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Date Posted: 15:38:18 03/03/05 Thu
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Army Announces Football Scheduling Change For 2005
Home Date Against Arkansas State Added to Black Knights' Fall Slate
March 3, 2005
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson announced a change in the Black Knights' 2005 football schedule today that benefits the program in a number of different instances.
Originally scheduled to open its season on Sept. 3 at home against Division I-AA member New Hampshire, Army will now open its 2005 campaign with a road date versus Boston College the following week. Replacing New Hampshire on the schedule will be a home date against Sun Belt conference member Arkansas State on Nov. 19. Kickoff time for that game is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. As part of the agreement, Army will visit Arkansas State for a return matchup in 2006.
Faced with a less than desirable scenario of having two weeks off prior to their season-ending contest against arch-rival Navy, the Black Knights will now enjoy the traditional single week off before the battle. Additionally, Army's 2005 schedule will now contain just one Division I-AA opponent rather than two, a stated goal of both Anderson and head coach Bobby Ross. Thanks to the scheduling change, the Black Knights will not be forced to open their season at home on Labor Day weekend, an added benefit of the action.
"While we hate to adjust our 2005 schedule at this time, we feel the benefits derived from this change merits the action," explained Anderson. "We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our fans, but we feel this adjustment addresses several concerns that I had with our schedule the way it was previously constructed. The change helps to provide much greater balance in terms of home and road games. We feel this puts our team in a much better position to be successful this season. We also feel this new composition of home dates is much more attractive to our fan base."
"I'd like to thank the administration at the University of New Hampshire for being so understanding and willing to work with us in this matter," Anderson continued. "We will work hard to find a future date to replace the game that was originally scheduled for this season. We are also thankful for the opportunity to put a series together with Arkansas State on such short notice."
Rather than playing three home games during the month of September, two in October and one in November as was previously scheduled, Army will now play two home games in September, two in October and two in November. Previously, the Black Knights were to appear at Michie Stadium just once after Oct. 8.
"I am very pleased about the schedule change," stated Ross. "First of all, I'm very happy that we don't have a three-week layover prior to the Navy game. That's a key factor for us. I was really quite concerned about that once I saw the way the schedule was previously arranged.
"Secondly, this adds another Division I-A opponent to our schedule, which is good for us. And finally it does balance our home schedule with our away schedule. I think that's critical as well. All in all, I'm very pleased with the change. We're excited about it and looking forward to the challenge of playing Arkansas State."
Army opens its 2005 season and second under Ross on Sept. 10 at Boston College. The Black Knights begin their home slate by hosting Baylor on Sept. 17 at 1 p.m., the first of four consecutive games at Michie Stadium.
Season tickets and individual game tickets for the 2005 Army football season are now on sale at the Army Ticket Office. Fans can also purchase tickets to all Black Knight games by calling the Army Ticket Office at 1-877-TIX-ARMY (open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or by visiting the Army Athletic Association's Official Web site at www.goARMYsports.com.
2005 Football Schedule
Date Opponent Time
Sept. 10 at Boston College TBA
Sept. 17 BAYLOR 1 p.m.
Sept. 24 IOWA STATE 1 p.m.
Oct. 1 CONNECTICUT 1 p.m.
Oct. 8 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1 p.m.
Oct. 15 at TCU TBA
Oct. 22 at Akron TBA
Nov. 5 at Air Force TBA
Nov. 12 MASSACHUSETTS 1 p.m.
Nov. 19 ARKANSAS STATE 1 p.m.
Dec. 3 NAVY 2:30 p.m.
Dates Subject to Change
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