2020 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2020 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tony Trisciani and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. Theyed play as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

2020 Elon Phoenix football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Record1–5 (0–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDrew Folmar (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Crocker (2nd season)
Home stadiumRhodes Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^   4 0     7 1  
No. 18 Rhode Island   2 1     2 1  
No. 16 Villanova   2 2     2 2  
Maine   2 2     2 2  
Stony Brook   1 3     1 3  
Albany   1 3     1 3  
New Hampshire   0 1     0 1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^   3 0     7 1  
No. 15 Richmond   3 1     3 1  
William & Mary   1 2     1 2  
Elon   0 4     1 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.[1]

Schedule

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The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 20, 2021 1:30 p.m. Davidson* FloFootball W 26–23
February 27, 2021 3:00 p.m. at Gardner–Webb* No. 24 ESPN L 20–42
March 6, 2021 1:30 p.m. No. 1 James Madison
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloFootball L 17–20
March 13, 2021 1:00 p.m. Richmond
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloFootball L 14–38
March 20, 2021 4:00 p.m. at William & Mary FloFootball L 10–31
March 27, 2021 4:00 p.m. at No. 21 Richmond FloFootball L 17–31
April 3, 2021 4:00 p.m. William & Mary
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
FloFootball Postponed
April 10, 2021 4:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison FloFootball Postponed

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References

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  1. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 Elon Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.