Tuskegee Adds Missouri S&T To 2018 Football Schedule

TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- The Tuskegee University football team has announced the addition of a home game against Missouri University S&T to its 2018 schedule.

The game will be played at Cleve Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium on Saturday, September 22 at 1 p.m. Missouri S&T is located in Rolla, Mo. The Miners, a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), and like Tuskegee, competes in the NCAA Division II level. The Miners posted a record of (4-7, 3-4) last season. This will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.

The Golden Tigers will open the 2018 campaign in Montgomery (Ala.) against rival Alabama State. Last season, a sellout crowd of 25,442 witnessed TU improved to 2-0 over the Hornets in its fairly new stadium that opened in 2012. Tuskegee currently leads the overall series 62-34-4.

The Golden Tigers will remain on the road for week 2, participating the fifth annual Whitewater Classic against Albany State University (September 8) at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City (Ala.), a game in which the Golden Tigers will be the home team this season. Tuskegee has won three out of the four Whitewater Classics played against Albany State. In week three, TU faces Clark Atlanta University (September 15) to close out the trio of opening road games. The Golden Tigers lead the series 61-16-2, including winning the last nine contests against the Panthers.

Lane College will be the team's SIAC West Division home opener September 29. The Golden Tigers have won all 23 matchups against the Dragons. Weeks 6 features a trip to Columbus (Ga.) and a battle with Morehouse College in the 83nd annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic held at A.J. McClung Stadium. Tuskegee will be the away team in the contest against the Maroon Tigers and leads the series 72-28-7, including last season's 23-17 win in overtime.

A rematch of the 2017 SIAC Football Championship takes place on the road during week 7 (October 13) when TU squares off with Fort Valley State in Fort Valley (Ga.). The Golden Tigers claimed the league title over the Golden Wildcats, 13-6 last November.

The final three games include the Golden Tigers hosting Kentucky State University (October 20) for its annual Homecoming game, before finishing the regular season off at Central State (October 27) and ending on the road at Miles College (November 3) in the regular season finale. Last season's win over the Golden Bears clinched the West Division crown. Just like 2017, TU does not have a bye week, competing against 10 consecutive opponents.

Tuskegee University 2018 Football Schedule

SEP 1 (SAT) / TBA AT ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY MONTGOMERY, AL

SEP 8 (SAT) / TBA AT ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY ALBANY, GA / GARRETT-HARRISON STADIUM. WHITEWATER CLASSIC

SEP 15 (SAT) / TBA AT CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY ATLANTA, GA

SEP 22 (SAT) / 1:00 P.M. VS MISSOURI S&T TUSKEGEE, AL / ABBOTT MEMORIAL ALUMNI STADIUM

SEP 29 (SAT) / 1:00 PM VS LANE COLLEGE TUSKEGEE / ABBOTT MEMORIAL ALUMNI STADIUM

OCT 6 (SAT) / TBA VS MOREHOUSE COLLEGE COLUMBUS, GA. / A.J. MCCLUNG STADIUM. 83RD ANNUAL TUSKEGEE-MOREHOUSE CLASSIC

OCT 13 (SAT) / TBD AT FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY FORT VALLEY, GA

OCT 20 (SAT) / 1:00 PM VS KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY TUSKEGEE, ALA. / ABBOTT MEMORIAL ALUMNI STADIUM. 94TH ANNUAL HOMECOMING

OCT 27 (SAT) / TBA AT CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY WILBERFORCE, OH

NOV 3 (SAT) / TBA AT MILES COLLEGE FAIRFIELD, AL

2018 SIAC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
NOV 10 (SAT) / VS TBD SIAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPION

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