Turnovers spoil Homecoming for Elon football
He's said it before, he said it after the team's loss on Homecoming Saturday and he'll likely say it again. "Same old same old," head coach Jason Swepson said.
He's said it before, he said it after the team's loss on Homecoming Saturday and he'll likely say it again. "Same old same old," head coach Jason Swepson said.
With the score tied at 31 against Western Carolina University late in the fourth quarter, junior quarterback Thomas Wilson hit junior wide receiver Aaron Mellette for a touchdown pass for the seventh straight game.
The Georgia Southern Eagles were able to take advantage of two early Elon turnovers and lead the Phoenix 24-7 at halftime. Elon took a 7-0 lead after junior quarterback Thomas Wilson threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Taylor Berry.
Despite leading in almost every statistical category against The Citadel Sept. 24, it took everything the Elon University men's football team had to kick a 33-yard field goal in overtime and scrape by with an 18-15 win against The Citadel. Although Elon heads into this weekend's matchup against Georgia Southern University at 3-1, two of Elon's wins have come in the last drive of the game, and by a combined four points. The Phoenix knows what it needs to work on and what to change as it hosts the No.
A tight defensive battle, highlighted by a long touchdown run, leaves The Citadel with a 7-6 lead over Elon after the first half. The Citadel sophomore running back Darien Robinson ran 67 yards for a score with 1:42 left in the second quarter, escaping a few tacklers and outrunning Phoenix defenders.
It took a round of overtime, but the Elon football team managed to come away with an 18-15 victory over The Citadel in front of more than 10,000 fans at Rhodes Stadium on Saturday, Sept.
First-year head coach Jason Swepson preaches to his team to "never disrespect a win." This mindset is one the Elon Phoenix football team took to heart following its embattled 23-22 victory against the North Carolina Central University Eagles Sept.
Following a 48-10 victory against Concord University Sept. 10, Elon University head football coach Jason Swepson looked apprehensive. Although the team won by a decisive margin, Swepson said he was already looking ahead, knowing there is a lot of practice needed before the Phoenix travels to North Carolina Central University to face the Eagles Saturday. "We have a lot of work to do.
Elon quarterback Thomas Wilson rolls out for a pass in the Phoenix's 42-10 victory over the Concord University Mountain Lions on Saturday night. The Elon Phoenix scored 28 points in the first half and walked away with a 42-10 victory over the Concord University Mountain Lions Saturday night at Rhodes Stadium. One of their players, however, walked away with a limp. Elon quarterback Thomas Wilson went 22 of 27 with 201 yards and three touchdowns through the air before going down with a leg injury with less than a minute left in the second quarter. "I have not got an injury report yet," said Elon coach Jason Swepson, who earned his first collegiate head-coaching win with the rout.
In the first half, Elon controlled the tempo on both sides of the ball, leading a balanced attack of 201 yards through the air and 151 yards on the ground, and leads 28-7 over visiting Concord University. Senior running back Dontay Taylor leads the rushing attack for the Phoenix with 53 yards rushing.
In The Pendulum's 2011 Fall Sports Insert that was included in the Aug. 31 newspaper, the 2011 Elon Phoenix Football Schedule was incorrect.
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