Winston-Salem State Announces 2003 Football Schedule
January 20, 2003
Winston-Salem, NC - The Winston-Salem State University Department
of Athletics has announced that the 2003 Ram Football schedule
has been finalized. The ten-game schedule is highlighted by
two non-conference games to start the season as the Rams will
face Carson-Newman at Bowman-Gray Stadium in the 2003 Hall of
Fame Game, and the Rams will then travel to Fort Valley State.
The Hall of Fame Game versus Carson-Newman will pit the Rams
against a team that made it to the round of eight in the 2002
NCAA Division II football playoffs, and handed the Rams a 47-35
loss last season. The game versus Fort Valley State will mark
only the third time that the two teams have faced one another
with the Rams emerging victorious in both of the previous contests.
The Rams will also take on West Virginia Tech. in 2003 as well.
The Rams trip to Morgantown, WV will mark the first time that
the two teams have squared-off against one another.
The other highlights of the 2003 schedule include the annual
CIAA conference match up with North Carolina Central that will
see a change of venue. The Eagles and Rams will square off in
a neutral-site game in Atlantic City, NJ. The Rams and Eagles
have secured a three-year deal with the Atlantic City Convention
and Visitors Bureau to play the annual WSSU -vs- NC Central
contest in Atlantic City. The game between the Rams and Eagles
will be known as the "Boardwalk Classic" and will
help to provide the teams with exposure in the North-East.
As well the Rams will have the full slate of eight CIAA league
contests on the schedule as they look to regain their place
atop the CIAA football throne, including a much-anticipated
match up versus 2002 CIAA Champion Fayetteville State University.
The Rams and Broncos battled last season in a closely-contested
game that the Broncos eventually won in four overtimes.
WSSU season tickets will go on sale in mid-June of 2003, and
more information can be obtained by calling the WSSU ticket
office at 750-3220 or the WSSU Office of Sports Information
at 750-2143.
2003 WSSU
Football Schedule
Saturday
8/30/03
Carson-Newman #
Saturday
9/06/03
at Fort Valley State
Saturday
9/13/03
Virginia State University
Saturday
9/20/03
At West Virginia Tech.
Saturday
9/27/03
At Virginia Union
Saturday
10/04/03
Open Date
Saturday
10/11/03
At Fayetteville State
Saturday
10/18/03
at Livingstone College
Saturday
10/25/03
NC Central (Boardwalk Classic)
Saturday
11/01/03
Johnson C. Smith* (Homecoming)
Saturday
11/08/03
At St. Augustine's College
Saturday
11/15/03
CIAA Championship
Bold Type Indicates Home Game (Winston-Salem, NC)
# Indicated Hall of Fame Game
* Indicates Homecoming
