2019 Elon Phoenix football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2019
| team = Elon Phoenix
| image = Elon Phoenix wordmark.svg
| image_size= 100
| conference= Colonial Athletic Association
| division=
| short_conf= CAA
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach= Tony Trisciani
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Drew Folmar
| oc_year = 3rd
| def_coach= Billy Crocker
| dc_year = 1st
| off_scheme=
| def_scheme=
| stadium= Rhodes Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2019 CAA football standings}}
The 2019 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tony Trisciani and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.
Preseason
=CAA poll=
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Phoenix were predicted to finish in fourth place.{{cite web|last=Washburn|first=Rob|url=https://caasports.com/news/2019/7/22/james-madison-picked-to-capture-caa-football-championship-in-2019.aspx|title=James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019|publisher=Colonial Athletic Association|date=July 23, 2019|accessdate=July 23, 2019}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Elon Phoenix|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
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| 2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
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| 3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
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| 4 | Elon | 164 |
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| 5 | Delaware | 162 |
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| 6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
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| 7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
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| 8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
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| 9 | Villanova | 84 |
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| 10 | Richmond | 62 |
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| 11 | William & Mary | 58 |
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| 12 | Albany | 34 |
=Preseason All–CAA team=
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2019
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 21
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = BB&T Stadium
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 21–24
| attend = 16,358
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 35–28
| attend = 5,071
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 25
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| tv = FloSports
| score = 42–20
| attend = 7,703
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 22
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = BB&T Field
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ACCRSN
| score = 7–49
| attend = 24,079
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 24
| opponent = James Madison
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 10–45
| attend = 11,926
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Wildcat Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| tv = FloSports
| score = 10–26
| attend = 17,132
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 42–7
| attend = 5,572
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Meade Stadium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| tv = FloSports
| score = 38–13
| attend = 8,911
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 29–31
| overtime = 5OT
| attend = 9,216
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 17–31
| attend = 4,424
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Towson
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Johnny Unitas Stadium
| site_cityst = Towson, MD
| tv = FloSports
| score = 25–23
| attend = 4,537
}}
}}
Game summaries
=At North Carolina A&T=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 21 Phoenix
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=14
|Home=No. 20 Aggies
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=0
|H4=10
}}
{{see also|2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team}}
{{Clear}}
=The Citadel=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Bulldogs
|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=14
|Home=Phoenix
|H1=7 |H2=14|H3=7 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Richmond=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 25 Phoenix
|R1=14
|R2=14
|R3=14
|R4=0
|Home=Spiders
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=6
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Richmond Spiders football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Wake Forest=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 22 Phoenix
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Demon Deacons
|H1=14
|H2=14
|H3=14
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team}}
{{Clear}}
=James Madison=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 2 Dukes
|R1=14
|R2=7
|R3=17
|R4=7
|Home=No. 24 Phoenix
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 James Madison Dukes football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At New Hampshire=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Phoenix
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Wildcats
|H1=13
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2019 New Hampshire Wildcats football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Delaware=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 15 Fightin' Blue Hens
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Phoenix
|H1=7
|H2=0
|H3=21
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2019 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Rhode Island=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Phoenix
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=17
|R4=14
|Home=Rams
|H1=3
|H2=3
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2019 Rhode Island Rams football team}}
{{Clear}}
=William & Mary=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Tribe
|R1=3
|R2=7
|R3=13
|R4=0
|R5=0
|R6=0
|R7=0
|R8=6
|R9=2
|Home=Phoenix
|H1=0
|H2=14
|H3=3
|H4=6
|H5=0
|H6=0
|H7=0
|H8=6
|H9=0
}}
{{see also|2019 William & Mary Tribe football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Maine=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Black Bears
|R1=28|R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=3
|Home=Phoenix
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=7
}}
{{see also|2019 Maine Black Bears football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Towson=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Phoenix
|R1=0
|R2=3
|R3=16
|R4=6
|Home=No. 19 Tigers
|H1=14
|H2=3
|H3=3
|H4=3
}}
{{see also|2019 Towson Tigers football team}}
{{Clear}}
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