This season, Elon has overpowered its opponents in the first quarter. So far, the team has outscored its opponents 65-17 in the first quarter. Before the Chattanooga game, the Phoenix had shut out its opponents 41-0 at home in the first fifteen minutes.
With 11:27 left in the first quarter, Chattanooga scored the first points of the game with a 27-yard field goal. Not only was this the first time this season that Elon had allowed its opponent to score on its first drive, but this was also the first time that an opponent has even scored in Rhodes Stadium in the first quarter.
This was the only score for Chattanooga in the first quarter, bringing Elon's first quarter score against its opponents at home to 55-3.