2016 Elon Phoenix football team

The 2016 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rich Skrosky and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in CAA play to finish in a tie for 11th place.

2016 Elon Phoenix football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (1–7 CAA)
Head coach	Rich Skrosky (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Damian Wroblewski (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry Petercuskie (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rhodes Stadium

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3					10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4					7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

On December 20, 2016 Rich Skrosky resigned after accepting a coaching job at FIU. He finished at Elon with a record of 7–27.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	Gardner–Webb*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	ASN	L 6–31	11,250
September 10	6:00 pm	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	CUSA.tv	L 14–47	15,807
September 17	7:00 pm	Fayetteville State*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	W 26–3	6,588
September 24	7:00 pm	at No. 8 William & Mary	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 27–10	10,021
October 1	3:30 pm	No. 17 Villanova	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 7–42	10,424
October 7	7:00 pm	New Hampshire	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 10–13	4,416
October 22	3:30 pm	No. 6 Richmond	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 7–35	8,178
October 29	12:00 pm	at Albany	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	ASN	L 3–27	3,916
November 5	2:00 pm	at Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	L 6–23	4,009
November 12	1:30 pm	Rhode Island	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 14–44	6,236
November 19	1:30 pm	at No. 6 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	MadiZone	L 14–63	16,184
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Gardner–Webb

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	14	14	31
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6

See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	7	0	0	7	14
49ers	0	20	13	14	47

See also: 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team

Fayetteville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	0	0	0	3
Phoenix	7	6	7	6	26

See also: 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team

At William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	14	7	3	27
#8 Tribe	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Wildcats	14	21	7	0	42
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2016 Villanova Wildcats football team

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	0	6	13
Phoenix	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Spiders	3	3	22	7	35
Phoenix	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	0	0	3
Great Danes	3	7	7	10	27

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6
Tigers	10	3	0	10	23

See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	10	21	44
Phoenix	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	7	7	0	14
#6 Dukes	17	10	15	21	63

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team