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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 27–28 vs.
Furman | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 20 |
FCS Coaches | No. 21 |
Record | 8–4 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Drew Folmar (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Trisciani (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rhodes Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Furman in the first round.
First place votes in parentheses
Place | School |
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1 | James Madison (21) |
2 | Richmond (3) |
3 | Villanova |
4 | New Hampshire |
5 | Delaware |
6 | Albany |
7 | William & Mary |
8 | Stony Brook |
9 | Maine |
10 | Towson |
11 | Elon |
12 | Rhode Island |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | ESPN3 | L 13–47 | 22,104 | ||
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman* | ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 6,342 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Charleston Southern* | CSL [2] | W 19–17 | 5,248 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Richmond | CSN+ | W 36–33 | 8,217 | ||
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Albany | No. 23 |
| CSL [2] | W 6–0 | 5,024 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 18 |
| PAA | W 25–17 | 10,137 |
October 21 | Noon | at Rhode Island | No. 14 | CSL | W 35–34 | 7,221 | |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Villanova | No. 10 | NNAA | W 19–14 | 5,451 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. |
Towson![]() | No. 7 |
| PAA | W 33–30 2OT | 10,113 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18 New Hampshire | No. 7 |
FCS FSGO | L 6–16 | 7,294 | |
November 18 | Noon | No. 1 James Madison | No. 11 |
| PAA | L 3–31 | 8,662 |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Furman* | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | L 27–28 | 2,934 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Rockets | 13 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 47 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Paladins | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Phoenix | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
No. 8 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 23 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
No. 18 Phoenix | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Rams | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Tigers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
No. 7 Phoenix | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 15 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 21 |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 27–28 vs.
Furman | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 20 |
FCS Coaches | No. 21 |
Record | 8–4 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Drew Folmar (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Trisciani (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rhodes Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2017 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Furman in the first round.
First place votes in parentheses
Place | School |
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1 | James Madison (21) |
2 | Richmond (3) |
3 | Villanova |
4 | New Hampshire |
5 | Delaware |
6 | Albany |
7 | William & Mary |
8 | Stony Brook |
9 | Maine |
10 | Towson |
11 | Elon |
12 | Rhode Island |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | ESPN3 | L 13–47 | 22,104 | ||
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman* | ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 6,342 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Charleston Southern* | CSL [2] | W 19–17 | 5,248 | ||
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Richmond | CSN+ | W 36–33 | 8,217 | ||
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Albany | No. 23 |
| CSL [2] | W 6–0 | 5,024 |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 18 |
| PAA | W 25–17 | 10,137 |
October 21 | Noon | at Rhode Island | No. 14 | CSL | W 35–34 | 7,221 | |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Villanova | No. 10 | NNAA | W 19–14 | 5,451 | |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. |
Towson![]() | No. 7 |
| PAA | W 33–30 2OT | 10,113 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18 New Hampshire | No. 7 |
FCS FSGO | L 6–16 | 7,294 | |
November 18 | Noon | No. 1 James Madison | No. 11 |
| PAA | L 3–31 | 8,662 |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Furman* | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | L 27–28 | 2,934 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Rockets | 13 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 47 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Paladins | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Phoenix | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Phoenix | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
No. 8 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 19 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 23 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
No. 18 Phoenix | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Rams | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
No. 13 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Tigers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
No. 7 Phoenix | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
No. 18 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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No. 22 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 15 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 21 |