The 2017 Elon Phoenix football team represented

Elon University Elon University is a private university in Elon, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1889 as Elon College, the university is organized into six schools, most of which offer bachelor's degrees and several of which offer master's degrees or ...

in the

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. They were led by first-year head coach

Curt Cignetti Curt Cignetti (born June 2, 1961) is an American football coach who is currently serving as the head football coach at Indiana University. He has previously held head coaching positions at James Madison University, Elon University, and Indiana ...

and played their home games at

Rhodes Stadium Rhodes Stadium is an 14,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Elon, North Carolina. Named for trustee Dusty Rhodes, his wife, Peggy, and their family, the stadium opened in 2001 and is home to the Elon University Phoenix football team. The stadium a ...

. They were members of the

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(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

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where they were lost to Furman in the first round.

Preseason poll

''First place votes in parentheses''

Schedule

Game summaries

At Toledo

At Furman

Charleston Southern

At Richmond

Albany

William & Mary

At Rhode Island

At Villanova

Towson

At New Hampshire

James Madison

FCS Playoffs

Furman–First Round

Ranking movements

References

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Elon Phoenix football Elon may refer to: People * Elon (name), a given name and surname ** Elon Musk (born 1971), business magnate Places in the United States * Elon, Iowa, an unincorporated community * Elon, North Carolina, a town * Elon, Virginia, an uninco ...