Tuskegee announces 2005 football schedule

February 4, 2005

Tuskegee produced another outstanding record last season, going 10-2, 7-1 SIAC with a trip to the Pioneer Bowl in Mobile, Ala. Only a last second Hail Mary pass and a 2-point loss in Pioneer Bowl VII kept the Golden Tigers from going 12-0 in 2004.

The Golden Tigers open this coming season, hosting in-state opponent and future SIAC member Stillman on Aug. 27. Tuskegee will enjoy an off-week on Sept. 3 before facing conference foes Miles, Sept. 10, Birmingham, Ala., and Benedict, Columbia, S.C., Sept. 17 on the road. A non-conference game, the Gateway Classic, against Division 1AA Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Mo., is slated for Sept. 24.

Tuskegee notched victories over Miles and Benedict last year. This will be Tuskegee’s first meeting with Stillman and UAPB.

Tuskegee visits defending Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion Albany State Oct. 1. The Golden Tigers and Maroon Tigers will meet Oct. 8 for the 70th time in the Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic at Arthur J. McClung Memorial Stadium, Columbus, Ga. TU will host Fort Valley State on Oct. 15, travel to Lane on Oct. 22 and entertain Clark Atlanta on Oct. 29.

“We start out with five of our first six games on the road, so we will have to be prepared to handle such a difficult schedule,” said Head Coach Rick Comegy. “We will have to play strong in September and early October to win the conference title.”

The Golden Tigers dropped a last second decision to Albany State last year, but won over Morehouse, Fort Valley State, Lane and Clark Atlanta

Kentucky State’s visit on Nov. 5 for Tuskegee’s 81st Homecoming rounds out the conference schedule. The Golden Tigers were 41-15 winners over Kentucky State in Frankfort in 2004.

The regular-season comes to an end on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, when Tuskegee make the I-85 trek from Tuskegee to Montgomery to battle archrival and Division 1AA opponent Alabama State in the 82nd Annual Turkey Day Football Classic at Cramton Bowl. Tuskegee and Alabama State will meet for the 92nd time overall and the Golden Tigers lead the all-time series with the Hornets, 55-32-4, including a 27-17 win last year over the SWAC champions.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff, also a SWAC member, and Stillman, a provisional Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference member, replace Saint Augustine’s and West Alabama on the schedule. UAPB fell one game short of playing in the SWAC title game and Stillman finished the season at 5-5 in 2004.

“We feel that it is a good schedule for our fans, one in which 72 percent of the games are within two hours of our campus,” Comegy said.

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