The Phoenix are the football team of Elon University in Elon, North Carolina. They compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) of the NCAA and play in the Colonial Athletic Association.
📜 Elon Phoenix Football History
Elon first fielded a football team in 1909, and the team competed as an independent from then until 1931. After almost 40 years in Conference Carolinas, the Phoenix moved again in 1975 and joined the South Atlantic Conference.
Following another short spell as an independent team, Elon joined the Big South Conference in 2002 and then the Southern Conference in 2003.
Since 2014, the Phoenix has played in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Elon play their home games at Rhodes Stadium.
