Thursday, April 30, 2015

Lane College Dragons Release the 2015 Football Schedule



JACKSON,Tennessee -- As the saying goes "When the going gets tough, the tough get going"! With the release of the 2015 football schedule the Dragons football team will have to be tough. A full slate of ten weeks of football action is planned for the Dragons 2015 season. They will be racking up frequent traveler miles as seven of the ten games are on the road for this season.

The Dragons open up the new season with a trip to Selma, Alabama for a contest with Concordia College on September 5 for the 2 PM start of the football season. Week two has the Dragons headed to Fort Valley, Georgia to take on the Wildcats from Fort Valley State University. The September 12 contest is scheduled for a 6 PM start at Wildcat Stadium. The sunny beaches of Daytona, Florida would be the next stop for the Dragons on September 19 as they take on Division I Bethune-Cookman University. The BCU-Wildcats have scheduled the kick-off for 4 PM.

In week four the Dragons will host the Golden Tigers from Tuskegee University for the home opener on September 26 with kick-off scheduled for 2 PM at Lane Field. The Dragons open the October portion of the schedule for week five with a road trip to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They will face the Tigers of Stillman College on October 3 with a 1 PM kickoff.

The second half of the season opens up with a road trip to Augusta, Georgia as the Dragons face The Tigers of Benedict College in the Augusta Classic for week six action. The game is scheduled to be played on October 10 at the Lucy Laney Stadium in Augusta. Kickoff for the classic is scheduled for 2 PM. Week seven is "Homecoming Week" for the Dragons as they host the Marauders from Central State University(Ohio) on October 17. Homecoming activities start during the week and on game day. The schedule kickoff is at 2 PM at Lane Field.

Week eight is a short turn around week for the Dragons as they travel to Fairfield, Alabama for a Thursday night (October 22) contest with the Golden Bears from Miles College. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 PM for this Thursday night contest.

Week nine has the Dragons wrapping up the home season on October 31 as they host the Thorobreds from Kentucky State University. Kickoff for the final home game is scheduled for 2 PM with Senior Recognition starting prior to the contest. All the action will be at Lane Field. For the final regular season contest the Dragons load up for a trip to Atlanta, Georgia to take on the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College. The contest is scheduled for a 2 PM kickoff on November 7.

Excitement is in the air as football season is coming soon. Please make your plans now to come out and support the Dragons.

LANE COLLEGE DRAGONS 2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DateTimeOpponentLocation

Time
9/5/20152:00 PMConcordia College-SelmaSelma, Ala
2:00 PM
9/12/20156:00 PMFort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA
6:00 PM
9/19/20154:00 PMBethune-Cookman UniversityDaytona Beach, FL
4:00 PM
9/26/20152:00 PMTuskegee UniversityJackson, Tenn.
*2:00 PM
10/3/20151:00 PMStillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AL
*1:00 PM
Augusta Classic
10/10/20152:00 PMBenedict CollegeAugusta, Ga.
*2:00 PM
Homecoming
10/17/20152:00 PMCentral State UniversityJackson, Tenn.
*2:00 PM
10/22/20156:00 PMMiles CollegeFairfield, AL
*6:00 PM
10/31/20152:00 PMKentucky State UniversityJackson, Tenn.
*2:00 PM
11/7/20152:00 PMMorehouse CollegeAtlanta, GA
*2:00 PM

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