Tuskegee Golden Tigers feature five home games in bid for fifth straight SIAC football championship

Under Coach Willie Slater’s leadership, Tuskegee is 42-5 for the last four years. Slater maybe the best head football coach in Division II.

Alvin Jackson, Tuskegee University director of athletics, recently released the 2010 football schedule, which includes an 11-game slate for the Golden Tigers, defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) champions. The Golden Tigers, 10-2 in 2009, will play in three neutral site classics, five home games and three other road contests.

Homecoming 2010 will be celebrated on November 6, when the Golden Tigers tangle with the Dragons of Lane College. Nine games make up the required SIAC conference slate. Two out-of-conference games are booked with Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponents, Texas Southern University and Alabama State University.

Tuskegee opens the 2010 season at home against Benedict at Abbott Stadium in a conference matchup. On September 11, the Golden Tigers will face in-state conference rival Stillman in Tuscaloosa. Tuskegee will entertain Albany State at Abbott Stadium on September 18. The Golden Tigers will fly to Los Angeles, Calif., for a showdown with Texas Southern University in the Angel City Classic at the 100,000-seat Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 25. After returning from the West Coast, Tuskegee will host Miles College at Abbott Stadium on October 2.

The 75th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic will be staged at McClung Stadium in Columbus, Ga., on October 9. This is the longest-running HBCU rivalry and the 2010 game will be the 100th overall meeting between Tuskegee and Morehouse. Two road encounters against SIAC foes, Fort Valley State and Clark Atlanta, on October 16 and October 23, follow the Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic. The Golden Tigers will close out the month of October, hosting Kentucky State on October 30.

SIAC conference opponent Lane will serve as the Homecoming guest for Tuskegee on November 6. The regular season will end with the 87th Annual Turkey Day Classic against long-time in-state rival Alabama State at Cramton Bowl, Montgomery. The Golden Tigers and the Hornets will meet for the 97th time.

Tuskegee will seek its fifth consecutive conference title, 29th overall SIAC crown, and its ninth HBCU National Championship. Under Coach Willie Slater’s leadership, Tuskegee is 42-5 for the last four years. The Golden Tigers have won 63 of 71 games (63-8) in a streak that dates back to 2004 and will be gunning for their seventh consecutive 10-plus win season.

Tuskegee Golden Tigers 2010 Football Schedule

09/04/10 - *Benedict College, at Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee, AL 1:00 p.m.
09/11/10 - *Stillman College, at Stillman Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL 5:00 p.m.
09/18/10 - *Albany State University at Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee, AL 1:00 p.m.
09/15/10 - Texas Southern University at Angel City Classic, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
10/02/10 - *Miles College, at Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee, AL 1:00 p.m.
10/09/10 - *Morehouse College at A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium, Columbus, GA 2:00 ET, 75th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic
10/16/10 - *Fort Valley State University at Wildcat Stadium, Ft. Valley, GA 2:00 p.m.
10/23/10 - *Clark-Atlanta University at Panther Stadium, Atlanta, GA 2:00 p.m. ET
10/30/10 -*Kentucky State University at Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee, AL 1:00 p.m.
11/06/10 -*Lane College (Homecoming) at Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee, AL 1:00 p.m.
11/25/10 - Alabama State University at Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, AL 1:00 p.m.
(87th Turkey Day Classic)

*SIAC Conference Games