ELIZABETH City, North Carolina -- The Elizabeth City State University Athletic Department has released the 2015 football schedule.Last season, the Vikings finished in fourth place in the CIAA Northern Division at 4-6 overall (CIAA 3-4).
ECSU will begin the 2015 season at home on Saturday, September 5 in their first ever meeting with Virginia University of Lynchburg.
The Mighty Vikings will then hit the road for two straight weeks, first against Benedict College in Columbia, SC and then Saint Augustine's University for a non-conference clash in Raleigh, NC. When the Vikings face Benedict in Columbia on September 12th, they will be looking to avenge a last second loss suffered at the hands of the Tigers at the 2014 Down East Viking Football Classic.
On September 19th, the Vikings will tangle with the Falcons in Raleigh, NC in a cross division, non-CIAA contest. The two teams last saw each other in the 2013 season where the Vikings narrowly escaped with a 26-25 victory.
The 18th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic will open ECSU's conference slate when the Vikings welcome the Winston-Salem State Rams to the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex. It will be the Rams' first trip "Down East" while the Vikings will be seeking their first win over WSSU since the 2002 season where ECSU earned a 15-14 victory.
The Vikings' other cross division CIAA contest will take place at Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC on October 3rd at 1pm.
In the CIAA Northern race, the Vikings will host three of their division opponents in Roebuck Stadium, including Homecoming 2015 vs. The Lincoln University on October 17th. ECSU will welcome defending CIAA Champion Virginia State (October 10th) and Bowie State in the season finale, (November 7th) to the Harbor of Hospitality.
The Vikings' other Northern Division matchups will be road games against Chowan in Murfreesboro, NC on October 24th and Virginia Union in Richmond on Halloween (October 31st).
The 2015 CIAA Football Championship will take place on November 14th at a site to be determined. For more information on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com and follow on Twitter @ECSUVikings.
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| COURTESY ECSU VIKINGS ATHLETICS |
2015 ECSU VIKINGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Opponent / Event Location
09/05/15 vs. Virginia University-Lynchburg Elizabeth City, N.C. 6:00 p.m. ET
09/12/15 at Benedict Columbia, SC TBA
09/19/15 at Saint Augustine's Raleigh, NC 6:00 p.m. ET
09/26/15 vs. Winston-Salem State (18th Annual Down East Viking Football Classic) * Rocky Mount, NC 4:00 p.m. ET
10/03/15 at Livingstone * Salisbury, NC 1:00 p.m. ET
10/10/15 vs. Virginia State * Elizabeth City, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET
10/17/15 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (HOMECOMING) * Elizabeth City, N.C. 1:30 p.m. ET
10/24/15 at Chowan * Murfreesboro, NC 1:00 p.m. ET
10/31/15 at Virginia Union * Richmond, VA 1:00 p.m. ET
11/07/15 vs. Bowie State * Elizabeth City, N.C. 1:00 p.m. ET
11/14/15 CIAA Football Championship
BOLD: Home Games
COURTESY ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
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