Well either the Texas tech (tons of passing yards coupled with turnovers) or the NDSU models (ground game and ball control) would be nice. EWU got drilled by both. I suspect turnovers and taking care of ball will be crucial.
Elon is located in Elon, NC a small town dominated by the school and east of Greensboro where NC A&T is. They used to be quite competitive, making playoffs a couple years as I recalled, than have been really bad the past few years. They are the Phoenix so maybe they are rising from the ashes. App State, now 1A got much more press around here as would be expected when they were 1AA. I think the school started as a nominal UCC church sponsored school.