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NCAA FOOTBALL:  SEP 29 New Hampshire at Elon
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Elon Flips Calendar to October With Visit to New Hampshire Saturday

10/2/2019 11:00:00 AM

at New Hampshire
Oct. 5 | 3:30 p.m.
Durham, N.H.
Wildcat Stadium
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FloSports
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Elon Notes (PDF)
New Hampshire Notes (PDF)
CAA Football Notes (PDF)
ELON, N.C. – With CAA Football action now in full swing, Elon University football will hit the road for a Saturday, Oct. 5, meeting with New Hampshire at Wildcat Stadium in Durham, N.H., at 3:30 p.m. Fans can watch the game live on FloSports with Brendan Glasheen and Mike Murphy on the call. Regionally, the game will also air on NBC Sports Boston. Phoenix fans can also listen to the game on the TuneIn app with Taylor Durham and Matt Krause calling the action. 
 
SATURDAY'S GAME IS...
-...the 983rd in program history.
-...the 232nd as a FCS program.
-...the sixth all-time between Elon and New Hampshire.

AN ELON WIN WOULD BE...
-...Elon's 511th in program history.
-...Elon's 99th as a FCS program. 
-...Elon's second all-time over New Hampshire.
-...Tony Trisciani's third at Elon and as a head coach.

HOW TO WATCH THE GAME
-With the CAA and FloSports partnering to broadcast select events, special CAA fan pricing is now available with two options available:
     1. Signing up month-to-month for $12.50 per month
     2. Signing up for a yearly subscription for $95.88 ($7.99 per month)
-Included with either subscription to FloSports, fans have unlimited ability to watch games live and on-demand while also getting other exclusive CAA content.
-Either subscription unlocks access to premium content across the entire FloSports network and fans can watch the events across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and the App Store.
-For more information about what's available on FloSports, click here.

TICKET INFORMATION
-Tickets to Saturday's game against New Hampshire are available by clicking here.
-Tickets to see each of Elon's remaining home games are still on sale and can be purchased through the Elon Ticket Office online at elonphoenix.com/tickets, by visiting the Ticket Office or by calling (336) 278-6750.

SERIES HISTORY
-Elon and New Hampshire have met five times to date with the Wildcats owning a 4-1 lead in the series.
-Last season, Elon earned a 30-9 victory over New Hampshire on Family Weekend at Rhodes Stadium with Marcus Willoughby leading Elon's strong defensive effort. Overall, the Phoenix allowed just 46 yards in the second half and Willoughby finished with 4.5 tackles for loss to set the tone.

LAST TIME OUT
-No. 2 James Madison ran for 336 yards at Rhodes Stadium on the way to a 45-10 win on Family Weekend at Elon.
-Elon scored on the second play of the game with a 66-yard touchdown strike from Davis Cheek to Avery Jones. After that, JMU rattled off 38-straight points on the way to the win.

COACH'S HOMECOMING
-Elon head coach Tony Trisciani, a Manchester, N.H., native, makes his head coaching debut in his home state this weekend.
-Trisciani spent six seasons from 1998-99 and 2001-04 as a coach at New Hampshire before moving on to other stops on the way to his first head-coaching job here at Elon.
-Along the way, he coached with each of UNH's last two head coaches in Bill Bowes and Sean McDonnell. During his time at UNH, he also coached with Ryan Day (head coach, Ohio State) and Chip Kelly (head coach, UCLA). During one stint, he was Kelly's roommate and they carpooled to and from work together. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION...
-...about this week's game, visit the game notes in the information box at the top of the page.

UP NEXT
-Returning home before its first open date of the season, Elon will host Delaware at Rhodes Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m.
-Delaware marks the only team in CAA Football that Elon has not defeated, falling just short by 10, four and 12 points on three occasions against the Blue Hens. 
 
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