Tuskegee Golden Tigers' game vs. Texas Southern moved to Mobile

Tuskegee University Goldern Tigers coach Willie Slater.

TUSKEGEE, AL -- The game between Tuskegee University of the SIAC and Texas Southern of the SWAC, originally scheduled for the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California, will be played in Mobile, Alabama.

The City of Mobile and Tuskegee University recently reached an agreement for the two schools to meet on Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. at 40,000-seat Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The game will mark the third appearance for Tuskegee playing in the City of Mobile. The Golden Tigers defeated Alabama A&M University 19-6 in 1995 and lost to Shaw University 30-28 in Pioneer Bowl VII in 2004.

In the only other meeting between Tuskegee and Texas Southern, TSU edged the Golden Tigers 10-7 in 1994 at Abbott Stadium in Tuskegee. The game will serve as a home game for the Golden Tigers, giving Tuskegee six home dates. The Tuskegee University Marching Crimson Pipers and the Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul marching bands will perform at halftime.

Tuskegee students attending the game will be admitted with current TU identification cards. There is a $15 ticket charge for Texas Southern students with ID card. General admission is $20.

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