by Mike Foster, Sports Editor
KSU has completed its inaugural football schedule.
Head coach Brian Bohannon announced Wednesday a road contest scheduled against Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. on Oct. 3, 2015. Cumberland plans to compete at the NCAA Division II level by the time they face the Owls in two seasons. Cumberland, which went 7-4 in 2013, currently competes in the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) as a member of the Mid-South Conference.
The Owls will face 11 opponents in their first season, including five non-conference schools–four of them being outside of the Division I rankings. KSU will host Division II Paine, as well as NAIA schools Point and Edward Waters. KSU’s Big South Conference schedule will split-even six games between home and away.
KSU will put toe to leather for the first time Sept. 3, 2015 in Johnson City, Tenn. against East Tennessee State. The Atlantic Sun Conference opponent will move all sports to the Southern Conference July 1, along with in-state rival Mercer and current Big South member Virginia Military Institute.
KSU has a four-year contract with the Big South as an associate member, while all other varsity sports will continue to compete in the A-Sun. The Owls will be immediately eligible for postseason play.
Below is a complete breakdown of the 2015 schedule, with opponent location and affiliation. Home games are in bold; Conference games are in italics:
Sept. 3 @ East Tennessee State (Johnson City, Tenn. | SoCon, NCAA Division I)
Sept. 12 vs. Edward Waters (Jacksonville, Fla. | Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, NAIA)
Sept. 19 vs. Paine (Augusta, Ga. | SIAC, NCAA Division II)
Oct. 3 @ Cumberland (Lebanon, Tenn. | GMAC, NCAA Division II)
Oct. 10 vs. Point (West Point, Ga. | Appalachian Athletic Conference, NAIA)
Oct. 17 vs. Gardner-Webb (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
Oct. 24 @ Liberty (Lynchburg, Va.)
Oct. 31 vs. Monmouth (West Long Branch, N.J.)
Nov. 7 vs. Charleston Southern (Charleston, S.C.)
Nov. 14 @ Coastal Carolina (Conway, S.C.)
Nov. 21 @ Presbyterian (Clinton, S.C.)
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