2016 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2016 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rich Skrosky and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

2016 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Rich Skrosky (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Damian Wroblewski (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Petercuskie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium (Capacity: 11,250)

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3					10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4					7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 20, 2016 Rich Skrosky resigned after accepting a coaching job at FIU. He finished at Elon with a record of 7–27.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	Gardner–Webb*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	ASN	L 6–31	11,250
September 10	6:00 pm	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	CUSA.tv	L 14–47	15,807
September 17	7:00 pm	Fayetteville State*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	W 26–3	6,588
September 24	7:00 pm	at No. 8 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 27–10	10,021
October 1	3:30 pm	No. 17 Villanova	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 7–42	10,424
October 7	7:00 pm	New Hampshire	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 10–13	4,416
October 22	3:30 pm	No. 6 Richmond	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 7–35	8,178
October 29	12:00 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	ASN	L 3–27	3,916
November 5	2:00 pm	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	L 6–23	4,009
November 12	1:30 pm	Rhode Island	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 14–44	6,236
November 19	1:30 pm	at No. 6 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MadiZone	L 14–63	16,184
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	14	14	31
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6

at Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	7	0	0	7	14
49ers	0	20	13	14	47

Fayetteville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	0	0	0	3
Phoenix	7	6	7	6	26

at William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	14	7	3	27
#8 Tribe	0	3	7	0	10

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Wildcats	14	21	7	0	42
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	6	13
Phoenix	0	3	7	0	10

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Spiders	3	3	22	7	35
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	0	0	3
Great Danes	3	7	7	10	27

at Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6
Tigers	10	3	0	10	23

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	10	21	44
Phoenix	7	0	0	7	14

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	7	7	0	14
#6 Dukes	17	10	15	21	63

References

1. "Skrosky Resigns as Elon Head Football Coach". Elon University Phoenix. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
2. "2016 Schedule". Elon University Department of Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2015.