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.

Schedule

 * 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.  Hillsborough, 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