Box Score
ELON, N.C. -- Elon's 2013 Homecoming contest was spoiled by the visiting Bulldogs of The Citadel as the Phoenix fell in a 35-10 contest at Rhodes Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

"We didn't do a good job as coaches getting these guys ready during the bye week," said Elon head coach Jason Swepson.  "We have to put this one behind us and finish with two positive outcomes."

The Citadel (4-6, 4-4 Southern Conference) was the first to get on the scoreboard as the Bulldogs took advantage of a Tevin Floyd interception of a Mike Quinn pass to begin its second drive at the Elon 15-yard line.  Quinn attempted a SoCon single-season record 210 passes between interceptions with his last pick coming on Sept. 21.  The Citadel moved to the Elon two where it faced a fourth-and-goal when Ben Dupree drove up the middle for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead with less than five minutes remaining in the first quarter.

After a Bulldog fumble gave Elon (2-8, 1-5) the ball at the Citadel 40-yard line, the Phoenix marched down the field and knotted the game at seven when Tracey Coppedge snared a Quinn pass and raced toward the end zone before diving and hitting the pylon with the ball for the score.  Quinn completed all three of his passes on the drive for 36 yards.

Elon's next possession started at the Bulldog 42 after a 38-yard punt return by Kierre Brown.  On second down, Quinn hit Brown for a 22-yard gain before Karl Bostick toted it 12 yards to the Citadel five.  The Bulldog defense was able to clamp down and forced the Phoenix to attempt a 20-yard field goal which John Gallagher put inside the uprights to move the maroon and gold in front, 10-7.

A David Petroni punt pinned The Citadel at its own three with just under seven minutes remaining in the first half.  The Bulldogs then put together a 97-yard drive to reclaim a 14-10 lead when Dupree scored on a two-yard run.  The big play on the drive came when Dupree hit Dalton Trevino for a 45-yard pass that took the ball from the Bulldogs' own 23 to the Elon 32.

After leading 14-10 at the half, The Citadel was able to find the end zone three times in the final 30 minutes to provide the final margin.

Both Jeremy Gloston and Jonathan Spain posted a game-high 11 tackles.  For Gloston, that number marked a personal high.  Spain's total upped his career total to 226, eighth on Elon's FCS chart.  The Phoenix defense was able to hold the nation's fourth-rated rushing offense to nearly 30 yards less than its per-game average.

Quinn ended the day completing 16 of 36 passes for 139 yards and one score.  His top target was Brown who had four grabs for 42 yards.

The Phoenix will conclude the home portion of its schedule with a 3 p.m. game against Georgia Southern next Saturday afternoon.