2018 Elon Phoenix football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–19 vs.
Wofford | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 19 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 6–5 (4–3 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Drew Folmar (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Trisciani (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Rhodes Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 6–5, 4–3 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Wofford in the first round.
On December 14, head coach Curt Cignetti resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. [1] He finished at Elon with a two-year record of 14–9.
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fifth place. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Offense CJ Toogood – OL Defense Warren Messer – LB |
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Buck Buchanan Award [3] | Warren Messer | LB | SR |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 14–34 | 31,217 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Furman* | No. 15 | CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | W 45–7 | 8,058 | |
at | No. 14 | Canceled [a] | |||||
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern* | No. 12 | ESPN+ | W 31–22 | 2,465 | |
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | New Hampshire | No. 11 |
| PAA | W 30–9 | 10,856 |
October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | No. 10 | MASN/ SNY | W 27–24 | 25,484 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 5 | NBCS PHIL | L 16–28 | 19,209 | |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Richmond | No. 11 |
| FCS/ FSGO | W 38–28 | 5,982 |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. |
Rhode Island![]() | No. 8 |
| PAA | W 24–21 | 10,513 |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Towson | No. 7 |
| PAA | L 10–41 | 5,927 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Maine | No. 14 | FCS | L 26–27 | 6,584 | |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Wofford* | No. 17 |
| ESPN3 | L 7–19 | 2,157 |
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Source: [5]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Bulls | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 25 Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 15 Phoenix | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
Buccaneers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
No. 2 Dukes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Phoenix | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 8 Phoenix | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Phoenix | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
No. 16 Black Bears | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 13 Terriers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
Coaches | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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6 | 193 | Olisaemeka Udoh | OT | Minnesota Vikings |
2018 Elon Phoenix football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 7–19 vs.
Wofford | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 19 |
FCS Coaches | No. 19 |
Record | 6–5 (4–3 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Drew Folmar (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Trisciani (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Rhodes Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 6–5, 4–3 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Wofford in the first round.
On December 14, head coach Curt Cignetti resigned to become the head coach at James Madison. [1] He finished at Elon with a two-year record of 14–9.
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fifth place. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Offense CJ Toogood – OL Defense Warren Messer – LB |
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Buck Buchanan Award [3] | Warren Messer | LB | SR |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at South Florida* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 14–34 | 31,217 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Furman* | No. 15 | CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | W 45–7 | 8,058 | |
at | No. 14 | Canceled [a] | |||||
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern* | No. 12 | ESPN+ | W 31–22 | 2,465 | |
September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | New Hampshire | No. 11 |
| PAA | W 30–9 | 10,856 |
October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | No. 10 | MASN/ SNY | W 27–24 | 25,484 | |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | No. 5 | NBCS PHIL | L 16–28 | 19,209 | |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | Richmond | No. 11 |
| FCS/ FSGO | W 38–28 | 5,982 |
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. |
Rhode Island![]() | No. 8 |
| PAA | W 24–21 | 10,513 |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Towson | No. 7 |
| PAA | L 10–41 | 5,927 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Maine | No. 14 | FCS | L 26–27 | 6,584 | |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Wofford* | No. 17 |
| ESPN3 | L 7–19 | 2,157 |
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Source: [5]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Bulls | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 25 Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 15 Phoenix | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 12 Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
Buccaneers | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 7 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
No. 2 Dukes | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 5 Phoenix | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 8 Phoenix | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 20 Tigers | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 |
No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Phoenix | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
No. 16 Black Bears | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 17 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 13 Terriers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
Coaches | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 19 |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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6 | 193 | Olisaemeka Udoh | OT | Minnesota Vikings |