Box Score
GREENSBORO, November 11, 2006 – Next season, North Carolina A&T and Elon will end an eight-year string of playing one another in football during the fall. Elon rushed 209 yards and the Aggies turned the ball over four times in a 45-0 Phoenix win that evens the all-time series at four games apiece.

Curtis Walls led the Aggies with six receptions for 70 yards as he extended his streak of catching at least one pass in a game to 15. Wes Pope led the Phoenix through the air as he went 13-for-18 for 179 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Mayers added six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, and he also had 63 yards rushing and touchdown.

The Aggies defense played strong early in the game, however, forcing the Phoenix to punt twice in its first two possessions. The Phoenix took its third possession and drove 82 yards with the big play coming on a 25-yard end-and-around to the Aggies 3-yard line. Elon quarterback Wes Pope finished off the drive with a 3-yard touchdown.

The Aggies had a chance to answer immediately as Elon’s Karlos Sullivan fumbled a Lee Woodson punt, and Tony Leath recovered at the Elon 32 near the end of the first quarter. But the Aggies lost 13 yards on the drive, and turned the ball over on downs. 

“I thought that was a big moment in the ball game,’’ said Fobbs. “There are moments in a game that can turn things in one direction or another. But you have to give their defense credit because that’s what defenses are supposed to do. When you’re given a short field, your job is still to stop your opponent from scoring.”

Elon took its momentum and scored on a 34-yard field goal. A short punt set up the Phoenix’s next score as it took over at the Aggies 38 and in one play Michael Mayers scored on a 38-yard wide receiver for a 17-0 lead.

“We made too many mistakes tonight,’’ said Fobbs. “Inconsistency has been a mark of this football team this season. But I must be rubbing off on these young men because they get up and come to work every day with intentions on getting better. Our approach needs to be just that if we want to turn this around.”