2002 Elon Phoenix football team

2002 Elon Phoenix football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record4–7 (2–1 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumRhodes Stadium
2002 Big South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Gardner–Webb $   3 – 0     9 – 1  
  2 – 1     4 – 7  
Liberty   1 – 2     2 – 9  
Charleston Southern   0 – 3     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Elon Phoenix football team was an American football team that represented Elon University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Al Seagraves, the Phoenix compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Big South.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7FIU*
W 23–225,580[1]
September 14at No. 7 Furman*
L 7–574,860[2]
September 21Johnson C. Smith*
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
W 38–1410,520[3]
September 28at North Carolina A&T*
L 20–3417,349[4]
October 5at No. 9 Northwestern State*
L 20–4711,259[5]
October 12at Gardner–Webb
L 27–384,198[6]
October 19at East Tennessee State*
L 13–316,987[7]
November 2Hofstra*
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
L 13–27[8]
November 9Liberty
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
W 56–358,462[9]
November 16at Charleston Southern
W 21–13514[10]
November 23No. 14 Wofford*
  • Rhodes Stadium
  • Elon, NC
L 9–343,367[11]

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References

  1. ^ "An inevitable first for FIU: taste of defeat". The Miami Herald. September 8, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Paladins pour it on". The State. September 15, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Elon turns Smith errors into points". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies bounce Elon". News and Record. September 29, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NSU beats up Elon". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gardner–Webb 38, Elon 27". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 2002. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Moore than enough". Johnson City Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cosentino leads Hofstra". Daily News. November 3, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Murdaugh, Palmer lead way for Elon". News and Record. November 10, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Elon controls clock, defeats Charleston Southern". News and Record. November 17, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McKoy, Wofford pin loss on Elon". News and Record. November 24, 2002. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2002 Elon Phoenix Football". elon_ftp.sidearmsports.com. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
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