2012 Elon Phoenix football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Elon Phoenix football Elon Phoenix old wordmark.png 300 Southern Conference SoCon 3–8 1–7 Jason Swepson 2nd Chris Pincince 2nd Ed Pinkham 2nd Rhodes Stadium 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 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern September 1 12:30 pm l y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC 0–62 50,500 September 8 7:00 pm w y North Carolina Central Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 34–14 7,528 September 15 3:00 pm w y 2012 West Virginia State Yellow Jackets West Virginia State Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 48–14 7,053 September 22 6:00 pm l y Georgia Southern 11 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 23–26 18,353 September 29 1:30 pm l Wofford 6 Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 24–49 10,302 October 6 3:30 pm l y Appalachian State 15 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC 23–35 29,073 October 20 3:00 pm w y Western Carolina Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC ESPN3 42–31 10,154 October 27 3:00 pm l Furman Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 17–31 6,158 November 3 2:00 pm l y The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC 24–38 14,853 November 10 1:30 pm l Samford Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC 15–26 6,231 November 17 2:00 pm l y Chattanooga Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN 17–24 8,791 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 References Elon Category:Elon Phoenix football seasons Elon Phoenix football