Villanova-Elon matchup at a glance

Elon at Villanova
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Villanova Stadium
TV: None. Radio: WTEL-AM (610)
Records: Elon 6-1, 4-0 Colonial Athletic; Villanova 4-3, 2-2
History: Villanova won last year's first meeting, 42-7 in North Carolina.

– Villanova had last week off. The Wildcats are ranked 13th in FCS. This is their third home game. They posted shutouts in the first two. And two of their last three are also here.
– They have won 13 of their last 16 coming out of a bye.
— They have held their last nine opponents under 100 yards rushing. And four of the last five to below 50.
–  They have given up two touchdowns on the last 216 pass attempts by the other team.
– True freshman Kyle McCloskey (Germantown Academy) is expected to get his first start at quarterback. He led the team in rushing with 43 yards in relief in a 30-8 loss at No. 1 James Madison on Oct. 14 that was a one-possession game in the fourth quarter.
– Next week they will host No. 19 Richmond.
– Elon, under first-year coach Curt Cignetti, is No. 10, It was picked to finish next-to-last in CAA preseason poll.
– Defensive coordinator Tony Trisciani is the former Villanova secondary coach.
– The Phoenix have won six straight, their longest streak since 2009, after opening with a 47-13 loss at FBS Toledo. The wins were decided by a total of 23 points. The four CAA wins equal their number of conference wins in the last three years combined.
– Last week they won at Rhode Island by one. Rhode Island missed an extra point and threw an interception deep in Elon territory at the end.
– They have had fourth-quarter comebacks three times.
– Davis Cheek was the national freshman of the week after going 23 of 34 for 331 yards and three TDs.
– DeSean McNair, playing in place of the injured Malcolm Summers, rushed for 128 yards and two scores on 28 carries.