2012 Elon Phoenix football team

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.

2012 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	Southern Conference
2012 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 (Capacity: 11,250)

2012 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#6 Georgia Southern +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 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

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 FCS Poll released prior to game 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. Hilslborough, 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