# 2012 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2012 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jason Swepson and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 1–7 in SoCon play to finish in eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:30 pm | at North Carolina* | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | | L 0–62 | 50,500 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central* | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | | W 34–14 | 7,528 |
| September 15 | 3:00 pm | West Virginia State* | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | | W 48–14 | 7,053 |
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 11 Georgia Southern | Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA | | L 23–26 | 18,353 |
| September 29 | 1:30 pm | No. 6 Wofford | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | | L 24–49 | 10,302 |
| October 6 | 3:30 pm | at No. 15 Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | | L 23–35 | 29,073 |
| October 20 | 3:00 pm | Western Carolina | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | ESPN3 | W 42–31 | 10,154 |
| October 27 | 3:00 pm | Furman | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | | L 17–31 | 6,158 |
| November 3 | 2:00 pm | at The Citadel | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | | L 24–38 | 14,853 |
| November 10 | 1:30 pm | Samford | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | | L 15–26 | 6,231 |
| November 17 | 2:00 pm | at Chattanooga | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | | L 17–24 | 8,791 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Players

* 2 Miles Williams DB 6-1 208 So. Roebuck, S.C. / Dorman
* 3 Aaron Mellette WR 6-4 220 Sr. Sanford, N.C. / Southern Lee
* 4 Andre Davis WR 5-10 181 R-Fr. Bunn, N.C. / Bunn
* 5 Ricky Brown WR 6-2 214 R-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. / West Forsyth
* 6 Blake Thompson LB 6-1 211 Sr. Elkridge, Md. / Cardinal Gibbons
* 7 Mike Quinn QB 6-3 193 So. Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Hills
* 8 Rasaun Rorie WR 6-1 206 Jr. Morven, N.C. / Anson
* 9 Blake Rice WR 5-10 189 R-Fr. Tampa, Fla. / Robinson
* 10 Karl Bostick RB 5-9 201 So. Englewood, N.J. / Univ. of Akron
* 11 John Loughery QB 6-4 213 Fr. Wayne, Pa. / Hun School
* 12 Thomas Wilson QB 6-4 222 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. / Leesville Road
* 13 Bo Hartman DB 5-8 171 Fr. Centreville, Va. / Westfield
* 13 Adam LaFleur WR 6-1 200 So. Bel Air, Md. / Fork Union Military Academy
* 14 David Williams DB 5-8 182 Jr. Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale
* 15 Tyler Smith QB 6-4 215 So. Easton, Pa. / Univ. of Maryland
* 17 Jeremy Gloston DB 6-1 198 Fr. Orlando, Fla. / Colonial
* 18 Jeremy Peterson WR 5-9 179 Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C. / R.J. Reynolds
* 20 David Wood DB 5-10 170 Jr. Park Ridge, N.J. / Saint Joseph Regional
* 21 Jerrell Armstrong DB 5-9 168 R-Fr. New Bern, N.C. / New Bern
* 22 Tracey Coppedge RB 5-8 166 Fr. Nashville, N.C. / Southern Nash
* 23 Akeem Langham DB 5-10 180 So. High Point, N.C. / High Point Central
* 24 Quinton Lightfoot LB 5-10 209 Jr. Crawfordville, Fla. / Florida State HS
* 26 Alexander Dawson LB 5-11 209 So. Haw River, N.C. / Eastern Alamance
* 27 Adrian McClendon DB 5-9 161 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / First Coast
* 29 Edward Burns DB 5-10 168 Jr. Sylvania, Ga. / Screven County
* 30 Julius Moore DB 5-11 195 Fr. Chesterfield, Va. / Cosby
* 31 Kierre Brown WR 5-9 168 So. Charlotte, N.C. / Independence
* 32 Adam Shreiner K 5-9 190 Sr. Marietta, Ga. / Walton
* 33 B.J. Bennett RB 6-0 204 Fr. West Columbia, S.C. / Hammond School
* 34 John Lopez LB 5-9 202 Fr. Westchester, N.Y. / Kennedy Catholic
* 35 Jordan Thompson DB 5-9 166 So. Hickory, N.C. / Hickory
* 36 Hatchel Linens DB 5-10 158 Fr. Morganton, N.C. / Patton
* 36 Thuc Phan RB 5-6 160 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. / Deerfield Academy (Mass.)
* 37 Lichota Seidewand WR 5-10 154 Fr. Chatham, Mass. / Nauset Regional
* 38 Thonda Taylor LB 5-10 228 Sr. Millington, Tenn. / Heidelberg American
* 39 Carson Simpson WR 6-0 161 Fr. Greenwood, S.C. / Greenwood
* 39 Joe Watkins DB 5-10 168 So. Hyattsville, Md. / Gonzaga College High
* 40 Matt Eastman RB 6-1 231 Jr. Tampa, Fla. / Armwood
* 41 Chandler Wrightenberry DB 5-11 202 Jr. Asheville, N.C. / T.C. Roberson
* 42 Robert Davis DL 6-1 225 R-Fr. Thomasville, N.C. / Thomasville
* 43 Evan Kendrick LB 5-9 206 R-Fr. Gahanna, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales
* 45 Tony Thompson DL 6-1 274 Jr. Simpsonville, S.C. / Hillcrest
* 46 Danny Sellers WR 6-3 200 So. St. Augustine, Fla. / Bartram Trail
* 47 Michael Crispi LS 5-10 210 So. Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hollow Hills West
* 48 Corey Mitchell LB 6-0 210 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. / Northside
* 49 Ryan Seaberg DL 6-1 210 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor School
* 50 John Silas LB 5-11 225 Fr. Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove
* 51 Derek Vereen OL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Durham, N.C. / Hillside
* 52 Jonathan Spain LB 6-2 238 So. Greensboro, N.C. / Page
* 53 Ty Alt OL 6-2 271 Fr. Sewickley, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic
* 54 Jared Lennon LB 6-1 198 Fr. Carrboro, N.C. / Carrboro
* 55 Odell Benton LB 6-0 205 So. Jacksonville, N.C. / Richlands
* 56 Mike Warren DL 6-4 236 Fr. Jacksonville, N.C. / White Oak
* 57 Haris Cesko OL 6-4 269 Fr. Grayson, Ga. / Grayson
* 58 Will Nork LB 6-2 195 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. / First Assembly Christian
* 59 Jordan Jones DL 6-1 245 Jr. Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland
* 60 Dustin Ruff DL 5-11 276 So. Waxhaw, N.C. / Parkwood
* 61 Brian Gerwig OL 6-1 309 So. Winston-Salem, N.C. / Trinity Collegiate (S.C.)
* 62 Kyle Herbert OL 6-1 291 Sr. Hillsborough, N.C. / Cardinal Gibbons
* 64 Anthony Cammarata OL 6-4 245 Fr. Asheville, N.C. / Asheville
* 64 Kyle Einwaechter DL 6-1 310 Fr. Bethesda, Md. / Walt Whitman
* 66 John Libretti OL 6-4 273 Fr. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. / Cold Spring Harbor
* 67 Matt Arnholt LS 6-1 198 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep
* 68 Jack Williams OL 5-11 269 Fr. Avondale Estates, Ga. / Woodward Academy
* 69 Gordon Acha OL 6-3 263 Fr. Duxbury, Mass. / Duxbury
* 70 Clay Johnson OL 6-2 271 Jr. Hickory, N.C. / Hickory
* 71 Austin Sowell OL 6-4 274 So. Knoxville, Tenn. / Knoxville West
* 72 Dennis Wagner OL 6-3 294 Jr. Fredericksburg, Va. / Chancellor
* 73 Tyler Drake DL 6-1 215 Fr. Annapolis, Md. / Broadneck
* 74 Sean McCoy OL 6-1 264 Fr. Leesburg, Va. / Stone Bridge
* 76 Thomas McGuire OL 6-3 255 R-Fr. Ames, Iowa / Gilbert
* 77 Jacob Ingle OL 6-1 286 Fr. Burlington, N.C. / Williams
* 78 Gavin Billings OL 6-5 267 Jr. Kannapolis, N.C. / Northwest Cabarrus
* 79 Justin Ward OL 6-4 307 Sr. Summerfield, N.C. / Rockingham County
* 80 Alex Moore WR 6-0 184 Fr. Chapel Hill, N.C. / East Chapel Hill
* 81 Justin Osborne WR 5-8 159 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. / First Coast
* 82 Doug Warrick TE 6-5 215 Fr. Hamilton, N.J. / Cheshire Academy
* 83 Chris Harris TE 6-4 242 Sr. Ocean View, N.J. / Ocean City
* 84 Kenton Beal P/K 5-11 187 Jr. Cape Coral, Fla. / Cape Coral
* 86 David Lowrey WR 6-0 164 Fr. Maitland, Fla. / Orangewood Christian
* 87 Brice Wordsworth TE 6-4 225 So. Rocky Mount, N.C. / Rocky Mount Academy
* 88 Jesse Tate TE 6-1 229 Fr. Toms River, N.J. / Toms River North
* 90 Olufemi Lamikanra DL 6-1 245 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. / Lawton Chiles
* 91 Gary Coates DL 6-2 230 So. Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork
* 92 Gray Eller TE 6-2 205 Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C. / R.J. Reynolds
* 92 Chris Smith K 6-0 190 Fr. Darien, Conn. / Darien
* 93 Rob Sullivan DL 6-4 225 R-Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. / Notre Dame Prep
* 94 Zach Duprey TE 6-1 220 Fr. Stanardsville, Va. / William Monroe
* 94 Spencer Linquist K/P 5-10 185 So. Newton, N.C. / Lenoir-Rhyne Univ.
* 95 Michael Pearson DL 6-1 277 So. Laurens, S.C. / Laurens
* 96 Lawson Hodges K 5-9 168 So. Thomasville, N.C. / Thomasville
* 98 Chris Jones DL 6-2 274 Fr. Fayetteville, N.C. / Douglas Byrd
* 99 Jay Brown DL 6-4 247 Jr. Sandy Springs, Ga. / Riverwood

## Statistics

* TEAM STATISTICS ELON /OPPONENTS
* SCORING 250 /326
* Points Per Game 25.00 /32.60
* FIRST DOWNS 198 /185
* Rushing 48 /114
* Passing 135 /57
* Penalty 15 /14
* RUSHING YARDAGE 853 /2361
* Yards gained rushing 1215 /2622
* Yards lost rushing 362 /261
* Rushing Attempts 334 /434
* Average Per Rush 2.6 /5.4
* Average Per Game 85.3 /236.1
* TDs Rushing 4 /26
* PASSING YARDAGE 2981 /1477
* Att-Comp-Int 378-246-10 /214-114-8
* Average Per Pass 7.89 /6.90
* Average Per Catch 12.12 /12.96
* Average Per Game 298.10 /147.70
* TDs Passing 25 /15
* TOTAL OFFENSE 3834 /3838
* Total Plays 712 /648
* Average Per Play 5.4 /5.9
* Average Per Game 383.4 /383.8
* KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 37-759 /43-834
* PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-136 /20-349
* INT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-88 /10-100
* KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.51 /19.40
* PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.00 /17.45
* INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.00 /10.00
* TEAM STATISTICS ELON /OPPONENTS
* FUMBLES-LOST 19-12 /16-10
* PENALTIES-Yards 48-435 /63-508
* Average Per Game 43.50 /50.80
* PUNTS-Yards 48-1859 /51-1940
* Average Per Game 38.73 /38.04
* Net punt average 31.46 /31.20
* TIME OF POSSESSION 05:18:35 /04:41:25
* Average Per Game 31:52 /28:08
* 3RD-DOWN Conversions 56-152 /51-133
* 3rd Down Percentage 36.84% /38.35 %
* 4TH-DOWN Conversions 6-16 /8-11
* 4th-Down Percentage 37.50% /72.73 %
* SACKS BY-Yards 14-86 /28-147
* MISC YARDS 0 /5
* TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 /43
* FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 15-20 /9-16
* ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 /0-0
* RED-ZONE SCORES 31-42 /30-39

## Coaches

* Jason Swepson Head Football Coach
* Chris Pincince Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs/Quarterbacks
* Ed Pinkham Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator)
* Scott Browne Assistant Football Coach (Recruiting Coordinator/Special Teams Coordinator)
* Ron Mattes Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Line)
* Kevin Downing Assistant Football Coach (Wide Receivers)
* Bobby Blick Assistant Football Coach (Tight Ends)
* Jerrick Hall Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line)
* Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay Assistant Football Coach (Linebackers)
* Dan O'Brien Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Backs)
* Eric Estes Director of Football Operations
* Mitch Rippy Volunteer Assistant Coach
* Kenny Simpson Athletic Facilities and Equipment Manager
* Brett Davis Athletics Video Coordinator