Allen University Releases Revised 2003 Football Schedule
August 4, 2003
COLUMBIA– Allen University has released a revised 2003 Football Schedule.
All home games will be played in Columbia’s Charles F. Bolden
Stadium, unless otherwise indicated.
The Fighting Yellow Jackets football program – which had been discontinued following the 1968 season – reemerged at Allen University in 2001. The team will enter the 2003 season with a 6-8 overall record (5-1, 1-7). Allen University’s Athletics Department is governed by the Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (EIAC) of the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NAIA). The team is led this season by first-year head coach Sherman R. Simmons.
September
6
Cheyney University of Pennsylavania
Cheyney, Penn.
1 p.m.
13
Kentucky State University
(Lexington Heritage Classic)
Lexington, Ky.
5 p.m.
20
Southern Virginia University
Columbia, S.C.
6 p.m.
27
Webber International University
Bapson Park, Fla.
5 p.m.
October
4
Gallaudet University
(Homecoming)
Columbia, S.C.
1:30 p.m.
11
North Greenville College
Greer, S.C.
(Eastside High)
1:30 p.m.
18
Edward Waters College
(Ralph J. Bunche Hornets Classic/A.M.E. Classic)
Kingsland, Ga.
5 p.m.
25
Lincoln University
(High School Senior Day)
Columbia, S.C.
1:30 p.m.
November
1
Southern University and A&M College
Baton Rouge, La.
1 p.m.
15
Fork Union
(Family & Friends Day)
Columbia, S.C.
1:30 p.m.
Founded in 1870 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Allen University is an academic community whose mission is to provide education with a strong commitment to teaching and community service. Allen, the oldest historically Black university in South Carolina to be established by African Americans, is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Additional information about Allen University may be found online at www.allenuniversity.edu.
