Football's 2009 schedule set
Friday, May 08, 2009
CANTON, Mo. -- The Culver-Stockton College football schedule for the 2009 season has been set. The 10-game schedule includes five home games and five road games against Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) opponents. It is the first time since 2005 the Wildcats won’t play a non-conference game. The 2009 schedule also features four games against opponents ranked in the 2009 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Spring Poll.
The Wildcats will open the season on the road for the second straight year when they travel to Fayette, Mo., to battle Central Methodist University on Saturday, Sept. 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Davis Field.
The Wildcats’ home opener is against 16th-ranked Missouri Valley College on September 12th. Culver-Stockton will travel to Olathe, Kan., on Sept. 19 to face defending Heart of America Athletic Conference champion and 8th-ranked MidAmerica Nazarene University before returning home for the annual Homecoming game against Avila University on Sept. 26.
October begins with a trip to Baldwin City, Kan., to face 12th-ranked Baker University on Oct. 3. After a bye week, the Wildcats return to Ellison Poulton Stadium to face third-ranked Lindenwood University on Oct. 17. Culver-Stockton plays at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., on Oct. 24, before hosting Graceland University on Halloween, Oct. 31.
The Wildcats complete their scheduled in November with a game at William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., on Nov. 7, and a home game against Evangel University on Nov. 14.
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