Tuskegee announces 2012 football schedule

TUSKEGEE, Alabama — The Tuskegee University Department of Athletics announced its 2012 football schedule today, which includes a 10-game slate for head coach Willie Slater and the Golden Tigers.

The Golden Tigers, 4-6 in 2011, will play four home games, including a neutral site home date at Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala. Homecoming 2012 will be celebrated October 20, when the Golden Tigers tangle with the Thorobreds of Kentucky State University. Seven games make up the required SIAC conference slate.

Two out-of-conference games are booked with Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Alabama A&M University and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) opponent Johnson C. Smith University.

The Golden Tigers open the 2012 season on Sept. 1 against the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs at the 70,000-seat Legion Field and then travel to Atlanta, Ga., for a neutral site game against the Golden Bulls of Johnson C. Smith on Sept. 8.

In its home opener, Tuskegee will face the Lane College Dragons at Abbott Stadium on Sept. 15. After an open date, the Golden Tigers will host the Wildcats of Fort Valley State at Abbott Stadium on Sept. 29.

The 77th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic will be staged at A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium Oct. 6 in Columbus, Ga. This is the longest-running HBCU rivalry and the 2012 game will be the 102nd overall meeting between Tuskegee and Morehouse.

After an in-state road conference matchup with the Tigers of Stillman College on Oct. 13 in Tuscaloosa, the Golden Tigers will entertain Kentucky State for Homecoming 2012 on Oct. 20.

The Golden Tigers travel to Clark Atlanta University on Oct. 27 and Miles College on Nov. 3.

Under negotiation is a tenth game against the Hornets of Alabama State University.


2012 TUSKEGEE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATE   OPPONENT     LOCATION     TIME

9/1 at ALABAMA A&M, Birmingham, AL, Legion Field, 6:00PM

9/8 at Johnson C. Smith, Atlanta, GA 7:30PM  Lakewood Stadium (Inter-City Classic)

9/15 Lane, Abbott Stadium+, Tuskegee, AL 1:00PM

9/22 OPEN

9/29  Fort Valley State+, Abbott Stadium, Tuskegee, AL 1:00PM

10/6  at Morehouse College+ (77th Annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic), Columbus, GA  3:00 PM 

10/13 at Stillman College+, Tuscaloosa, AL  5:00 PM

10/20  Kentucky State+ (Homecoming), Tuskegee, AL, Abbott Stadium, 1:00 PM

10/27  at Clark Atlanta+, Atlanta, GA, Panther Stadium, TBA

11/3  at Miles College+, Birmingham, AL, Sloan-Alumni Stadium, 1:00 PM

11/10 SIAC Championship, Atlanta, GA  TBA

TBA   Alabama State University, TBA  

+ SIAC Conference Games
 
COURTESY: TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION