This will be the first meeting between Elon and Davidson on the gridiron since 1954 and the 18th overall match-up in the series.  The Wildcats boast a 16-1 record against Elon in the previous 17 tilts.  In that 1954 contest, Elon came out victorious in a 14-6 decision.

The Phoenix concluded the 2008 season with an 8-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the Southern Conference, placing third in the league.  Elon ended the year ranked 17th in The Sports Network poll and 19th in the FCS Coaches poll.

Davidson finished its 2008 slate with an overall record of 4-7 and a 3-5 ledger in the Pioneer League.

Elon head coach Pete Lembo is in his ninth season as a collegiate head coach and his fourth with the Phoenix.  Lembo sports a 64-28 overall record including a 20-14 mark at Elon.

Tripp Merritt is the head coach of the Wildcats and is in his fifth season as a collegiate head coach, all at Davidson.  Merritt is 20-21 in his career.

Elon senior wide out Terrell Hudgins and junior quarterback Scott Riddle will look to continue their assault on record books this season.  

Hudgins enters his final year sitting just 45 catches shy of tying the FCS record for career receptions, 1,076 receiving yards shy of the FCS record for career receiving yards and just one 200+ yard receiving game shy of equaling the SoCon mark with career 200+ yard receiving contests. 

Meanwhile, Riddle needs just nine games of passing for 200 or more yards to reach the SoCon record for that category, one game of passing for 300 or more yards to tie the SoCon mark in that stat, 1,108 passing yards to equal the SoCon record for career passing yards, seven TD passes to tie the current SoCon mark for career TDs thrown (the current record holder in Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards who is still active) and 85 career completions to even the SoCon career mark in that stat.