2023 Elon Phoenix football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2023
| team = Elon Phoenix
| sport = football
| image = Elon Phoenix wordmark.svg
| image_size = 100
| conference = CAA Football Conference
| short_conf = CAA
| STATSRank =
| FCSCoachRank =
| record = 6–5
| conf_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Tony Trisciani
| hc_year = 5th
| off_coach = Drew Folmar
| oc_year = 7th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dovonte Edwards
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
}}
{{2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings}}
The 2023 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Phoenix were led by fifth-year head coach Tony Trisciani and played home games at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, North Carolina.
The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2023
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|August 31|Thursday}}
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| tv = ACCN
| score = 17–37
| attend = 30,028
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 27–34
| attend = 5,078
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 27–3
| attend = 11,257
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Campbell
| site_stadium = Barker-Lane Stadium
| site_cityst = Buies Creek, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 28–24
| attend = 3,344
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opprank = 5
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 14–6
| attend = 12,705
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| rank = 25
| nonconf = y
| opponent = North Carolina Central
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 23–34
| attend = 5,563
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Villanova
| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium
| site_cityst = Villanova, PA
| tv = FloSports
| score = 0–21
| attend = 2,429
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 28–26
| attend = 5,891
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Delaware
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium
| site_cityst = Newark, DE
| tv = FloSports
| score = 33–27
| attend = 16,722
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| tv = FloSports
| score = 24–38
| attend = 6,539
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Hampton
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv = FloSports
| score = 51–14
| attend = 4,625
}}
}}
Sources:{{cite web |title=2023 Elon Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2023-elon-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules |access-date=16 March 2023}}{{cite web |title=Elon University Athletics |url=https://elonphoenix.com/sports/football/schedule/2023 |website=2023 Football Schedule |access-date=16 March 2023}}
Game summaries
= at Wake Forest =
{{See also|2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team}}
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|date= August 31, 2023
|time= 7:00 p.m. EST
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|attendance=30,028
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| class="wikitable" style="float: left;"
! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Elon Phoenix}}"|ELON!!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|color=white}}"|WAKE | ||
| First downs | 13 | 22 |
| Total yards | 251 | 427 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 98 |
| Passing yards | 149 | 327 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:50 | 28:10 |
| class="wikitable" style="float: right;"
! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics | |||
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Elon Phoenix}}; text-align:center;"|Elon | Passing | Justin Allen | 18/29, 130 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Jalen Hampton | 15 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Bonner | 7 catches, 58 yards | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|color=white}}; text-align:center;"|Wake Forest | Passing | Mitch Griffis | 19/30, 329, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 13 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jahmal Banks | 6 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD |
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