After a 6-6 finish last season, the Elon Phoenix is looking to break .500 again and is opening up its season with a challenge, playing ACC team Duke – in Durham. They went 5-3 in conference play last season and are looking to follow it up with another strong conference performance paired with a strong non-conference showing. 

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The Elon offense will have to work quickly to establish a starting quarterback, as there is a large question mark about who that will be. The Phoenix added redshirt sophomore Marco Lainez out of the transfer portal from Iowa, who has experience at the FBS level, but only appeared in one game, going 2-7 and rushing for 52 yards in the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. 

Running back TJ Thomas Jr is going into his sophomore season for Elon after an impressive freshman year where he rushed for 577 yards on 89 carries and five touchdowns. In the air, Jamarien Dalton is the top returning wide receiver, as the redshirt senior caught 31 passes for 408 yards and two touchdowns last season. Thomas Jr is also utilized as a wide receiver and caught 13 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in 2024. 

Tight end Dylan Magazu also brings a veteran presence to the Phoenix offense, as he caught 10 passes for 72 yards and one touchdown during his freshman season. The Elon offense is young and inexperienced, but has a few veterans to lean on in 2025. 

On defense, sophomore defensive lineman Kahmari Brown leads the way. In 2024, he had 15 solo tackles, 23 total, four sacks for a total of 44 yards lost and one forced fumble. Behind Brown, redshirt junior Senquavious Alsobrooks leads the secondary and in 2024 he had 33 total tackles, 28 of them solo and five passes defended. 

Similarly to the offense, Elon lost many veterans on defense and will have lots of work to do to become a cohesive unit going into the 2025 season. Finishing 5-3 put the Phoenix in a tie for sixth place in the conference, and they will hope to improve on that record this season with a new-look conference featuring several new teams. 

Who Is The Elon Football Head Coach?

Going into his seventh season as Elon head coach, Tony Trisciani knows what it takes to win and since transitioning to head coach, has taken the Phoenix to the NCAA FCS Playoffs three times. As head coach, he holds a 26-25 overall record with a 21-15 CAA record. He succeeded Curt Cignetti, who would go on to be the head coach at James Madison and then Indiana, giving Trisciani a mentor who knows how to win at the Power 4 level. 

While Trisciani will have a lot of work to do to get his team ready for the 2025 season, he has all of the right resources and skills to do so. Highly popular among his athletes, he has the buy in to his program that any coach needs and also has veterans he can rely on to help guide his new players. 

Elon Football 2025 Schedule

• Aug 28 at Duke
• Sept 6 vs Davidson
• Sept 13 at Western Carolina
• Sept 20 at ETSU
• Sept 17 vs Hampton*
• Oct 4 at Towson*
• Oct 11 vs Villanova*
• Oct 18 at William & Mary*
• Oct 25 at Maine*
• Nov 8 vs Rhode Island*
• Nov 15 at Campbell*
• Nov 22 at North Carolina A&T*

-* denotes conference game 

2024 Elon Football Record

• Aug 30 at Duke - L 26-3
• Sept 7 at North Carolina Central - W 41-19
• Sept 14 vs Western Carolina - L 24-17
• Sept 21 vs ETSU - L 34-14
• Sept 28 vs Richmond - L 27-17
• Oct 12 vs New Hampshire - L 17-10
• Oct 19 at UAlbany - W 30-14
• Oct 26 at Hampton - L 41-21
• Nov 2 vs Campbell - W 50-27
• Nov 9 at William & Mary - W 40-36
• Nov 16 vs Maine - W 31-25
• Nov 23 vs North Carolina A&T - W 31-21

Elon Football Roster

• 0 Tony Hart III — Defensive Back — Redshirt Sophomore
• 0 Zimere Winston — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Sophomore
• 1 Jamarien Dalton — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Senior
• 1 Jesse Powell II — Defensive Back — Redshirt Junior
• 2 Senquavious Alsobrooks — Defensive Back — Redshirt Junior
• 2 Dan Frederick — Running Back — Junior
• 3 Landyn Backey — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Junior
• 3 Kahmari Brown — Defensive Line — Sophomore
• 4 Parris Lowery — Defensive Line — Redshirt Senior
• 5 Ishmel Atkins — Defensive Back — Redshirt Junior
• 5 Tanner Staton — Quarterback — Redshirt Sophomore
• 6 Asher Cunningham — Linebacker — Redshirt Sophomore
• 6 TyQuan Harney — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Freshman
• 7 William Lankford — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Junior
• 7 Ross Smith — Defensive Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 8 DJ Hamilton — Defensive Back — Junior
• 9 Kenaz McMillian — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Sophomore
• 9 Brycen Scott — Defensive Back — Sophomore
• 10 Gavin Brandwood — Defensive Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 10 Marco Lainez — Quarterback — Redshirt Sophomore
• 11 Landen Clark — Quarterback — Redshirt Freshman
• 11 Anthony Martin — Defensive Back — Redshirt Junior
• 12 Eric Jones — Defensive Back — Redshirt Sophomore
• 13 Isaiah Fuhrmann — Wide Receiver — Sophomore
• 13 Ethan Grace — Defensive End — Redshirt Junior
• 15 Davis LeDoyen — Tight End — Redshirt Senior
• 15 Marcus Mauney — Defensive Tackle — Redshirt Senior
• 17 Jaedon Alford — Wide Receiver — Freshman
• 18 Landon Herzberg — Defensive Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 20 TJ Thomas Jr. — Running Back — Sophomore
• 21 Brock Foster — Defensive Back — Redshirt Sophomore
• 22 Jake Marion — Kicker — Redshirt Senior
• 24 Tyler Hart — Defensive Back — Freshman
• 26 Jimmyll Williams — Running Back — Junior
• 27 Brennan Davis — Defensive Back — Redshirt Sophomore
• 28 Matthew Gaskins — Running Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 29 Nick Germain — Running Back — Redshirt Sophomore
• 30 Jordan Glover — Defensive Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 33 Brodie Carroll — Linebacker — Redshirt Sophomore
• 33 Marcus McFarlane — Running Back — Redshirt Junior
• 34 Dylan Magazu — Tight End — Redshirt Sophomore
• 36 Gavin Powell — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Freshman
• 39 Cole Clark — Defensive Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 39 Brock Wilkins — Long Snapper — Redshirt Sophomore
• 40 Will Rhodes — Linebacker — Redshirt Sophomore
• 41 George Helms — Running Back — Redshirt Freshman
• 42 Dillon Pardue — Defensive End — Redshirt Junior
• 47 Tommy Kane — Defensive Back — Redshirt Sophomore
• 48 Jack Berkowitz — Kicker — Junior
• 48 T’kai Wade — Cornerback — Senior
• 50 Brooks Platford — Defensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 51 Trey Hoffman — Long Snapper — Redshirt Sophomore
• 53 Wade Gullickson — Linebacker — Redshirt Junior
• 55 Emerson Baker — Offensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 55 Jake Louro — Defensive Line — Redshirt Senior
• 56 Spenser Cola — Defensive Line — Redshirt Senior
• 59 Michael Muldrow Jr. — Offensive Line — Redshirt Sophomore
• 60 Leighton Lee V — Offensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 62 Ahmarion McLeod — Offensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 65 Timothy Hogan — Offensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 66 Luke Duska — Offensive Line — Redshirt Senior
• 69 Brayden Walker — Offensive Line — Redshirt Sophomore
• 71 Frank Geosits — Offensive Line — Redshirt Sophomore
• 72 James Shaffer — Offensive Line — Redshirt Freshman
• 73 Jake Clemmons — Offensive Line — Redshirt Freshman
• 75 Evan Safreed — Offensive Line — Redshirt Sophomore
• 76 Nolan Irwin — Offensive Line — Freshman
• 77 Cannon Turner — Offensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 78 Carlos Moore Jr. — Offensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 79 Caleb Coble — Offensive Line — Redshirt Freshman
• 80 Jack O’Connell — Tight End — Redshirt Freshman
• 81 Ian Westbrook — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Junior
• 83 Cord Yates — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Freshman
• 84 Jack Boyle — Wide Receiver — Redshirt Sophomore
• 88 Owen Kelley — Wide Receiver — Junior
• 89 Braden Gower — Wide Receiver — Freshman
• 90 Malakahi West — Defensive Line — Redshirt Freshman
• 91 Luke Barnes — Kicker — Sophomore
• 92 Brandon Smiley — Defensive Line — Redshirt Junior
• 93 Will McCoy — Long Snapper — Redshirt Senior
• 95 Chaz Knox — Defensive Tackle — Freshman
• 97 Jeff Yurk — Punter — Redshirt Senior
• 98 Rashad Reid — Defensive Line — Redshirt Freshman
• 99 Jared Kirksey — Defensive Line — Redshirt Senior

Elon Football Coaching Staff 

• Head Football Coach: Tony Trisciani
• Assistant Football Coach (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks): Doug Martin
• Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers): Casey Vance
• Assistant Football Coach (Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks): Milo Austin
• Assistant Football Coach (Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator): Nate Harris
• Clay Hassard Football Assistant Coach / Offensive Line: Alex Stadler
• Assistant Football Coach (Tight Ends): Matt Ford
• Assistant Football Coach (Safeties/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator): Dominique Battle
• Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Line): Joe Perri
• Assistant Football Coach (Wide Receivers): Matt Christian
• Assistant Football Coach (Outside Linebackers): Akeem Dent
• Assistant Football Coach (Kickers, Punters, Snappers, Holders): Mike Nall
• Assistant Defensive Coach (Defensive Line): Chris Schultz
• Director of Player Personnel and Football Operations: Dan Baranik
• Director of Sports Performance: Nick DiMarco
• Director of High School Relations: Hal Capps
• Head Athletics Equipment Manager: Jim Cross
• Life Coach: Bob Disher
• Football Video/Graphics Coordinator: Tanderius Flint

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