Friday, April 27, 2012

Five Home Games Headline CAU 2012 Football Schedule

ATLANTA, Georgia - An even split in the 10-game slate with five home and five away games including two non-conference, four Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) East Divisional and for the first time in two years, no football classics highlight the 2012 CAU football schedule released today by CAU Athletic Director Dr. Tamica Smith-Jones. Last season, the Panthers finished with a 2-8 overall record.

“We are pleased with this year’s schedule and we believe it is a favorable one with one more home game than we had last season,” said third year head coach Daryl McNeill. “We have a solid group of recruits who we feel will make an immediate impact especially on the offensive line.”

CAU opens its season at home against the Tigers of West Alabama Sept. 1, which marks the first meeting between the two institutions. The next two games on the road begin with Lane College Sept. 8, before Clark Atlanta’s first divisional game against Fort Valley State Sept. 15. With Concordia University (9/22) and AUC Rival Morehouse College (9/29) at Panther Stadium wrapping up the last two home games in September, CAU alternates home and away games for the remainder of the season.

After a non-divisional match-up at Miles College Oct. 6, the Panthers will battle in two consecutive East divisional games which includes CAU homecoming against Benedict College (10/13) and a road game at Albany State Oct. 20.

In the last home game, the Panthers will host Tuskegee University Oct. 26, for senior night before wrapping up the regular season on the road against Stillman College Nov. 3, for the second consecutive year.

“This is a schedule that we feel will give us strong support from Panther Nation,” added Smith-Jones.

The winners of the East and West divisions will play for the 2012 SIAC championship title on Nov. 10 in Atlanta, Georgia.



2012 CAU PANTHERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

9/1 UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
9/8 at Lane College
9/15 at Fort Valley State University**
9/22 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
9/29 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE**
10/6 at Miles College
10/13 BENEDICT COLLEGE** (Homecoming)
10/20 at Albany State University**
10/27 TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY
11/3 at Stillman College

Home games in BOLD CAPS are played at Panther Stadium.
**Denotes SIAC East Division Games

                                                                                                                                           
COURTESY Dana Harvey, Director of Sports Information, Clark Atlanta University

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