2019 Elon Phoenix football team

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	$ – Conference champion; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from STATS Poll

Elon Phoenix football
2019 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2019 record	5–6 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Trisciani (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Drew Folmar (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (1st season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium; (Capacity: 11,250)

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.

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2018 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.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fourth place.[2]

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

The Phoenix had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[2]

Offense

Jaylan Thomas – RB

Matt Foster – TE

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 20 North Carolina A&T*	No. 21	BB&T Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	L 21–24	16,358
September 7	2:00 p.m.	The Citadel*		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 35–28	5,071
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Richmond	No. 25	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloSports	W 42–20	7,703
September 21	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 22	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 7–49	24,079
September 28	2:00 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison	No. 24	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 10–45	11,926
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at New Hampshire		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 10–26	17,132
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 15 Delaware		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 42–7	5,572
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	W 38–13	8,911
November 2	2:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 29–31 ^5OT	9,216
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Maine		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 17–31	4,424
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	W 25–23	4,537
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[3]

Game summaries

at North Carolina A&T

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

The Citadel

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

at Richmond

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

at Wake Forest

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

James Madison

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

at New Hampshire

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

Delaware

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

at Rhode Island

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

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	Total
Tribe	3	7	13	0	0	0	0	6	2	31
Phoenix	0	14	3	6	0	0	0	6	0	29

Maine

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

at Towson

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	21	RV	25	22	24
Coaches	21	RV	RV	22	24

References

"Curt Cignetti Takes Helm of James Madison Football". James Madison University Athletics.
Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
"2019 Football Schedule". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

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[1] "Curt Cignetti Takes Helm of James Madison Football". James Madison University Athletics.

[caa_preseason-2] Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

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