VUU 2014 Football Schedule Released, Features Six Home Games

RICHMOND, Virginia  --  The Athletic Department of Virginia Union University has released the football schedule for Fall, 2014.

Virginia Union University will open the 2014 football season on Saturday, September 6, when it faces the Saints of Siena Heights University from Michigan at 12:00 p.m. in Hovey Field in Richmond, Va.

Virginia Union will host six home games this season, including Homecoming 2014 against Lincoln (Pa.) University on October 11.

In addition to Siena Heights and Lincoln, the Panthers will play host to the University of Charleston on September 13, Shaw University on October 4, Bowie State University on October 25, and CIAA arch-rival Virginia State University on November 8.

VUU will travel to Fayetteville State University on September 20, and then to Johnson C. Smith University on September 27.  Union will also play at Chowan University on October 18 and at Elizabeth City State University on November 1.

Each home game will also have a special designation.

VUU Faculty & Staff Day will be September 6 against Siena Heights while September 13 will be Clergy & Veterans Appreciation Day.  October 4 will be the annual Hall of Fame Game with Homecoming being staged the following week (October 11).

The 2014 Lucille M. Brown Community Youth Bowl will be held on October 25 while Senior Day will be held on the regular-season finale on November 8.

The CIAA Championship Game will be played on November 15 at a site yet to be determined.

VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY 2014 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date		Opponent	Location	Time
9/6/2014		Siena Heights University (Mich.)	Richmond, VA	12:00 p.m.
9/13/2014		University of Charleston	Richmond, VA	1:00 p.m.
9/20/2014		Fayetteville State University	Fayeteville, NC	6:00 p.m.
9/27/2014	*	Johnson C. Smith University	Charlotte, NC	2:00 p.m.
10/4/2014	*	Shaw University	Richmond, VA	1:00 p.m.
10/11/2014	*	Lincoln University (PA)	Richmond, VA	1:00 p.m.
10/18/2014	*	Chowan University	Murfreesboro, NC	7:00 p.m.
10/25/2014	*	Bowie State University	Richmond, VA	1:00 p.m.
11/1/2014	*	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, NC	1:00 p.m.
11/8/2014	*	Virginia State University	Richmond, VA	1:00 p.m.

 ** - FACULTY & STAFF DAY
*** - CLERGY & VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY
**** - HALL OF FAME GAME
* - HOMECOMING 2014
***** - LUCILLE M. BROWN COMMUNITY YOUTH BOWL
****** - SENIOR DAY

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