Record4-5through 9 games
Nextvs HamptonSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET

The rest of the season

Two real tests left: Campbell 18%, Towson 36%

Win out 6% · expect 1.4 of 3 more wins

Elon's chance to win each game left, from our model: Hampton 92%, Campbell 18%, Towson 36%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Elijah Guttman 519 · Rushing Kamerin McDowell-Moore 1,182 · Receiving Kenaz McMillian 263 All player stats

The model#91 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Elon · 2026 schedule and results4-5Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 36% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 27Glenville StateW 42-7Elon won 42-7 vs Glenville State. Chance to win started at 66%, low 63%, high better than 99%.1-00-0Pass Stober 254 · Rush Williams 77 · Rec Kirsch 68
1Sep 5@DavidsonW 38-0Elon won 38-0 at Davidson. Chance to win started at 96%, low 96%, high better than 99%.2-00-0Pass Crews IV 108 · Rush McDowell-Moore 88 · Rec Alford 70
2Sep 12@Rhode IslandL 10-31Elon lost 10-31 at Rhode Island. Chance to win started at 22%, low under 1%, high 52%.2-10-1Pass Crews IV 183 · Rush McDowell-Moore 117 · Rec Magazu 56
3Sep 19Sacred HeartW 24-21Elon won 24-21 vs Sacred Heart. Chance to win started at 84%, low 59%, high better than 99%.3-11-1Pass Guttman 142 · Rush McDowell-Moore 75 · Rec Alford 62
4Sep 26MaineW 43-17Elon won 43-17 vs Maine. Chance to win started at 74%, low 72%, high better than 99%.4-12-1Pass Guttman 179 · Rush McDowell-Moore 126 · Rec Magazu 57
5Oct 3@New HampshireL 23-30Elon lost 23-30 at New Hampshire. Chance to win started at 59%, low under 1%, high 66%.4-22-2Pass Guttman 192 · Rush McDowell-Moore 273 · Rec McMillian 93
6Oct 10WoffordL 0-16Elon lost 0-16 vs Wofford. Chance to win started at 62%, low 1%, high 79%.4-32-2Pass Stober 40 · Rush McDowell-Moore 162 · Rec Hart 33
7Oct 17@StanfordL 7-34 74Elon lost 7-34 at Stanford. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 3%.4-42-2Pass Crews IV 52 · Rush McDowell-Moore 164 · Rec Backey 19
8Bye week
9Oct 31@North Carolina A&TL 10-13Elon lost 10-13 at North Carolina A&T. Chance to win started at 61%, low 3%, high 83%.4-52-3Pass Stober 100 · Rush McDowell-Moore 102 · Rec Winston 40
10Nov 7Hampton2 pm ET92% to win
11Nov 14Campbell2 pm ET18% to win
12Nov 21@Towson1 pm ET36% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Elon, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31@North Carolina A&TL 10-13———−0.11024.1%1.03One-score loss
Oct 17@StanfordL 7-34———−0.04830.2%1.39Defense's roughest night
Oct 10WoffordL 0-16———−0.55130.5%0.74Season-low EPA/play
Oct 3@New HampshireL 23-30———−0.05237.1%1.46Most explosive
Sep 26MaineW 43-17———+0.10736.5%1.42
Sep 19Sacred HeartW 24-21———+0.22339.3%1.35One-score win
Sep 12@Rhode IslandL 10-31———−0.24035.8%1.16
Sep 5@DavidsonW 38-0———+0.13650.8%1.06Best success rate
Aug 27Glenville StateW 42-7———+0.23449.4%1.23Season-high EPA/play
Season average (9 games)——−0.03337.1%1.20

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Hamptonvs Hampton · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Elon has won one of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last four.

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 5-5

Range of outcomes · Elon · 2026

Elon’s most common regular-season record in our model is 5-7. Most outcomes (90%) land from 5-7 to 6-6.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

4 wins 4%; 5 wins 52%; 6 wins 38%; 7 wins 6%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor4-8Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base5-7Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling7-5Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 41 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-5

Game feel41rock fightscombined pts / game13th highest-scoring of 13 in the Coastal Athletic
Heart rate1-2some dramain one-score games (3 of 9)10th most one-score games of 13 in the Coastal Athletic
Margin+3.1competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 13 in the Coastal Athletic
Big plays1.20some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)9th most explosive of 13 in the Coastal Athletic
Home crowd6,892avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 13 in the Coastal Athletic

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among Coastal Athletic teams the same season

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