ELON, N.C. – Opening the Tony Trisciani era of Elon University football, the Phoenix will make the short trip to Greensboro on Saturday, Aug. 31, for a 6 p.m. kickoff against North Carolina A&T. Fans can watch the game live on ESPN3 with Spencer Turkin and Stan Lewter on the call. Phoenix fans can also listen to the game on the TuneIn app with Taylor Durham and Matt Krause on the call.

SATURDAY'S GAME IS...
-...the 978th in program history.
-...the 227th as a FCS program.
-...the 12th all-time between Elon and North Carolina A&T.
-...the start of the 98th season of Elon football. 

AN ELON WIN WOULD BE...
-...Elon's 509th in program history.
-...Elon's 97th as a FCS program. 
-...Elon's fifth all-time over North Carolina A&T
-...Elon's first over North Carolina A&T since Nov. 11, 2006.
-...Elon's first season-opening win since 2009.
-...Tony Trisciani's first at Elon and as a head coach.

GAME DAY TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets to Saturday's game at North Carolina A&T are available through the N.C. A&T Ticket Office. Please visit ncataggies.com for more information about purchasing tickets.

JOIN THE PHOENIX CLUB BEFORE KICKOFF!
-Before the game, the Phoenix Club is hosting a social just outside BB&T Stadium at in the Laurel Street Lot.
-Registration for the event does not include a ticket to the game. To purchase tickets, visit ncataggies.com. 
-For more information, please contact Katie Soraghan at (336) 278-6797.

SERIES HISTORY
-Elon and North Carolina A&T have met 11 times to date with the Aggies taking seven victories this far in the series.
-With the series going back to 1999, the two teams have not met since the 2015 season when Elon dropped a 14-7 decision at home inside Rhodes Stadium.
-Elon's last win against North Carolina A&T came last time the Phoenix visited the Aggies on Nov. 11, 2006, when Elon earned a 45-0 victory.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
-Elon is ranked No. 21 in both the AFCA Coaches poll and the STATS FCS poll. 
-Elon has now been ranked for 21 consecutive games going back to Sept. 30, 2017, when Elon hosted Albany at Rhodes Stadium.

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

ELON ON FLOSPORTS
-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.

UP NEXT
-Set for its home opener in Week 2, Elon will host The Citadel on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 2 p.m. inside Rhodes Stadium.
-Elon and The Citadel have not met since the 2013 season.