Category: Elon Phoenix
Pleased at Elon
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 »
Elon Phoenix Ready for 2009 Spring Season
The Elon University football team will begin its 2009 spring practice schedule at the Hunt Field and Tucker Field practice facility at 4 p.m. Monday, March 30, following the institution’s Spring Break. The 15-session schedule concludes with the Annual P… more »
Story Returns to the Sidelines, Joins Elon Staff
Sam Story, who retired after 25 years as the Walter M. Williams High School (Burlington, N.C.) head football coach following the 2007 campaign, will return to the sidelines as a volunteer assistant coach for Elon University. Bringing 39 years of coachin… more »
Elon Announces 2009 Schedule
The Elon University Department of Athletics has announced the 2009 Phoenix football schedule – its seventh slate as a member of the Southern Conference and 11th as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The 11-game schedule –… more »
Southern Conference Announces Cost-Cutting Measures
The Southern Conference on Friday announced several cost-saving measures that will go into effect for the 2009-10 academic year, including trimming one day off baseball trips and cutting the number of teams eligible for postseason league tournaments in… more »
Elon's Wilcox Dubbed National Statistical Champion FG Kicker
Elon University senior place kicker Andrew Wilcox (Richmond, Va./Hermitage) has been declared the 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision statistical champion in the “Field Goals” category.
Wilcox, who led the Southern Conference and t… more »
Elon Announces Football Coaching Staff Changes
Elon University head football coach Pete Lembo has announced the promotion of offensive line coach Rich Skrosky from run game coordinator to offensive coordinator as well as the addition of assistant coaches Scott Sallach and Keith Gaither.
Sallach… more »
Walter Camp Football Foundation Names 2008 FCS All-America Team
NEW HAVEN, CT – Two wide receivers headline the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2008 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision… more »
Commentary: Why Did NCAA Slight Tribe?
And you thought the griping and hyperventilating about college football's postseason was confined to the Bowl Championship Series. Think again.
In the warm glow of the Colonial Athletic Association again hoarding half of the at-large berths in the Fo… more »
Mountaineers Hold off Elon, Clinch Berth
Appalachian wasn't safe until an Elon pass fell short with 40 seconds remaining.
BOONE - Where is it written that all Appalachian State football victories come easily?
It might seem that way, but the second-ranked Mountaineers' 24-16 triumph Satur… more »
Appalachian State Team Knows about Showdowns
Elon's opponent is well-tested in November.
When Appalachian State plays host to Elon University in Saturday's high-stakes clash, the Mountaineers can earn a share of their fourth straight Southern Conference football title.
The Phoenix, meanwhile… more »
Dukes Play For Home Berths
HARRISONBURG - It might look like James Madison's football team is sitting pretty heading into this weekend's bye. The Dukes are undefeated in Division I-AA football and have won a school D-I record eight straight games since losing their opener at Duke… more »
Elon CB Stands Tall Amid Challenges
Wilson takes interception streak into league showdown.
ELON - Opposing football teams keep testing Terell Wilson and his stature with vertical throws.
And through five games this season, the Elon University cornerback - all 5-foot-8 of him - keeps… more »
Lembo Guiding Elon's Steady Football Rise
It didn't take long for coach Pete Lembo to put his fingerprints on the Elon University football program.
Lembo, who took over at Elon in December of 2005 after a 3-8 season, was named Southern Conference coach of the year last season. This year, he… more »
Samford Disappoints in SoCon Premiere vs. Elon
For the past two seasons, Samford University’s football program has finished 3-13 in the Ohio Valley Conference. This year, it was formally inducted into the Southern Conference, the Football Champion Subdivision’s toughest league.
With that welcome… more »