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2022 Elon

8–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Elon in 2022, game by game: lost at Vanderbilt 31–42; won at Wofford 26–0; won vs. Gardner-Webb 30–24; won at William & Mary 35–31; won vs. Richmond 30–27; won vs. Towson 27–10; lost at Rhode Island 10–17; lost at New Hampshire 22–40; won vs. Delaware 27–7; won vs. UAlbany 27–3; won at Hampton 38–24; lost at Furman 6–31+26−25Lost 31–42 at Vanderbilt-11VanderbiltWon 26–0 at Wofford+26WoffordWon 30–24 vs. Gardner-Webb+6Gardner-WebbWon 35–31 at William & Mary+4William & MaryWon 30–27 vs. Richmond+3RichmondWon 27–10 vs. Towson+17TowsonLost 10–17 at Rhode Island-7Rhode IslandLost 22–40 at New Hampshire-18New HampshireWon 27–7 vs. Delaware+20DelawareWon 27–3 vs. UAlbany+24UAlbanyWon 38–24 at Hampton+14HamptonLost 6–31 at Furman-25Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atVanderbiltL 31–⁠4233%
Sep 10atWoffordW 26–⁠062%
Sep 17vsGardner-WebbW 30–⁠2468%
Sep 24atWilliam & MaryW 35–⁠3136%
Oct 1vsRichmondW 30–⁠2755%
Oct 8vsTowsonW 27–⁠1077%
Oct 15atRhode IslandL 10–⁠1750%
Oct 22atNew HampshireL 22–⁠4048%
Oct 29vsDelawareW 27–⁠747%
Nov 5vsUAlbanyW 27–⁠375%
Nov 12atHamptonW 38–⁠2466%
Nov 26atFurmanFCS Championship – First RoundL 6–⁠3135%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 31–⁠6 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 51 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1393 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.9 No. 23 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Drew Folmar
Defensive coordinator
Dovonte Edwards

Leaders

Passing yardsMatt McKay QB2,690 yds
Passing touchdownsMatt McKay QB21 TD
Rushing yardsJalen Hampton RB1,062 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Hampton RB10 TD
Receiving yardsBryson Daughtry WR795 yds
Receiving touchdownsBryson Daughtry WR6 TD
TacklesOmar Rogers DB11 tkl
InterceptionsOmar Rogers DB3 INT

Roster 104

The 2022 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal
Cornell Hendrick Jr. WR★★from Old Dominion
Jalen Hampton RB★★★from Virginia Tech
Shon Brown LB★★★from Coastal Carolina
Jake Marion K★★from Georgia State

Transfers out 1

Shamari Wingard CBto Georgia Southern

2022 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary7–⁠111–⁠2
New Hampshire7–⁠19–⁠4
Richmond6–⁠29–⁠4
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
Rhode Island5–⁠37–⁠4
Delaware4–⁠48–⁠5
Villanova4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson4–⁠46–⁠5
Monmouth3–⁠55–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠63–⁠8
Maine2–⁠62–⁠9
Hampton1–⁠74–⁠7
Stony Brook1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.