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SC STATE Releases 2011 Football Schedule
SC State Releases 2011 Football Schedule
Slate Includes Two FBS Opponents
12/22/2010 2:39:36 PM
Football FLASH
ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State Tuesday (Dec. 21) released its 2011 football schedule, a slate that includes five home games, six road contests and two meetings with Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents.
The Bulldogs open the campaign Thursday, Sept. 1, at Central Michigan, one of two FBS teams Coach Buddy Pough's team will face during the season and the first of three consecutive road opponents for SC State.
The Bulldogs will take on Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Bethune-Cookman at Daytona Beach Sept. 10 before traveling to Bloomington, Ind. Sept. 17 to meet Big 10 member Indiana, the second FBS opponent on the 2011 schedule.
SC State opens its home schedule Sept. 24 against Delaware State. Other home games include North Carolina Central, Oct. 8, in the 2011 Homecoming contest, first-time opponent Georgia State Oct. 15, Florida A&M Oct. 22 and North Carolina A&T Nov. 12.
NCCU is one of two new MEAC members on this year's slate, while Georgia State and the Bulldogs will be meeting for the first time.
Additional road games include Norfolk State Oct. 1, Howard Oct. 29 and Savannah State, the second new league foe on the schedule, Nov. 19.
Absent from this year's schedule, which includes an open date Nov. 5, are traditional MEAC rivals Hampton and Morgan State. The two have been replaced by NCCU and Savannah State.
Starting times for all games on the 2011 schedule, which is listed below, will be announced later.
SEPTEMBER
01 Central Michigan University Away TBA
10 Bethune-Cookman University Away TBA
17 Indiana University Away TBA
24 Delaware State University Home TBA
(Youth/ROTC Day)
OCTOBER
01 Norfolk State University Away TBA
08 North Carolina Central University Home TBA
(Homecoming)
15 Georgia State Home TBA
22 Florida A&M University Home TBA
(Community Day: Paint the Town Red)
29 Howard University Away TBA
NOVEMBER
05 Open
12 North Carolina A&T University Home TBA
(Senior Day)
19 Savannah State University Away TBA
NOTE: Dates, times and locations are subject to change.
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The Bulldogs open the campaign Thursday, Sept. 1, at Central Michigan, one of two FBS teams Coach Buddy Pough's team will face during the season and the first of three consecutive road opponents for SC State.
The Bulldogs will take on Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Bethune-Cookman at Daytona Beach Sept. 10 before traveling to Bloomington, Ind. Sept. 17 to meet Big 10 member Indiana, the second FBS opponent on the 2011 schedule.
SC State opens its home schedule Sept. 24 against Delaware State. Other home games include North Carolina Central, Oct. 8, in the 2011 Homecoming contest, first-time opponent Georgia State Oct. 15, Florida A&M Oct. 22 and North Carolina A&T Nov. 12.
NCCU is one of two new MEAC members on this year's slate, while Georgia State and the Bulldogs will be meeting for the first time.
Additional road games include Norfolk State Oct. 1, Howard Oct. 29 and Savannah State, the second new league foe on the schedule, Nov. 19.
Absent from this year's schedule, which includes an open date Nov. 5, are traditional MEAC rivals Hampton and Morgan State. The two have been replaced by NCCU and Savannah State.
Starting times for all games on the 2011 schedule, which is listed below, will be announced later.
SEPTEMBER
01 Central Michigan University Away TBA
10 Bethune-Cookman University Away TBA
17 Indiana University Away TBA
24 Delaware State University Home TBA
(Youth/ROTC Day)
OCTOBER
01 Norfolk State University Away TBA
08 North Carolina Central University Home TBA
(Homecoming)
15 Georgia State Home TBA
22 Florida A&M University Home TBA
(Community Day: Paint the Town Red)
29 Howard University Away TBA
NOVEMBER
05 Open
12 North Carolina A&T University Home TBA
(Senior Day)
19 Savannah State University Away TBA
NOTE: Dates, times and locations are subject to change.
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