2012 Elon Phoenix football team

2012 Elon Phoenix football
Conference Southern Conference
2012 record 3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach Jason Swepson (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator Chris Pincince
Defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham
Home stadium Rhodes Stadium
(Capacity: 11,250)
2012 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 Georgia Southern §^   6 2         10 4  
#9 Wofford §^   6 2         9 4  
#7 Appalachian State §^   6 2         8 4  
The Citadel   5 3         7 4  
Samford   5 3         7 4  
Chattanooga   5 3         6 5  
Furman   2 6         3 8  
Elon   1 7         3 8  
Western Carolina   0 8         1 10  
§ Conference co-champions
^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

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 Stadium • Elon, NC W 48–14   7,053
September 22 6:00 PM at #11 Georgia Southern Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA L 23–26   18,353
September 29 1:30 PM #6 Wofford Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 24–49   10,302
October 6 3:30 PM at #15 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC L 23–35   29,073
October 20 3:00 PM Western Carolinadagger Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ESPN3 W 42–31   10,154
October 27 3:00 PM Furman Rhodes Stadium • Elon, 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 Stadium • Elon, NC L 15–26   6,231
November 17 2:00 PM at Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN L 17–24   8,791
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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