Albany State announces 2005 football schedule

March 22, 2005

Albany State’s 10-game slate includes four home games at the Albany Municipal Coliseum, the Golden Rams’ state-of-the-art football facility located on the campus, a game against the national championship team, a football classic game and a game against a Division 1-AA opponent.

The Golden Rams, who played their most successful season with an 11-1 record in 2004, will kick off the season with two back-to-back road games, beginning Aug. 27 against the Miles College Golden Bears at 6 p.m. (cst) in Birmingham, Ala. The following weekend, the Golden Rams will travel to play the NCAA Division II National Champions, Valdosta State University Blazers, on Sept. 3 with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

The Golden Rams make their home debut on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. against the Kentucky State University Thorobreds, before traveling to Jackson, Tenn., to take on the Lane College Dragons on Sept. 17. New to the Golden Rams schedule is a game against the SWAC’s Southern University Jaguars on Sept. 24 in Baton Rouge, La., at 7 p.m. The Golden Rams return home to face SIAC foe, Tuskegee University on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. Albany State will have an open weekend on Oct. 8, and will return to gridiron action on Oct. 15 when they travel to Atlanta, Ga., to play the Clark Atlanta University Panthers at 1:30 p.m.

The Golden Rams will return home for two-back-to-back games, on Oct. 22 for the 2005 Homecoming game against the Benedict College Tigers at 1:30 p.m., and on Oct. 29 against the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers at 7p.m.

The Golden Rams will wrap up its regular season against conference rival, Fort Valley State University Wildcats, on Nov. 5 at 1:30 p.m. in Columbus, Ga., in the 16th Annual Fountain City Classic, which is touted as one of the biggest and best black college football classics.

“We had a great season last year, perhaps our most successful season. We captured our second consecutive SIAC title and made an impressive appearance in the playoffs,” Davis said. “Our only loss during the season was in the playoffs to Valdosta State, a team we defeated earlier in the season and who eventually won the national title. That says a lot about our program and the type of athletes we are producing at Albany State. We promise another exciting season of Golden Rams’ action-packed football.”

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