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February 28, 2008

Bryant playing UMass in football

Bryant University's first season of Division I football will feature an October date at the University of Massachusetts, a perennial contender in the Colonial Athletic Association, the strongest conference in the D-I Football Championship Subdivision.

The Bulldogs will visit the Minutemen at Amherst on Oct. 25. Liam Coen of Newport, the former La Salle All-Stater, is the UMass quarterback.

The UMass game is one of 11 Bryant will play in the first of four seasons of transition from Division II to Division I. The university is joining the Northeast Conference. The schedule includes five NEC opponents: Central Connecticut, Monmouth, Wagner, Robert Morris and Saint Francis (Pa.). It also includes two teams from the Northeast-10 Conference, Bryant's current Division II affiliation: Southern Connecticut and Merrimack.

Bryant will play five games at home and six on the road.

The schedule:
Aug. 30, at Central Connecticut, 5 p.m.
Sept. 6, Southern Connectiut, 1 p.m.
Sept. 13, Merrimack, 1 p.m. (Homecoming)
Sept. 20, Monmouth, 1 p.m.
Sept. 27, at Wagner, 1 p.m.
Oct. 4, Open
Oct. 11, at Marist, TBA
Oct. 18, Robert Morris, 1 p.m., (Parent & Family Weekend)
Oct. 25, at UMass, TBA
Nov. 1, Duquesne, Noon
Nov. 8, Open
Nov. 15, at Iona, 1 p.m.
Nov. 22, at Saint Francis (Pa.), 1 p.m.

Posted by Mike Szostak  at 11:19 AM to College Sports | Permalink

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