 2112:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 22ACCRSNL 7–4924,079
September 282:00 p.m.No. 2 James MadisonNo. 24
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloSportsL 10–4511,926
October 53:30 p.m.at New HampshireFloSportsL 10–2617,132
October 122:00 p.m.No. 15 Delaware
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloSportsW 42–75,572
October 261:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandFloSportsW 38–138,911
November 22:00 p.m.William & Mary 
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloSportsL 29–31 5OT9,216
November 92:00 p.m.Maine
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloSportsL 17–314,424
November 232:00 p.m.at No. 19 TowsonFloSportsW 25–234,537
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At North Carolina A&T

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Phoenix 7 0 0 14 21
No. 20 Aggies 0 14 0 10 24

The Citadel

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 28
Phoenix 7 14 7 7 35

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Phoenix 14 14 14 0 42
Spiders 0 7 6 7 20

At Wake Forest

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Phoenix 7 0 0 0 7
Demon Deacons 14 14 14 7 49

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Dukes 14 7 17 7 45
No. 24 Phoenix 7 0 0 3 10

At New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 3 7 0 0 10
Wildcats 13 7 0 6 26

Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 0 0 7 7
Phoenix 7 0 21 14 42

At Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 0 17 14 38
Rams 3 3 7 0 13

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT5OT Total
Tribe 3 7 13 000062 31
Phoenix 0 14 3 600060 29

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 28 0 0 3 31
Phoenix 0 3 7 7 17

At Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 0 3 16 6 25
No. 19 Tigers 14 3 3 3 23

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS21RV252224
Coaches21RVRV2224

References

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  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.