SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fans of SoCon football will have an opportunity to take an in-depth look at the league’s nine football programs with the launch of Southern Conference Football, a magazine produced by SportsUnlimited and the conference office. Sched… more »

Mountaineers look to win fifth consecutive SoCon football title The Southern Conference football coaches have unanimously selected Appalachian State as the preseason favorite to win the league crown in 2009. ASU, winners of four consecutive SoCon… more »

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference preseason football media teleconference on Tuesday, July 28 will be streamed live throughout the day on SoConSports.com, giving SoCon football fans the chance to hear the league’s head football coaches and sel… more »

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has announced it will participate in myPlaybook, a pilot program designed to prevent alcohol and other drug related harm among student-athletes. It will be the first time the program is implemented throughout… more »

Two returning Walter Payton Award candidates, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins and Elon wide receiver Terrell Hudgins, and two newcomers to the list, Southern quarterback Bryant Lee and Albany running back David McCarty, have been added to the wa… more »

SoCon Saturdays Return Sept. 19 with Western Carolina @ Georgia Southern The Southern Conference and SportSouth today announced the 2009 Southern Conference football telecast schedule. Branded SoCon Saturdays, the Southern Conference football sched… more »

Tim Applegate, who concluded his collegiate football playing career as a fullback for the Elon Phoenix in 2009, has earned induction into the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in… more »

Pete Lembo, Elon University head football coach, has announced the addition of former Phoenix offensive lineman Charlie Porterfield as the Director of Football Operations. Porterfield replaces Mark Robinson, who handled these duties for the last two ye… more »

Coming off of an 8-4 2008 campaign, the Elon Phoenix football team has earned top-15 rankings in four preseason national top-25 polls. Elon, which finished at 6-2 in the Southern Conference last year, rates anywhere from ninth to 14th in the rankings p… more »

Elon University football coach Pete Lembo announced today that his squad has voted offensive lineman David Harrison (Charlotte, N.C.), defensive back Nolan Ward (Brandon, Fla.) and defensive back Walker White (Charlotte, N.C.) as captains for the 2009 f… more »

The nonconference portion of a Football Championship Subdivision team’s schedule is like a land of opportunity. It can provide riches or reward — ideally both. In the case of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and its Southern Conference coll… more »

Jordan Gibson and Joshua Jones each returned interceptions for fourth quarter touchdown turned a 14-10 lead for the Gold team into a 28-10 Gold victory over the Maroon squad in Elon's annual Spring Football Game in front of nearly 1,800 fans from Rhodes… more »

Sept. 5 is more than four months away. For some Elon football fans, this may be a long time to wait to see the Phoenix in action when it opens the 2009 season against Davidson College. So on Saturday the team will host its spring football game to giv… more »

The players had lots of enthusiasm and gave good effort in our second day in helmets only. Sporadic light rain gave way to sunshine and muggy conditions about half way through this afternoon's session on Hunt Field. Our offense continued to install e… more »

Sunny skies, warm temperatures and a lush green practice field set the stage for our first practice of spring today. We also had a productive team meeting last evening to get everyone focused on the task at hand following last week's semester break.… more »