Elon Phoenix football

The Elon Phoenix football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Elon University located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The school first fielded a football team in 1909 and currently competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). After 11 seasons in the Southern Conference, Elon joined the Coastal Athletic Association for all sports, including football, in 2014. The Phoenix play their home games at the 13,100 seat Rhodes Stadium.

History

The Phoenix have appeared in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs four times. Their record combined is 0–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round	at Richmond	L, 13–16
2017	First Round	vs. Furman	L, 27–28
2018	First Round	at Wofford	L, 7–19
2022	First Round	at Furman	L, 6–31

The Phoenix, then known as the Fighting Christians, appeared in the NAIA playoffs six times. Their combined record was 10–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	Semifinals National Championship	Wisconsin–La Crosse Abilene Christian	W, 35–24 L, 14–42
1974	Semifinals National Championship	Henderson State Texas A&I	W, 21–7 L, 23–34
1976	Semifinals	Central Arkansas	L, 7–10
1978	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Concord Grand Valley State Angelo State	W, 21–6 W, 13–7 L, 14–24
1980	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Concord East Texas State Northeastern State	W, 17–14 W, 14–6 W, 17–10
1981	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Concord Hillsdale Pittsburg State	W, 38–8 W, 41–13 W, 3–0

Year	Association	Division	Coach	Selector	Record	Opponent	Score
1980	NAIA	Division I	Jerry Tolley	Playoffs	13–1–0	Northeastern State (OK)	17–10
1981	NAIA	Division I	Jerry Tolley	Playoffs	11–1–1	Pittsburg State	3–0

Year	Coach	Conference	Record
1933	Peahead Walker	North State Conference	5–3–1
1934^Co	Peahead Walker	North State Conference	6–2–1
1935	Peahead Walker	North State Conference	6–4–0
1936	Peahead Walker	North State Conference	6–5–0
1938^Co	Horace Hendrickson	North State Conference	6–3–0
1941	Horace Hendrickson	North State Conference	8–1–0
1957	Sid Varney	North State Conference	6–0–0
1963^Co	George Tucker	Carolinas Conference	6–4–0
1964	George Tucker	Carolinas Conference	8–1–1
1971	Shirley Wilson	Carolinas Conference	8–3–0
1972^Co	Shirley Wilson	Carolinas Conference	7–3–1
1973	Shirley Wilson	Carolinas Conference	12–1–0
1974	Shirley Wilson	Carolinas Conference	10–2–0
1976	Shirley Wilson	South Atlantic Conference	11–1–0
1977	Shirley Wilson	South Atlantic Conference	9–2–0
1978^Co	Shirley Wilson	South Atlantic Conference	11–2–1
1980^Co	Jerry Tolley	South Atlantic Conference	13–1–0
1981	Jerry Tolley	South Atlantic Conference	11–1–1
Total			18

Notable alumni include: