2020 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2020 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Tony Trisciani and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. Theyed play as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

2020 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Record	1–5 (0–4 CAA)
Head coach	Tony Trisciani (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Drew Folmar (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Billy Crocker (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^		4	–	0					7	–	1
No. 18 Rhode Island †		2	–	1					2	–	1
No. 16 Villanova		2	–	2					2	–	2
Maine		2	–	2					2	–	2
Stony Brook		1	–	3					1	–	3
Albany †		1	–	3					1	–	3
New Hampshire †		0	–	1					0	–	1
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^		3	–	0					7	–	1
No. 15 Richmond		3	–	1					3	–	1
William & Mary		1	–	2					1	–	2
Elon		0	–	4					1	–	5
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season. Towson opted out of the spring football season. † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively. Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the conference is allowing the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wish to play in the fall.^[1]

Schedule

The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 20, 2021	1:30 p.m.	Davidson*		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	W 26–23
February 27, 2021	3:00 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb*	No. 24	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 20–42
March 6, 2021	1:30 p.m.	No. 1 James Madison		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	L 17–20
March 13, 2021	1:00 p.m.	Richmond		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	L 14–38
March 20, 2021	4:00 p.m.	at William & Mary		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloFootball	L 10–31
March 27, 2021	4:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Richmond		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	FloFootball	L 17–31
April 3, 2021	4:00 p.m.	William & Mary		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	Postponed
April 10, 2021	4:00 p.m.	at No. 1 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	FloFootball	Postponed
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
2. Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
3. "2020 Elon Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.