Monday, December 28, 2015

Fort Valley State University Releases 2016 Football Schedule

FORT VALLEY, Georgia -- Fort Valley State University Director of Athletics Dr. Joshua W. Murfree, Jr., has announced the Wildcats 2016 football schedule. The Wildcats 10 game schedule includes three home games, two classic games (Labor Day Golden Classic and Fountain City Classic) and six away games.

Fort Valley State will open the 2016 season in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday, September 4, with conference foe Miles College in the Labor Day Golden Classic at 6 p.m. The Wildcats last played Miles in the Valley in 2008 and walked away with the on 28-0. FVSU travels to Jackson, Tennessee on Saturday, September 10 to play Lane College at 2 p.m. The Wildcats open at home with Clark Atlanta University on Saturday, September 17 at 6 p.m., and the day being honored as Horace Mann Bond Memorial Game and Military Appreciation Day. On Saturday, September 24, the Wildcats will visit Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina for a 2 p.m. game and from there Saturday, October 1 play Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, West Virginia at 2 p.m. Then, on Saturday, October 8, FVSU will host Kentucky State University on Senior and Open House Day at 2 p.m., before traveling to play Florida Tech University in Melbourne, Florida on Saturday, October 15 in a 2 p.m. matchup. Central State University will visit the Valley for the first time on homecoming and Communiversity Day on Saturday, October 22, with the game scheduled for 2 p.m. The team then travel down I-75 to Atlanta, Georgia for a date with Morehouse College on Saturday, October 29 and rounding out the regular season with Albany State University in the 27th Annual Fountain Classic on November 5 in Columbus, Georgia.

WILDCATS 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

DATEOPPONENTLOCATIONTIME
Sun. Sept. 4 Miles College *
Labor Day Golden Classic
Birmingham, Alabama6:00 PM (CST)
Sat. Sept. 10Lane College *Jackson, Tennessee2:00 PM (CST)
Sat. Sept. 17Clark Atlanta University *Fort Valley, Georgia2:00 PM
Sat. Sept. 24Benedict College *Columbia, South Carolina2:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 1Alderson Broaddus UniversityPhilippi, West Virginia2:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 8Kentucky State University *Fort Valley, Georgia2:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 15Florida Tech UniversityMelbourne, Florida2:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 22Central State University * (HC)Fort Valley, Georgia2:00 PM
Sat. Oct. 29Morehouse College *Atlanta, Georgia2:00 PM
Sat. Nov. 5Albany State University *
27th Annual Fountain City Classic
Columbus, Georgia2:00 PM
Sat. Nov. 12SIAC ChampionshipMontgomery, Alabama7:00 PM (CST)

(BLACK) Indicate home games                                (*) Indicate conference games

COURTESY FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION

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