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Last Updated: Aug 11th, 2009 - 12:52:04 |
BOLIVAR, Mo. --
SBU Bearcat head coach Keith Allen has released the 2009 football
schedule. The 11-game regular season slate includes a road trip to an
FCS opponent, some former MIAA foes and several tough holdovers from
the 2008 schedule.
The Bearcats open the 2009 campaign with a short trip to Warrensburg, Mo., where they'll battle the Central Missouri Mules on Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. Game two will be a week later on Thursday, September 3 against another former MIAA opponent, when the Bearcats of Northwest Missouri State come to Plaster Stadium for 6:00 p.m. contest.
The month of September continues with two straight road games. SBU will visit Harding in Searcy, Ark., on September 12 and then travel to FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) member Southern Illinois on September 19. This is the fourth straight season that SBU has played an FCS (formerly I-AA) opponent, following Missouri State in 2006, and Southeast Missouri in both 2007 and 2008. September closes for the Bearcats on the 26th, with their first 2009 afternoon game (1:30 p.m.) at home versus Kentucky Wesleyan.
October opens with a visit to Edmond, Oklahoma, and the Central Oklahoma Bronchos on October 3. SBU Homecoming is October 10, with a 2:00 p.m. kickoff with NAIA Southern Nazarene. Another home contest follows on October 17 against Northeastern (Okla.) State. SBU closes the month with road stops at Ouachita Baptist on October 24 and St. Joseph's (Indiana) on October 31.
SBU closes the regular season on November 7 at home against Missouri S&T, in a matchup of former conference rivals. SBU left the MIAA in football to compete as an independent in 2008 while the Miners did the same in 2005, before later joining the Great Lakes Football Conference.
"I think we've upgraded our schedule just like we've upgraded our team," said Keith Allen. "We removed two NAIA teams and replaced them with Central Missouri and a very competitive Southern Nazarene squad. We also replaced SEMO with Southern Illinois, and the Salukis were a FCS playoff team last year. It's a good balance of home & away and day & night games. Our schedule is tough right from the start, but that will make us better. We're always working hard to improve."
The 2008 SBU Bearcats finished 5-6 overall in their first year as an independent. Last year's squad set numerous school records including most points, most offensive yards and most passing yards in a season. This year's group returns several key players, including QB Steve Gachette, WR Johnnie King, LB Jarred Schumpert and DB Tyrin Holt.
2009 SBU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
Aug 27 @ Central Missouri 7:00 pm
Sept 3 NW Missouri State 6:00 pm
Sept 12 @ Harding 6:00 pm
Sept 19 @ Southern Illinois 6:00 pm
Sept 26 Kentucky Wesleyan 1:30 pm
Oct 3 @ Central Oklahoma 2:00 pm
Oct 10 Southern Nazarene* 2:00 pm
Oct 17 Northeastern State 1:30 pm
Oct 24 @ Ouachita Baptist 1:30 pm
Oct 31 @ St. Joseph’s 12:00 pm
Nov 7 Missouri S&T 1:00 pm
Nov 14 NCAA DII Playoffs (Rd 1)
Nov 21 NCAA DII Playoffs (Rd 2)
Nov 28 NCAA DII Quarterfinals
Dec 5 NCAA DII Semifinals
Dec 12 NCAA DII Championship
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