2012 Elon Phoenix football

Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach	Jason Swepson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Pincince (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ed Pinkham (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Georgia Southern +^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 9 Wofford +^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 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 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 Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 0–62	50,500
September 8	7:00 pm	North Carolina Central*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, 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 No. 11 Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA		L 23–26	18,353
September 29	1:30 pm	No. 6 Wofford	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 24–49	10,302
October 6	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 23–35	29,073
October 20	3:00 pm	Western Carolina	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 Stadium Charleston, 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 Stadium Chattanooga, TN		L 17–24	8,791
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All 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

References

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