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09/17/22 - Matthew McKay, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

Matthew McKay threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen Hampton rushed for 204 yards and Elon held off Gardner-Webb 30-24 on Saturday. Elon led 20-3 early in the second quarter before Gardner-Webb reeled off 21 straight points for a four-point lead at the break. The Phoenix had the only touchdown of the third quarter, a 27-yard connection between McKay and Jordan Bonner, and Skyler Davis added a 41-yard field goal early in the fourth for a 30-24 lead. Davis also opened the scoring with a 45-yard field goal and he made it 13-3 with a 51-yarder. Bryson Daughtry had a team-high 88 yards receiving on just three grabs for Elon (2-1). Bonner and DJ Moyer each only made one catch — both going for 20-plus-yard touchdowns. Bailey Fisher threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns for Gardner-Webb (1-2). - AP College Football

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QB Matthew McKay, Elon
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09/10/22 - Matthew McKay, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

Matthew McKay threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns and Elon stifled Wofford 26-0 on Saturday. McKay threw scores of 3 and 6 yards to Jackson Parham and connected on a 27-yarder to Jordan Bonner for Elon (1-1). The Terriers managed just 128 yards of offense. Wofford now has been outscored 57-0 and collected just 358 yards of offense in its first two games. Wofford hadn't been shut out since the 2016 season when it was blanked three times. It was the 40th meeting between the two programs in a series that now has been played for a century. Wofford (0-2) owns the series advantage 28-12. - AP College Football

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QB Matthew McKay, Elon
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08/13/22 - Cole Coleman, Sr/2023, Elon + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB - Cole Coleman, 5-10, 193, senior, Elon,...A two-time all-conference player, Coleman was named first team All-CAA last year after leading Elon's opportunistic defense with 71 tackles. He added 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack, while ranking No. 26 in the nation in forced fumbles with three. Coleman also had three pass break-ups, an interception and a blocked kick.

Arguably, Coleman's best game came against William & Mary when he had 10 tackles, a forced fumble, and interception and a blocked kick. He added eight tackles in the win at ranked Richmond. He led Elon to a third-place finish in CAA Football a year ago and is a centerpiece of a defense that returns nine starters in 2022. Coleman has started 30 games during his career at Elon and has 246 career tackles to go with six passes defended and two interceptions. He had a career-high 84 tackles in 2019. - Elon Football

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CB Cole Coleman, Elon
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08/02/22 - Torrence Williams, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): Torrence Williams, DL, Elon,...Williams, a local product from Williams High School, finished with 46 tackles on the defensive line, 6.0 tackles for loss, three sacks and a blocked kick. He had two sacks in a win over No. 25 Rhode Island and blocked a key fourth quarter field goal attempt in a win over Maine. - Elon Football

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DT Torrence Williams, Elon
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08/02/22 - Skyler Davis, Sr/2023, Elon + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): Skyler Davis, Elon, Sr., PK,...Davis made 17-of-22 field goals in 2021, including his final nine of the season. He was 9-of-10 from 40-49 yards away and became the first Elon player to make a pair of 50-yard field goals in the same game. He tied the school record with a 52-yarder against Towson and then added another 50-yarder in that game. Davis was also 5-of-5 on field goal attempts in the win over No. 25 Rhode Island to conclude the season. - Elon Football

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K Skyler Davis, Elon
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08/02/22 - Cole Coleman, Sr/2023, Elon + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): Cole Coleman, Elon, Sr., S,...Coleman was also first team All-CAA a year ago, posting a team-high 71 tackles, adding 3.5 for loss and a sack. He had three pass break-ups, an interception and a blocked kick. Coleman's three forced fumbles were ranked among the top 30 nationally as he started all 11 games for the Phoenix. - Elon Football

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CB Cole Coleman, Elon
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08/02/22 - Jackson Parham, Sr/2023, Elon + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): Jackson Parham, Elon, Sr., WR,...Parham had a breakout season in 2021, catching 57 passes for 820 yards and earning first team All-CAA honors. He ranked in the top 45 nationally in both receiving yards and receptions per game, finishing with a pair of 100-yard games, including 122 receiving yards against New Hampshire. He had at least two receptions in every game and finished with 50+ yards receiving nine times. - Elon Football

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WR Jackson Parham, Elon
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11/28/21 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Davis Cheek, Elon, QB, Sr.,...Cheek had one of the greatest seasons for a quarterback in Elon history and has been named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the nation's top offensive player at the FCS level. He finished 253-of-397 passing for 2,924 yards, ending with 17 touchdowns and five interceptions. He never threw more than one interception in a game and was responsible for at least three touchdowns (passing/rushing) in a game four times. He threw for at least 300 yards four times as well. - Elon Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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11/28/21 - Cole Coleman, Sr/2023, Elon + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Cole Coleman, Elon, S, Jr.,...Coleman was a major factor in Elon's #MayhemDefense performance throughout 2021. He finished with a team-best 71 tackles, adding 4.0 for loss and a sack against New Hampshire. His was a big-play maker with three forced fumbles and an interception. Coleman also had a blocked kick against William & Mary and ended the year with three pass break-ups. Coleman had a season-best 10 tackles against William & Mary and had six or more eight times. He had 1.5 tackles for loss in a win at Maine. - Elon Football

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CB Cole Coleman, Elon
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11/28/21 - Jackson Parham, Sr/2023, Elon + More +

2021 ALL-CAA FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Jackson Parham, Elon, WR, Jr.,...Parham was named first team All-CAA after leading Elon with 57 receptions for 820 yards. He ranked third in the CAA in both statistics. He caught 10 passes for 106 yards against William & Mary and added a career-best 122 receptions, on six catches, in a win over New Hampshire. Parham made his presence felt immediately, opening the season with seven catches for 99 yards against Wofford and had 91 yards receiving in the team's win over No. 25 Rhode Island to end the campaign. Parham had at least two catches in every contest during the 2021 season. - Elon Football

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WR Jackson Parham, Elon
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11/23/21 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

2021 CAA FOOTBALL CHUCK BOONE LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE AWARD (COACHES): Davis Cheek, Elon,...Cheek is the recipient of the prestigious Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award, an honor that embodies the highest standards of leadership, integrity, teamwork and sportsmanship in academics and athletics. The Elon quarterback earned all-conference honors after completing 253-of-397 passes for 2,924 yards and 17 touchdowns this season. The Phoenix team captain was a semifinalist for the prestigious Campbell Trophy, which is awarded to the top football scholar-athlete in the nation. Cheek, who was the CAA Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2020, graduated cum laude with a degree in strategic communications and is working towards his MBA. - CAA Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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11/20/21 - Jaylan Thomas, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

Jaylan Thomas ran for 135 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns and Elon beat FCS No. 25-ranked Rhode Island 43-28 on Saturday. Thomas' 15-yard scoring run with 2:15 left in the first quarter made it 14-7 and Elon peeled away from there. Elon (6-5, 5-3 Colonial Athletic Association) finishes with its first winning record since the 2018 team went 6-5. It's also the first five-win conference effort since 2017. Elon closed the year with two consecutive wins and defeated two teams that were ranked at the time of play. The Phoenix also beat then No. 21-ranked Richmond 20-7 in October. Rhode Island's (7-4, 4-4) two-game win streak came to an end. In a season of runs, the Rams started with five straight wins, followed with three straight defeats then won back-to-back. Kasim Hill threw for 394 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for the Rams. - AP College Football

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RB Jaylan Thomas, Elon
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11/13/21 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

McKinley Witherspoon ran for a pair of scores and Davis Cheek threw for one and Elon never trailed in its 37-14 win against Towson on Saturday. Witherspoon ran for 1-yard score for a 7-0 lead before Skyler Davis made a career-long, 52-yard field goal late in the first quarter. Davis added a 28-yarder with 10:29 before halftime for a 13-0 lead. Vincent Amendola got Towson on the board with a 5-yard scoring run at the end of a nine-play, 73-yard drive five minutes later. But the Phoenix (5-5, 4-3 Colonial Athletic Association) countered with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Witherspoon carrying it in from 1 and a 20-7 margin with 2:07 before halftime. Jerry Howard Jr. ran for 126 yards on 17 carries for the Tigers. Towson (4-6, 3-4) has lost back-to-back games and three of its last four. - AP College Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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10/23/21 - Davis Cheek, Sr/2022, Elon + More +

Davis Cheek threw two touchdown passes - including a 58-yarder to Bryson Daughtry on Elon's second play from scrimmage - and ran for a score as the Phoenix turned backed New Hampshire 24-10 in Colonial Athletic Association play on Saturday. Cheek completed 27 of 31 passes for 328 yards with one interception for Elon (4-3, 3-1) and his TD strike to Daughtry staked the Phoenix to a 7-0 lead just 43 seconds into the game. New Hampshire (3-4, 2-2) rallied to take a 10-7 lead, scoring on Bret Edwards' 5-yard TD toss to Griffin Helm with 6:16 left in the first quarter and Sean Lehane's 36-yard field goal 51 seconds into the second, but the Wildcats wouldn't score again. Cheek's 3-yard TD run capped a 10-play, 86-yard drive with 1:23 left before halftime, giving the Phoenix the lead for good. Elon pulled away with Cheek's 18-yard TD throw to Chandler Brayboy and Skyler Davis' 45-yard field goal in the third quarter. Jackson Parham finished with six receptions for 122 yards. The Phoenix were held to 54 yards rushing on 30 carries. Edwards completed 16 of 30 passes for 127 yards with one interception for New Hampshire, which was held to 214 yards of offense. - AP College Football

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QB Davis Cheek, Elon
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10/10/21 - Matthew McKay, rSr/2023, Elon + More +

Matthew McKay passed for two touchdowns, Isaiah Ifanse ran for two and Montana State cruised to a 45-7 win over Cal Poly on Saturday. The Bobcats (5-1, 3-0 Big Sky Conference) broke the game open with 28 points in the second quarter for a 35-0 lead. Ifanse had a 12-yard scoring reception to go with a pair of short touchdown runs and backup quarterback Tommy Mellott broke free for a 74-yard score. McKay, who was 14 of 18 for 163 yards, also threw a touchdown pass to Treyton Pickering in the first quarter. Montana State had four interceptions, highlighted by Callahan O'Reilly's pick-6 in the third quarter. Later in the third, Shakobe Harper scored the only touchdown for the Mustangs (1-5, 0-3). The Bobcats had a 441-264 advantage in total offense and scored 21 points off turnovers. - AP College Football

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