Shorter announces 2008 football schedule

Published 6:05 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Rome — The Shorter College Hawks football team has released its

2008 schedule that includes five home games at Baron Stadium and six road games.

Shorter will open the season at Western Carolina

on Aug. 28, in Cullowhee, N.C., for a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will mark Shorter’s first game against a Division I-AA team. The Catamounts will play at Florida State a week after hosting Shorter.

“It’s a very challenging schedule, but one we are really looking forward

to,” said head football coach Phil Jones. “Western Carolina is in a separate

category for us. On one side, it is a tremendous opportunity for our school,

fans and players to be involved in a large football environment, and on the

other side, it will be a difficult challenge that I believe our players will

be ready for.”

Following a two-week break, Shorter will continue play at Division III LaGrange College on Sept. 13 for

the annual Governor’s Cup. The Hawks’ first Mid-South Conference game will be at Pikeville (Ky.) College on Sept. 20.

Shorter’s first home game will be against Faulkner University on Sept. 27, and it will be homecoming for the Hawks.

Following a weekend at Campbellsville University on Oct. 4, the Hawks will

return for a three-game homestand beginning on Oct. 11 with Lambuth

University. The next weekend, Shorter will face North Greenville University, followed by a Thursday night game against Union (Ky,) College on Oct. 23.

The Hawks close out the season with games against three Mid-South Western

Division opponents. On Nov. 1, they will travel to Lebanon, Tenn., to play

Cumberland University, before returning for their final home game on Nov. 8

against Belhaven College. Shorter’s final regular-season game

will be on Nov. 15 against Bethel College in McKenzie, Tenn.

“It is a pretty typical schedule for us once our first home game hits. Our

conference games will be the major focus of the season and we feel like we

will be able to challenge any team for the top spot,” Jones said.



The 2008 Shorter schedule:

· Aug. 28 at Western Carolina University – 7 p.m

· Sept. 13 at LaGrange College – 1 p.m.

· Sept. 20 at Pikeville College* – 1:30 p.m.

· Sept. 27 vs. Faulkner University+ – 1:30 p.m.

· Oct. 4 at Campbellsville University# – 1:30 p.m.

· Oct. 11 vs. Lambuth University# – 1:30 p.m.

· Oct. 18 vs. North Greenville University – 1:30 p.m.

· Oct. 23 vs. Union College (Ky.)* – 7 p.m.

· Nov. 1 at Cumberland University (Tenn.)# – 2:30 p.m.

· Nov. 8 vs. Belhaven College# – 1:30 p.m.

· Nov. 15 at Bethel College (Tenn.)# – 2:30 p.m.



Home games are played at Barron Stadium in Rome

* denotes Mid-South Conference Game

# denotes Mid-South Western Division Game

+ Homecoming and Alumni Weekend