2010 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2010 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Phoenix were led by fifth-year head coach Pete Lembo and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They played as member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for third place.

2010 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	Southern Conference
2010 record	6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Pete Lembo (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Rich Skrosky (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Jay Bateman (5th season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium (Capacity: 11,250)

2010 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Appalachian State +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 6 Wofford +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 5 Georgia Southern ^		5	–	3					10	–	5
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	5
Furman		3	–	5					5	–	6
Samford		2	–	6					4	–	7
The Citadel		1	–	7					3	–	8
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	at Duke*	No. 7	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3.com	L 27–41	33,941	[1]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Shaw*	No. 8	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 55–26	8,123	[2]
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Richmond*	No. 7	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 21–27 ^OT	8,700	[3]
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Georgia Southern	No. 10	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	SportSouth	L 21–38	18,302	[4]
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Samford	No. 21	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 24–19	10,476	[5]
October 9	3:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Appalachian State	No. 19	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	SportSouth	L 31–34	31,531	[6]
October 23	1:30 p.m.	No. 9 Wofford		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		L 21–28	9,752	[7]
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		W 49–35	11,095	[8]
November 6	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 27–16	13,225	[9]
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Furman		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 30–25	6,174	[10]
November 20	3:00 p.m.	Western Carolina		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 45–14	6,354	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from the Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Elon vs Duke (Sep 04, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
2. "Shaw vs Elon (Sep 11, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
3. "Elon vs Richmond (Sep 18, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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5. "Samford vs Elon (Oct 02, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
6. "Elon vs Appalachian State (Oct 09, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
7. "Wofford vs Elon (Oct 23, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
8. "Elon vs Chattanooga (Oct 30, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
9. "Elon vs The Citadel (Nov 06, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
10. "Furman vs Elon (Nov 13, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
11. "Western Carolina vs Elon (Nov 20, 2010)". Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
12. "2010 Football Schedule". Elon Phoenix Athletics. Elon University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.