2017 Elon Phoenix football team
The 2017 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-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 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they were lost to Furman in the first round.
| 2017 Elon Phoenix football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 27–28 vs. Furman | |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 20 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 21 |
| 2017 record | 8–4 (6–2 CAA) |
| Head coach | Curt Cignetti (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Drew Folmar (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Trisciani (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rhodes Stadium (Capacity: 11,250) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Stony Brook ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason poll
First place votes in parentheses
| Place | School |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison (21) |
| 2 | Richmond (3) |
| 3 | Villanova |
| 4 | New Hampshire |
| 5 | Delaware |
| 6 | Albany |
| 7 | William & Mary |
| 8 | Stony Brook |
| 9 | Maine |
| 10 | Towson |
| 11 | Elon |
| 12 | Rhode Island |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo* | ESPN3 | L 13–47 | 22,104 | ||
| September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman* | ESPN3 | W 34–31 | 6,342 | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Charleston Southern* | CSL[2] | W 19–17 | 5,248 | ||
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Richmond | CSN+ | W 36–33 | 8,217 | ||
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 19 Albany | No. 23 |
| CSL[2] | W 6–0 | 5,024 |
| October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | William & Mary | No. 18 |
| PAA | W 25–17 | 10,137 |
| October 21 | Noon | at Rhode Island | No. 14 | CSL | W 35–34 | 7,221 | |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 13 Villanova | No. 10 | NNAA | W 19–14 | 5,451 | |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson | No. 7 |
| PAA | W 33–30 2OT | 10,113 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 18 New Hampshire | No. 7 | FCS FSGO | L 6–16 | 7,294 | |
| November 18 | Noon | No. 1 James Madison | No. 11 |
| PAA | L 3–31 | 8,662 |
| November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 22 Furman* | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | L 27–28 | 2,934 |
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Game summaries
at Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Rockets | 13 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 47 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
at Furman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 21 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| Paladins | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–11[4] | 2013 | W, 28–25 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 16 Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Phoenix | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–0[4] | 2002 | W, 21–13 |
at Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| No. 8 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–7[4] | 2016 | L, 7–35 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 19 Great Danes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 23 Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1[4] | 2016 | L, 3–27 |
William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribe | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 18 Phoenix | 6 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–2[4] | 2016 | W, 27–10 |
at Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 14 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Rams | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1[4] | 2016 | L, 14–44 |
at Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 10 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| No. 13 Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1[4] | 2016 | L, 7–42 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| No. 7 Phoenix | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–5[4] | 2016 | L, 6–23 |
at New Hampshire
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 7 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 18 Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3[4] | 2016 | L, 10–13 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Dukes | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 11 Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5[4] | 2016 | L, 14–63 |
FCS Playoffs
Furman–First Round
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Paladins | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 15 Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–11[4] | 9/9/17 | W, 34–31 |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | |||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 21 | |||||||
References
- "JMU picked to capture 2017 CAA Football title". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "2017 Schedule". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- "All–Time Football Results by Opponent". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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