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No. 22 Elon Set for Short Trip to Wake Forest Saturday Afternoon

9/18/2019 12:38:00 PM

at Wake Forest
Sept. 21 | 12 p.m.
Winston-Salem, N.C.
BB&T Field
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ELON, N.C. – Closing out the 2019 non-conference schedule, No. 22 Elon University football will visit Wake Forest at BB&T Field on Saturday, Sept. 21, for a 12 p.m. kickoff. Fans can watch the game live on regional sports networks with Evan Lepler, Dave Archer and Abby Labar on the call. 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 981st in program history.
-...the 230th as a FCS program.
-...the 12th all-time between Elon and Wake Forest.

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

GAME DAY TICKET INFORMATION
-Tickets to Saturday's game against Wake Forest are available by clicking here.
-Tickets to see each of Elon's four 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.
-Announced this week, mini packs including the James Madison game on Sept. 28 are now on sale through the ticket office. With the mini pack, starting at just $40, fans can purchase tickets to the James Madison game, as well as one of the other three home games against nationally-ranked foes Delaware (Oct. 12) and Maine (Nov. 9) or homecoming against William & Mary (Nov. 2). 

HOW TO WATCH THE GAME
-TV affiliates carrying Saturday's game can be found by clicking here.
-Regionally in North Carolina, fans in the Raleigh/Durham, Wilmington, Greenville and New Bern areas can catch the game on FOX Sports South.
-Fans in Charlotte, Asheville, Greensboro and Winston-Salem can see the game on FOX Sports Southeast.

SERIES HISTORY
-Wake Forest stands as Elon's most common FBS opponent with Saturday's game being the third between the two teams since Elon moved to Division I football.
-Overall, Wake Forest leads the all-time series 10-0-1. 

LAST TIME OUT
-Davis Cheek threw a career-high five touchdown passes to five different receivers and Elon scored on each of its first six drives to earn a 42-20 road victory at Richmond.
-Shamari Wingard ran back Elon's first kickoff return for a touchdown since the 2007 season. The first return of any kind on a kick this season for the Phoenix, Wingard took it 96 yards to the house.

IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
-Elon ranks No. 22 in both the STATS FCS poll and the AFCA Coaches Poll this week.
-With the national ranking, Elon has been ranked for 22 of its last 23 games going back to Sept. 30, 2017, against Albany. 

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 to CAA Football action, Elon will host James Madison on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. on Family Weekend.
-James Madison is currently ranked No. 2 in the nation in both national polls heading into this weekend's game at Chattanooga.
 
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