Two second quarter touchdowns were the difference in Saturday's Southern Conference football showdown between Chattanooga and Elon as the Mocs defeated the Phoenix 20-9 on a soggy afternoon at Rhodes Stadium.
James Madison's football team will kick off the Everett Withers era by visiting Maryland and play five home games as part of a 12-game 2014 schedule announced Tuesday.
Lee Banks rushed for 121 yards while Jaybo Shaw carried for two touchdowns as 24th-rated Georgia Southern snapped a three-game losing streak to the 10th-ranked Elon Phoenix with a 38-21 victory in the Southern Conference football opener for both sides on Saturday night.
Wofford hopes the 2011 Southern Conference championship will run through Gibbs Stadium when it hosts powers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern next fall.
Elon University will hold a press conference on Monday, January 10 at noon in which Director of Athletics Dave Blank will introduce the new head coach of Phoenix football to members of the media and the Elon community.
Scott Riddle passed for 416 yards and three touchdowns as the Elon Phoenix offense racked up 495 total yards on its way to a thrilling 24-19 Southern Conference football victory