# 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2022 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Phoenix, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Trisciani, played their home games at Rhodes Stadium.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 31–42 | 20,120 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wofford* | | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | ESPN+ | W 26–0 | 2,549 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb* | | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | W 30–24 | 8,126 |
| September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 William & Mary | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | FloSports | W 35–31 | 10,803 |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Richmond | No. 23 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | W 30–27 $^{2OT}$ | 9,243 |
| October 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Towson | No. 14 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | W 27–10 | 5,578 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. T–25 Rhode Island | No. 14 | Meade StadiumKingston, RI | FloSports | L 10–17 | 5,415 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 New Hampshire | No. 21 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | L 22–40 | 14,137 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Delaware | | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | W 27–7 | 5,541 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Albany | No. 19 | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | FloSports | W 27–3 | 8,368 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hampton | No. 18 | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | FloSports | W 38–24 | |
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Furman* | No. 12 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN+ | L 6–31 | 2,717 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Commodores | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Statistics
| Statistics | ELON | VAN |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total yards | 495 | 424 |
| Rushing yards | 152 | 179 |
| Passing yards | 343 | 245 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:29 | 25:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Elon | Passing | Matthew McKay | 19/32, 333 yards, 2 TD |
| Elon | Rushing | Matthew McKay | 13 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD |
| Elon | Receiving | Jackson Parham | 8 receptions, 143 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Mike Wright | 18/29, 245 yards, 4 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Ray Davis | 20 rushes, 95 yards |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Jayden McGowan | 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD |

### At Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| Terriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Phoenix | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 30 |

### At No. 14 William & Mary

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| No. 14 Tribe | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |

### No. 17 Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 17 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| No. 23 Phoenix | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 14 Phoenix | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |

### At No. 25т Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 25т Rams | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### At No. 25 New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Phoenix | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| No. 25 Wildcats | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 40 |

### No. 12 Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Phoenix | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |

### Albany

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 19 Phoenix | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### At Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Pirates | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

## FCS Playoffs
### At Furman – first round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| No. 11 Paladins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |