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38
8-3 , 6-2
24
4-6 , 1-6
8-3 , 6-2
38
Final
24
4-6 , 1-6
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 | |
| 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Game Recap: Football | | by Jason Knavel, Associate AD for Strategic Communications
Hampton, Va. – The No. 18/21 Elon University football team closed the 2022 regular season with three consecutive wins, capping the strong finish with a 38-24 win over Hampton Saturday on the road. The Phoenix improve to 8-3 on the season and finish CAA Football play with a record 6-2.
Elon has a bye week as the rest of the country plays in week 12 and the Phoenix will await a possible FCS playoff bid. The selection show takes place Sunday, Nov. 20 at 12:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Elon also has the opportunity of hosting a first-round playoff game, which will take place Saturday, Nov. 26.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UP NEXT
Elon has a bye week as the rest of the country plays in week 12 and the Phoenix will await a possible FCS playoff bid. The selection show takes place Sunday, Nov. 20 at 12:30 p.m. on ESPNU. Elon also has the opportunity of hosting a first-round playoff game, which will take place Saturday, Nov. 26.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Elon scored touchdowns on its first three drives of the game, but Hampton attempted to keep pace with two touchdowns and a field goal.
- Jalen Hampton scored rushing touchdowns on each of Elon's first two drives and Matthew McKay added a three-yard scoring pass to Johncarlos Miller II on the next possession.
- Elon led 21-17 at the half before the Phoenix defense came up big. Omar Rogers had interceptions on the first two Hampton possessions of the second half and the Phoenix took a 31-17 lead into the fourth quarter. McKay found Jackson Parham for a nine-yard TD and Skyler Davis made a 26-yard field goal to build the lead.
- Hampton got back within a score late in the fourth quarter on a touchdown, but Jalen Hampton iced the game with a 49-yard run and then he scored from eight yards out for his third touchdown of the ball game.
Hear from @TonyTrisciani after today's 38-24 win to move Elon to 8-3 on the season. #AED pic.twitter.com/Qf091QAmdZ
— Elon Football (@ElonFootball) November 12, 2022
STATS AND NOTES
- Jalen Hampton finished with 24 carries for 177 yards. That total gives him 1,023 rushing yards on the year, the most since John Taylor had 1,069 in 2004.
- Elon's eight wins and conference wins ties for the most in the program since 2017.
- Elon improved to 3-3 away from home in 2022 to go with a perfect 5-0 home record.
- This was the first meeting all-time between the two programs.
- Elon gave up its first second-half touchdown in a win this year. Over the course of its eight wins, the Phoenix has given up only 16 second-half points.
- Elon ran for 120 or more yards for the 10th time in 11 games this year.
- Matthew McKay was 16-of-19 passing for 199 yards and two touchdowns.
- Jackson Parham had a team-high five catches and added 55 yards. Chandler Brayboy led the team with 60 yards receiving.
- Jeff Yurk averaged 47.0 yards on three punts.
- Among Omar Rogers' two interceptions was a 71-yard return to the Hampton 12-yard line.
UP NEXT
- Elon has a bye during week 12 and awaits a possible FCS playoff bid, which will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 20.
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