2013 Elon Phoenix football team
| 2013 Elon Phoenix football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 2013 record | 2–10 (1–7 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Jason Swepson (3rd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Chris Pincince (3rd year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brad Sherrod (1st year) |
| Home stadium |
Rhodes Stadium (Capacity: 11,250) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #23 Chattanooga + | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #19 Samford +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 Furman +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern* | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State* | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Jason Swepson and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. This was their final season as a member of the SoCon as they joined the Colonial Athletic Association in 2014. They fininshed the season 2–10, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
On November 25, 2013 Jason Swepson was fired after 3 consecutive losing records with a compiling record a 10–24 in those three seasons.[1]
Preseason outlook
The Elon Phoenix began the season with four players named to the preseason All-Southern Conference teams: Linebacker Jonathan Spain was joined by second-team selections Clay Johnson for offensive line, Kierre Brown as a wide receiver, and defensive back Chandler Wrightenberry.[2] The team began the season picked next to last in the conference.[3]
In May 2013, the school announced that the program will be leaving the Southern Conference to join the Colonial Athletic Association in 2014 as an all-sports member. The 2013 football season was their last season in the Southern Conference.[4]
Media
Every Elon game will be broadcast on WPCM AM 920. Select games will be streamed online by ESPN3.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 31 | 12:00 PM | at Georgia Tech* | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 0–70 | 45,759 | |||
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | West Virginia Wesleyan* | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | W 49–7 | 7,112 | ||||
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | at North Carolina A&T* | Aggie Stadium • Greensboro, NC | L 10–23 | 13,221 | ||||
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Appalachian State | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | L 21–31 | 9,782 | ||||
| September 28 | 1:30 PM | No. 12 Coastal Carolina* | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | PAA | L 28–53 | 10,227 | |||
| October 5 | 1:30 PM | at Furman | Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 28–25 | 10,254 | |||
| October 12 | 1:30 PM | No. 12 Wofford | Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | L 27–31 | 8,209 | ||||
| October 19 | 1:30 PM | Chattanooga | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | L 9–20 | 6,547 | ||||
| October 26 | 3:30 PM | at Western Carolina | E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | L 24–27 OT | 9,627 | ||||
| November 9 | 1:30 PM | The Citadel |
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | PAA | L 10–35 | 9,256 | |||
| November 16 | 3:00 PM | Georgia Southern | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | PAA | L 20–38 | 6,104 | |||
| November 23 | 3:00 PM | at No. 24 Samford | Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL | L 32–33 | 8,025 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
Schedule source:[5]
References
- ↑ "Elon fires coach Jason Swepson". ESPN. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Four Elon Football Players Earn Preseason All-SoCon Honors". WFMY. Greensboro. July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ↑ Smith, Adam (July 25, 2013). "Fire of the Phoenix: Elon Finds Motivation in Preseason Polls". Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina). Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Elon to join CAA in 2014". ESPN. May 27, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Football Schedule". Elon Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2013.