ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina -- The Elizabeth City State University Athletic Department has released their 10-game football slate for the 2012 season. The Vikings will open up the season on September 1st when they travel to take on Newberry College in Newberry, SC. ECSU's only meeting with the Indians was during their record setting 2006 season where Newbery captured a 49-33 victory. Afterwards the Vikings reeled off six straight wins in route to an appearance in the CIAA Championship game and a NCAA Playoff Berth.
The following week ECSU will host the first of four games at Roebuck Stadium, beginning with a rematch of last year's season opener, with Delta State University. This will be the Statesmen's second appearance at Roebuck Stadium, their last coming during the aforementioned Playoff game from 2006 in the first post season contest hosted by ECSU. DSU (2-0 vs. the Vikings) has rallied from behind in both meetings; in the 2006 playoff game, they erased a 10-0 halftime deficit for a 17-10 victory and toppled the upset minded Vikings last season in overtime 28-21 in Cleveland, MS.
The following week (September 15th) ECSU will welcome Albany State University for a first time meeting with the Golden Rams of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAC). Like the Vikings, the Golden Rams, who have won 14 SIAC titles, finished 2011 with an 8-4 record and lost in their conference Championship Game, dropping a 20-17 decision to Miles College.
ECSU will host Homecoming 2012 on October 20th versus Chowan and will close out their home slate on October 27th when they play host to Virginia Union University.
The Vikings' cross division games will be versus Fayetteville State in Fayetteville on September 22nd and vs. the Falcons of St. Augustine's College at the 15th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic on September 29th in Rocky Mount.
ECSU will play three of their five Northern Division opponents on the road against Virginia State (October 6th), Lincoln University of Pa (October 13th) and the regular season finale on November 3rd at Bowie State University.
The 2012 CIAA Football Championship will take place on November 10th. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com and follow on Twitter @ECSUVikings.
2012 ECSU VIKINGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result
09/01/12 at Newberry Newberry, SC 6:30 p.m. ET
09/08/12 vs. Delta State Elizabeth City, N.C. 6:00 p.m. ET 09/15/12 vs. Albany State Elizabeth City, N.C. 6:00 p.m. ET
09/22/12 at Fayetteville State * Fayetteville, NC 6:00 p.m. ET
09/29/12 vs. Saint Augustine's (15th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic) * Rocky Mount, NC 4:00 p.m. ET
10/06/12 at Virginia State * Petersburg, VA 1:00 p.m. ET
10/13/12 at Lincoln (Pa.) * Lincoln, PA 1:00 p.m. ET
10/20/12 vs. Chowan (HOMECOMING) * Elizabeth City, N.C. 1:30 p.m. ET
10/27/12 vs. Virginia Union * Elizabeth City, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET
11/03/12 at Bowie State * Bowie, MD 1:30 p.m. ET
11/10/12 2012 CIAA Football Championship * Durham, NC 1:00 p.m. ET
Home Event: BOLD *Conference Event
COURTESY: ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
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