Elon @ Davidson, Week 1 · 2026

38@FINAL0
Sat, Sep 5, 2026Richardson StadiumDavidson, NC

The Story

Elon shuts out Davidson 38–0.

SeriesElon leads 4–0

ClosingClosing Elon −32.5 · O/U 58.5 · final margin 38Elon covered · Under hit

HOW IT WENT

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FINAL

Scoring
  1. Q112:15ElonL.Barnes 39-yd FG
  2. Q211:37ElonK.Mcdowell-Moore 29-yd TD run (L.Barnes kick)
  3. Q29:26ElonJ.Williams 3-yd TD run (L.Barnes kick)
  4. Q20:27ElonJ.Williams 1-yd TD run (L.Barnes kick)
Play-by-play89 plays
Q3Davidson3 plays · -41 yds · 0:00 · Punt24–0
  1. 14:554th & 5 at DAV 24#35 C.Tzoumakas punt 53 yards to the ELO23
  2. 14:553rd & 5 at DAV 24No Huddle-Shotgun rush for 0 yards to the DAV24 (#71 F.Geosits), out of bounds
  3. 14:552nd & 10 at DAV 19No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Adams rush middle for 5 yards gain to the DAV24 (#0 T.Hart III)
  4. 14:551st & 10 at DAV 19No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the DAV19 (#42 D.Pardue; #48 C.Dunn)
  5. 14:55#91 L.Barnes kickoff 65 yards to the DAV00 #1 C.Lyons return 19 yards to the DAV17 fumbled by #1 C.Lyons at DAV17 forced by #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore recovered by DAV #21 J.Gist at DAV19, End Of Play
Q2Davidson1 play · 3 yds · 0:22 · End Of Half24–0
  1. 0:001st & 10 at DAV 18End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:221st & 10 at DAV 18No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 3 yards gain to the DAV21 (#33 B.Carroll)
  3. 0:221st & 10 at ELON 35#39 L.Taylor kickoff 56 yards to the DAV09 #1 C.Lyons return 9 yards to the DAV18 (#18 L.Herzberg; #23 T.Owens)
Q2Elon8 plays · 74 yds · 4:17 · Touchdown24–0
  1. 0:273rd & 1 at DAV 1#26 J.Williams rush middle for 1 yard gain to the DAV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:27 Timeout Elon, clock 00:30 #91 L.Barnes kick attempt good (H: #48 C.Dunn, LS: #51 T.Hoffman)
  2. 0:302nd & 4 at DAV 4Timeout Elon, clock 00:30
  3. 2:002nd & 4 at DAV 4No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Williams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the DAV01 (#90 J.Gilmore; #14 A.Bell)
  4. 2:001st & 9 at DAV 9No Huddle #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush middle for 5 yards gain to the DAV04 (#92 Z.Pollard)
  5. 2:002nd & 9 at DAV 43Timeout Elon, clock 02:00
  6. 4:442nd & 9 at DAV 43No Huddle #12 T.Crews IV pass complete deep left to #17 J.Alford caught at DAV09, for 34 yards to the DAV09 QB hurried by #90 J.Gilmore, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  7. 4:441st & 10 at DAV 44No Huddle #2 D.Frederick rush middle for 1 yard gain to the DAV43 (#14 A.Bell; #90 J.Gilmore)
  8. 4:441st & 10 at ELON 39No Huddle #12 T.Crews IV pass complete short to #34 D.Magazu caught at DAV44, for 17 yards to the DAV44 (#22 H.Meese; #14 A.Bell), 1ST DOWN
  9. 4:442nd & 3 at ELON 33No Huddle #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush middle for 6 yards gain to the ELO39 (#32 R.Bassani; #90 J.Gilmore), 1ST DOWN
  10. 4:441st & 10 at ELON 26No Huddle-Shotgun #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush right for 7 yards gain to the ELO33 (#22 H.Meese)
Q2Davidson10 plays · 49 yds · 4:42 · Missed FG17–0
  1. 4:444th & 12 at ELON 26#35 C.Tzoumakas field goal attempt from 43 yards NO GOOD (H: #46 C.Benoist, LS: #47 N.Pippin), clock 04:44
  2. 6:343rd & 12 at ELON 26No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass incomplete deep right to #3 J.Lightsey thrown to ELO00
  3. 6:342nd & 10 at ELON 24No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ELO26 (#7 D.Quarles III; #14 R.Smith)
  4. 6:341st & 10 at ELON 24No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass incomplete deep right to #85 J.Perozek thrown to ELO00
  5. 6:344th & 12 at ELON 49No Huddle #35 C.Tzoumakas rush left for 25 yards gain to the ELO24, out of bounds at ELO24, 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:344th & 2 at ELON 39No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete short left to #19 C.Glenn caught at ELO35, for 0 yards to the ELO39, out of bounds at PENALTY DAV Pass Interference (#85 J.Perozek) 10 yards from ELO39 to ELO49. NO PLAY
  7. 6:343rd & 7 at ELON 44Timeout Davidson, clock 06:34
  8. 9:263rd & 7 at ELON 44No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ELO39 (#98 R.Reid; #0 T.Hart III)
  9. 9:262nd & 5 at ELON 42No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ELO44 (#15 X.Porter; #43 B.Biegenzahn)
  10. 9:261st & 10 at ELON 47No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 5 yards gain to the ELO42 (#0 T.Hart III)
  11. 9:262nd & 6 at DAV 29No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete deep left to #81 A.Ajigbotosho caught at ELO47, for 24 yards to the ELO47, out of bounds at ELO47, 1ST DOWN
  12. 9:261st & 10 at DAV 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock rush middle for 4 yards gain to the DAV29 (#15 X.Porter; #98 R.Reid)
  13. 9:261st & 10 at ELON 35#39 L.Taylor kickoff 65 yards to the DAV00, Touchback
Q2Elon2 plays · 7 yds · 0:36 · Touchdown17–0
  1. 9:262nd & 3 at DAV 3No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Williams rush middle for 3 yards gain to the DAV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:26 #91 L.Barnes kick attempt good (H: #48 C.Dunn, LS: #51 T.Hoffman)
  2. 10:021st & 7 at DAV 7No Huddle #2 D.Frederick rush for 4 yards gain to the DAV03 (#8 H.Bender)
Q2Davidson3 plays · 0 yds · 1:29 · Punt10–0
  1. 10:024th & 10 at DAV 25#35 C.Tzoumakas punt 0 yards to the DAV25 blocked by #31 C.Larkins recovered by ELO #31 C.Larkins at DAV07, End Of Play
  2. 11:313rd & 8 at DAV 27No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete short to #8 A.Frazier caught at DAV25, for 2 yards loss to the DAV25 (#14 R.Smith; #42 D.Pardue)
  3. 11:312nd & 8 at DAV 27No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass incomplete short middle to #85 J.Perozek thrown to DAV35
  4. 11:311st & 10 at DAV 25No Huddle #8 A.Frazier rush right for 2 yards gain to the DAV27 (#4 N.Kelly)
  5. 11:311st & 10 at ELON 35#39 L.Taylor kickoff 64 yards to the DAV01 #1 C.Lyons return 24 yards to the DAV25 (#24 R.Moss; #5 T.Hart)
Q2Elon3 plays · 50 yds · 0:55 · Touchdown10–0
  1. 11:372nd & 1 at DAV 29No Huddle #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush left for 29 yards gain to the DAV00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:37, 1ST DOWN #91 L.Barnes kick attempt good (H: #48 C.Dunn, LS: #51 T.Hoffman)
  2. 12:321st & 10 at DAV 38No Huddle #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush left for 9 yards gain to the DAV29 (#7 L.Bolden Jr.; #0 H.Brooks)
  3. 12:321st & 10 at ELON 50No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Crews IV pass complete short left to #11 B.Kirsch caught at DAV45, for 12 yards to the DAV38 (#7 L.Bolden Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q2Davidson3 plays · 8 yds · 2:20 · Punt3–0
  1. 12:324th & 2 at DAV 10#35 C.Tzoumakas punt 50 yards to the ELO40 #1 J.Brown return 10 yards to the ELO50 (#4 H.Altenburg)
  2. 14:523rd & 1 at DAV 11No Huddle #19 C.Glenn rush middle for 1 yard loss to the DAV10 (#42 D.Pardue; #4 N.Kelly)
  3. 14:522nd & 10 at DAV 2No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete short middle to #85 J.Perozek caught at DAV11, for 9 yards to the DAV11 (#33 B.Carroll; #1 J.Brown)
  4. 14:521st & 10 at DAV 2No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the DAV02 (#95 C.Knox)
Q1Elon19 plays · 78 yds · 7:45 · Downs3–0
  1. 14:524th & 2 at DAV 2No Huddle #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush middle for 0 yards to the DAV02 (#32 R.Bassani), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 15:003rd & 2 at DAV 2No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Crews IV pass incomplete short right to #11 B.Kirsch thrown to DAV00
  3. 0:002nd & 2 at DAV 2End of 1st quarter.
  4. 0:492nd & 2 at DAV 2No Huddle-Shotgun rush left for 0 yards to the DAV02 (#14 A.Bell)
  5. 0:491st & 10 at DAV 10Timeout Davidson, clock 00:49
  6. 7:371st & 10 at DAV 10No Huddle-Shotgun #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush left for 8 yards gain to the DAV02 (#0 H.Brooks), out of bounds
  7. 7:373rd & 6 at DAV 17No Huddle-Shotgun #12 E.Jones rush middle for 7 yards gain to the DAV10 (#97 E.Harris), 1ST DOWN
  8. 7:372nd & 4 at DAV 15No Huddle #12 T.Crews IV rush middle for 0 yards to the DAV15 fumbled by #12 T.Crews IV at recovered by ELO #12 T.Crews IV at DAV15, End Of Play
  9. 7:371st & 10 at DAV 21No Huddle-Shotgun #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush right for 6 yards gain to the DAV15 (#92 Z.Pollard)
  10. 7:373rd & 14 at DAV 44No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass complete deep middle to #1 J.Dalton caught at DAV21, for 23 yards to the DAV21, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  11. 7:372nd & 14 at DAV 44No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass incomplete short left to #9 K.McMillian thrown to DAV30
  12. 7:371st & 10 at DAV 40No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Williams rush right for 4 yards loss to the DAV44 (#90 J.Gilmore)
  13. 7:373rd & 3 at DAV 47No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober rush right for 7 yards gain to the DAV40 (#22 H.Meese), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  14. 7:372nd & 3 at DAV 47No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass incomplete short middle to #1 J.Dalton thrown to DAV42
  15. 7:372nd & 8 at ELON 48PENALTY DAV Offside (#44 R.Jones) 5 yards from ELO48 to DAV47. NO PLAY
  16. 7:371st & 10 at ELON 46No Huddle #26 J.Williams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the ELO48 (#44 R.Jones)
  17. 7:373rd & 13 at ELON 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass complete short to #11 B.Kirsch caught at ELO45, for 16 yards to the ELO46 (#6 S.Ragland), 1ST DOWN
  18. 7:372nd & 13 at ELON 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass incomplete deep left to #9 K.McMillian thrown to DAV40
  19. 7:371st & 10 at ELON 33No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Frederick rush right for 3 yards loss to the ELO30 (#4 H.Altenburg; #92 Z.Pollard)
  20. 7:373rd & 2 at ELON 28No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass complete short right to #9 K.McMillian caught at ELO33, for 5 yards to the ELO33, out of bounds at ELO33, 1ST DOWN
  21. 7:372nd & 10 at ELON 20No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Williams rush right for 8 yards gain to the ELO28 (#32 R.Bassani; #22 H.Meese)
  22. 7:371st & 10 at ELON 20No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass incomplete short right to #9 K.McMillian thrown to ELO29
Q1Davidson10 plays · 68 yds · 4:38 · Missed FG3–0
  1. 7:374th & 7 at ELON 7#35 C.Tzoumakas field goal attempt from 24 yards NO GOOD (H: #46 C.Benoist, LS: #47 N.Pippin), clock 07:37
  2. 12:153rd & 7 at ELON 7No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass incomplete short middle to #85 J.Perozek thrown to ELO00 broken up by #33 B.Carroll
  3. 12:152nd & 7 at ELON 7No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass incomplete short left to #85 J.Perozek thrown to ELO00
  4. 12:151st & 10 at ELON 10No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete short middle to #10 A.Adams caught at ELO14, for 3 yards to the ELO07 (#21 D.Hite)
  5. 12:151st & 10 at DAV 50No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete deep to #3 J.Lightsey caught at ELO10, for 40 yards to the ELO10, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  6. 12:153rd & 10 at DAV 39No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete short right to #10 A.Adams caught at DAV50, for 11 yards to the DAV50 (#5 T.Hart), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  7. 12:152nd & 10 at DAV 39No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the DAV39 (#33 B.Carroll)
  8. 12:151st & 10 at DAV 39No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass incomplete short middle to #81 A.Ajigbotosho thrown to DAV45
  9. 12:152nd & 2 at DAV 33No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock rush middle for 6 yards gain to the DAV39 (#1 J.Brown), 1ST DOWN
  10. 12:152nd & 7 at DAV 28No Huddle-Shotgun #28 W.Jones rush middle for 0 yards to the DAV28 (#21 D.Hite; #95 C.Knox) PENALTY ELO Offside (#4 N.Kelly) 5 yards from DAV28 to DAV33. NO PLAY
  11. 12:151st & 10 at DAV 25No Huddle-Shotgun #6 C.Bullock pass complete short right to #10 A.Adams caught at DAV28, for 3 yards to the DAV28 (#12 E.Jones), out of bounds
  12. 12:151st & 10 at ELON 35#39 L.Taylor kickoff 65 yards to the DAV00, Touchback
Q1Elon4 plays · 3 yds · 1:16 · Field Goal3–0
  1. 12:154th & 7 at DAV 20#91 L.Barnes field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #48 C.Dunn, LS: #51 T.Hoffman), clock 12:15
  2. 13:313rd & 7 at DAV 20No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass incomplete short middle to #11 B.Kirsch thrown to DAV01 QB hurried by #98 J.Stith
  3. 13:312nd & 13 at DAV 26No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass complete short right to #26 J.Williams caught at DAV23, for 6 yards to the DAV20 (#4 H.Altenburg)
  4. 13:311st & 10 at DAV 23No Huddle-Shotgun #26 J.Williams rush middle for 3 yards loss to the DAV26 (#32 R.Bassani)
Q1Elon3 plays · -8 yds · 1:20 · Fumble0–0
  1. 13:314th & 18 at ELON 32#48 C.Dunn punt 0 yards to the ELO32 #10 A.Adams return 0 yards to the fumbled by #10 A.Adams at recovered by ELO #31 C.Larkins at DAV23, End Of Play
  2. 15:003rd & 18 at ELON 32No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass incomplete short right to #11 B.Kirsch thrown to DAV50 QB hurried by #45 C.Jackson
  3. 15:002nd & 20 at ELON 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 B.Stober pass complete short right to #26 J.Williams caught at ELO32, for 2 yards to the ELO32 (#4 H.Altenburg)
  4. 15:001st & 20 at ELON 30No Huddle #10 B.Stober pass incomplete short middle to #11 B.Kirsch thrown to ELO36 QB hurried by #14 A.Bell
  5. 15:001st & 10 at ELON 40No Huddle-Shotgun #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore rush for 0 yards to the ELO40 (#32 R.Bassani) PENALTY ELO Holding (#63 W.Tellers) 10 yards from ELO40 to ELO30. NO PLAY
  6. 14:511st & 10 at DAV 35#35 C.Tzoumakas kickoff 51 yards to the ELO14 #22 K.Mcdowell-Moore return 26 yards to the ELO40 (#1 C.Lyons; #3 J.Lightsey)

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026
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Elon3217738
Davidson00000

PLAYER STATS

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

ElonElonC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
TJ Crews IV5/710815.410
Brady Stober5/12524.300
Tanner Payne2/33110.300
Totals12/221918.710
DavidsonDavidsonC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Casey Bullock13/321745.400
Jim Franklin4/7284.000
Totals17/392025.200

Rushing

ElonElonCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Kamerin McDowell-Moore15885.9229
Daniel Frederick6284.7020
Jimmyll Williams10232.3211
Tanner Payne2115.506
Brady Stober177.007
Eric Jones155.005
Xavier Spadacini351.705
TJ Crews IV2-10-5.000
Team1-3-3.003
Totals411543.8429
DavidsonDavidsonCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Christos Tzoumakas12525.0025
Casey Bullock8131.6011
Will Jones7111.605
AJ Adams155.005
Andrew Frazier320.702
Caden Glenn1-1-1.000
Jim Franklin2-6-3.000
Totals23492.1025

Receiving

ElonElonRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jaedon Alford27035.0136
Jamarien Dalton23316.5023
Ben Kirsch22814.0016
Josiah Payton12121.0021
Dylan Magazu11717.0017
Daniel Frederick199.009
Jimmyll Williams284.006
Kenaz McMillian155.005
Totals1219115.9136
DavidsonDavidsonRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jacary Lightsey37224.0040
AJ Adams44110.3024
Alani Ajigbotosho33812.7024
Jack Perozek22613.0017
Andrew Frazier4205.009
Brendan Ravin155.005
Totals1720211.9040

Fumbles

ElonElonFUMLOSTREC
TJ Crews IV100
Codey Larkins001
Team100
Totals201
DavidsonDavidsonFUMLOSTREC
AJ Adams110
Christian Lyons100
Totals210

Kick Returns

ElonElonNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Kamerin McDowell-Moore12626.0260
DavidsonDavidsonNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Christian Lyons35217.3240
Jacary Lightsey11818.0180
Totals47017.5240

Punt Returns

ElonElonNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Codey Larkins11818.0180
Jevean Brown11010.0100
Josiah Payton199.090
Totals33712.3180
DavidsonDavidsonNOYDSAVGLONGTD
AJ Adams252.5100

Kicking

ElonElonFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Luke Barnes1/1100.0395/58
DavidsonDavidsonFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Christos Tzoumakas0/20.000/00

Punting

ElonElonNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Connor Dunn313545.00049
Carter Stimson13939.00039
Totals417443.50049
DavidsonDavidsonNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Christos Tzoumakas315050.00053
Team100.0000
Totals415037.50053

Defense

ElonElonTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Tony Hart III5400000
Brodie Carroll4200100
Xavier Porter3100.5100
Dillon Pardue3001000
Rashad Reid3000000
Jordan Glover3201000
Remington Moss3100000
Chaz Knox2211000
Totals572527430
DavidsonDavidsonTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Hudson Altenburg7400.5000
Ayden Bell7200010
Jarmal Gilmore7101.5010
Ryan Bassani5201000
Hayden Bender4300000
Hayden Meese4200000
Zavier Pollard3200.5000
Hunter Brooks3100000
Totals632715040

Elon vs Davidson Team StatsElon vs Davidson Team Stats

Week 1 · 2026
ElonELONDavidsonDAV
171ST DOWNS11
345TOTAL YDS251
191PASS YDS202
154RUSH YDS49
0TURNOVERS1
30:42POSSESSION29:18

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