2022 Elon Phoenix football team

2022 Elon Phoenix football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 6–31 at Furman
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 17
FCS Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Trisciani (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Drew Folmar (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dovonte Edwards (1st season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rhode Island		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					6	–	5
Villanova		4	–	4					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	5					5	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maine		2	–	6					2	–	9
Hampton		1	–	7					4	–	7
Stony Brook		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Phoenix, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Trisciani, played their home games at Rhodes Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	L 31–42	20,120
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Wofford*		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 26–0	2,549
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 30–24	8,126
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 14 William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 35–31	10,803
October 1	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Richmond	No. 23	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 30–27 2OT	9,243
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Towson	No. 14	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 27–10	5,578
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at No. T–25 Rhode Island	No. 14	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 10–17	5,415
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 New Hampshire	No. 21	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	L 22–40	14,137
October 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Delaware		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 27–7	5,541
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Albany	No. 19	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 27–3	8,368
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 18	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports	W 38–24
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Furman*	No. 12	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN+	L 6–31	2,717
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	7	3	14	7	31
Commodores	21	7	7	7	42

Statistics

Statistics	ELON	VAN
First downs	23	17
Total yards	495	424
Rushing yards	152	179
Passing yards	343	245
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	34:29	25:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing	Matthew McKay	19/32, 333 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Matthew McKay	13 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jackson Parham	8 receptions, 143 yards, TD
Vanderbilt	Passing	Mike Wright	18/29, 245 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Ray Davis	20 rushes, 95 yards
	Receiving	Jayden McGowan	4 receptions, 118 yards, TD

At Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	9	7	7	26
Terriers	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	3	21	0	0	24
Phoenix	13	7	7	3	30

See also: 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At No. 14 William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	7	3	6	19	35
No. 14 Tribe	14	14	3	0	31

See also: 2022 William & Mary Tribe football team

No. 17 Richmond

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 17 Spiders	7	7	3	0	7	3	27
No. 23 Phoenix	14	0	0	3	7	6	30

See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	3	10
No. 14 Phoenix	0	14	3	10	27

See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

At No. 25т Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Phoenix	3	7	0	0	10
No. 25т Rams	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

At No. 25 New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Phoenix	0	7	8	7	22
No. 25 Wildcats	7	16	7	10	40

See also: 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

No. 12 Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	0	0	7
Phoenix	3	7	14	3	27

See also: 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	3	0	0	0	3
No. 19 Phoenix	7	17	0	3	27

See also: 2022 Albany Great Danes football team

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Phoenix	14	7	10	7	38
Pirates	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team

FCS Playoffs

At Furman – first round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Phoenix	3	0	0	3	6
No. 11 Paladins	7	7	3	14	31

See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team and 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season