Davidson Wildcats @ Elon Phoenix

0-2, 0-1 Away

Final

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Davidson DAV	0	0	7	0	7
Elon ELON	10	31	7	7	55

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Landen Clark accounts for 4 TDs, Elon beats Davidson 55-7

Sep 6, 2025, 11:24 pm

ELON, N.C. -- — Landen Clark threw three touchdown passes and ran for another TD and Elon scored 31 second-quarter points on Saturday night as the Phoenix beat Davidson 55-7.

Clark opened the scoring with a 1-yard TD run about 3 1/2 minutes into the game, then hit Landyn Backey for scoring strikes of 22 and 44 yards to make it 24-0 with 8:04 left in the first half.

TJ Thomas Jr. ran for a 5-yard touchdown, Luke Barnes — who made a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter — kicked a 38-yarder, and Isaiah Fuhrmann caught a 20-yard TD pass from Clark with 44 seconds left in the second quarter that made it 41-0 at halftime.

Coulter Cleland threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ivan Hoyt early in the third quarter for Davidson (0-2).

Jimmyll Williams and Dan Frederick each added a touchdown run for Elon (1-1), which finished with 289 yards rushing. The Phoenix had 30 first downs and 547 total yards.

Davidson converted 3 of 14 third downs and finished with 158 total yards.

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Game Information

Elon, NC

FCS

Pioneer Football League	CONF	OVR
Drake	4-0	5-2
Dayton	4-1	6-2
Presbyterian	3-1	7-1
Butler	3-1	5-3
St. Thomas-Minnesota	3-2	5-3
San Diego	2-2	4-4
Stetson	2-3	3-6
Morehead State	2-3	4-5
Marist	1-3	3-5
Davidson	0-4	1-7
Valparaiso	0-4	1-7

Coastal Athletic Association	CONF	OVR
Rhode Island	5-0	7-2
Monmouth	4-0	7-1
Villanova	5-1	6-2
Maine	3-1	4-4
New Hampshire	3-2	5-4
William & Mary	3-2	4-4
Stony Brook	2-2	4-4
North Carolina A&T	2-2	2-6
Elon	2-3	4-5
Campbell	2-3	2-7
Towson	1-3	3-5
Bryant	0-4	2-6
UAlbany	0-4	1-7
Hampton	0-5	2-7

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