The Elon Phoenix football program is the intercollegiate

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team for the

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

located in the U.S. state of

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. 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

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, Elon joined the

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for all sports, including football, in 2014. The Phoenix play their home games at the 13,100 seat

Rhodes Stadium Rhodes Stadium is an 11,250-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 ...

History

Classifications

*1991–1998: NCAA Division II *1999–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference affiliations

* Independent (1909–31) *

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(1932–74) *

South Atlantic Conference The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the southeastern United States. The SAC was founded in 1975 as a ...

(1975–96) * NCAA Division II Independent (1997–98) * NCAA Division I-AA Independent (1999–2001) *

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(2002) *

(2003–13) *

(2014–present)

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

The Phoenix have appeared in the FCS Playoffs four times. Their record combined is 0–4.

NAIA

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

Championships

National

Conference

Notable former players

Notable alumni include: * Jack Boone *

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* Shane Gillis * Joey Hackett *

Terrell Hudgins Terrell Hudgins (born February 24, 1987) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who set NCAA records in college as a player for Elon University. He was temporarily a member of the Dallas Cowboys off-season/practice squad before ...

* Dwayne Ijames * Rich McGeorge * Cameron McGlenn * Aaron Mellette * Chad Nkang * Tony Settles * Jimmy Smith * Joe West * Brandon Ward *

Oli Udoh Olisaemeka Udoh (born February 14, 1997) is an American football guard for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Elon and was drafted by the Vikings in the sixth round, 193rd overall in the 2 ...

References

External links

* {{Colonial Athletic Association football navbox American football teams established in 1909 1909 establishments in North Carolina