TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- Fifteen, that is the number of players remaining from the 2014 roster, which was that last time Tuskegee (8-2, 6-0) faced Fort Valley State (5-4, 5-1). The two schools will reunite Saturday in the 2017 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Championship game inside Wildcat Stadium at 1:00 p.m. This is FVSU first appearance in the championship game since a 47-41 win over Albany State three years ago.
Dating back to the 2000 season, The Golden Tigers have won 13 of the last 15 meetings including the most recent, a 35-28 thriller played at Cleve Abbott Memorial Stadium. TU leads the overall series record 31-20-2.
FVSU enters the game as the defending league champions after winning back to back East Division titles. Last season's conference championship was the institution's first since 1999. TU head football coach Slater and the Golden Tigers have claimed six SIAC championships since 2006, including a string of four consecutive from 2006 to 2009. Last Saturday's victory over Miles College also provided him with 11 out of 12 seasons in which he's earned at least eight wins.
Skegee finds themselves back in the title game after battling rival Miles College in a game that has not witnessed back to back wins by the same team since Tuskegee achieved that feat during the 2011 and 2012 seasons, the Golden Tigers ended that streak emphatically defeating the Golden Bears at home for the first time since 2011 by a final 50-20
Tuskegee is out to win their 31st SIAC Football Championship. Their 30 titles is already the most among league members. Live coverage from the campus of Fort Valley State starts at 12:45 p.m. on the Tuskegee Digital Network. To purchase tickets, visit click here.
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