The Elon Phoenix football program is a college football team that represents Elon University in the Colonial Athletic Association,[1] a part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The team has had 21 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1909.[2] Since December 2018, Tony Trisciani has served as head coach at Elon.[3]
Key
edit| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
edit| No. | Name | Season(s)[A 6] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reddy Rowe | 1909 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 2 | Jack Johnson | 1919 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 3 | Frank Corboy | 1920–1925 | 51 | 17 | 31 | 3 | 0.363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 4 | A. R. Van Cleave | 1926 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
| 5 | Peahead Walker | 1927–1936 | 88 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 0.517 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0.750 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | – |
| 6 | Horace Hendrickson | 1937–1941 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0.716 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0.815 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | – |
| 7 | Hap Perry | 1946–1947 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.425 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.269 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8 | James Mallory | 1948–1952 | 49 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0.602 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0.571 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9 | Sid Varney | 1953–1959 | 62 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 0.403 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0.450 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10 | George Tucker | 1960–1964 | 50 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 0.590 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0.597 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | – |
| 11 | Gary Mattocks | 1965–1966 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0.150 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0.071 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12 | Shirley Wilson | 1967–1976 | 108 | 72 | 34 | 2 | 0.676 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0.778 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – |
| 13 | Jerry Tolley | 1977–1981 | 62 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 0.806 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0.786 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 2 – 1980 1981 |
NAIA Division I Coach of the Year (1980) |
| 14 | Wright Anderson | 1982–1983 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0.700 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.643 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 15 | Macky Carden | 1984–1988 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 0.667 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0.657 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 16 | Leon Hart | 1989–1995 | 74 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0.500 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0.469 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17 | Al Seagraves | 1996–2003 | 89 | 40 | 49 | – | 0.449 | 7 | 11 | – | 0.389 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 18 | Paul Hamilton | 2004–2005 | 20 | 6 | 14 | – | 0.300 | 2 | 12 | – | 0.143 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19 | Pete Lembo | 2006–2010 | 57 | 35 | 22 | – | 0.614 | 24 | 14 | – | 0.632 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20 | Jason Swepson [8] |
2011–2013 | 34 | 10 | 24 | – | 0.294 | 5 | 19 | – | 0.208 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21 | Rich Skrosky | 2014–2016 | 34 | 7 | 27 | – | 0.206 | 4 | 20 | – | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22 | Curt Cignetti | 2017–2018 | 23 | 14 | 9 | – | 0.609 | 10 | 5 | – | 0.667 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23 | Tony Trisciani | 2019–present | 51 | 26 | 25 | – | 0.510 | 21 | 15 | – | 0.583 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Notes
edit- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[4]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[5]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[6]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Elon did not field a team for their 1910–1918 and 1942–1945 seasons.
References
edit- ^ "Elon University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2014-15". CAA. May 23, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
- ^ Shafer, Ian. "Elon Phoenix (All seasons results)". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Elon promotes defensive coordinator Tony Trisciani to head coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ "Football - Year by Year Results" (PDF). Elon Phoenix. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "Elon fires coach Jason Swepson". ESPN.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.