The 2017 Elon Phoenix football team represented Elon University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti and played their home games at Rhodes Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Furman in the first round.
Preseason poll First place votes in parentheses PlaceSchool 1 James Madison (21) 2 Richmond (3) 3 Villanova 4 New Hampshire 5 Delaware 6 Albany 7 William & Mary 8 Stony Brook 9 Maine 10 Towson 11 Elon 12 Rhode Island
Schedule
Game summaries
At Toledo
At Furman
Charleston Southern
At Richmond
Albany
William & Mary
At Rhode Island
At Villanova
Towson
At New Hampshire
James Madison
FCS Playoffs
Furman–First Round
Ranking movements
References