April 7, 2005

Football to Have Six Home Games in 2005

Two Non-RMAC Home Games

            Kearney, NE – For the first time since 1997, the Nebraska-Kearney football team will have six regular season home games. ...2005 Schedule

            Northern State will visit Foster Field in September while UNO will open the season in August at the newly renovated Foster Field. 

            RMAC members Adams State, Chadron State, Fort Lewis and Mesa State will also visit Kearney this fall.

            This is the second straight year UNK will play 11 games. Last fall, the Lopers played at Northern State and fell to the Wolves, 20-10.

            Located in Aberdeen, S.D., NSU in a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Wayne is a member of this league as well.

            From 1999-03, UNK played a 10-game schedule. The Lopers played six home games in 2002 when the team hosted a playoff game vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville.

            The complete 2005 schedule is below. All times are Central, Home Games in bold.

Date	Opponent	Time (Central)	Location
August 27	Nebraska-Omaha	6:00 p.m.	Kearney (Foster Field)
September 3	at Wayne State	1:00 p.m.	Wayne, NE
September 10	Northern State	3:00 p.m.	Kearney (Foster Field)
September 17	at Western State *	2:00 p.m.	Gunnison, Colo.
September 24	at New Mexico Highlands *	2:00 p.m.	Las Vegas, N.M.
October 1	Adams State * (Homecoming)	1:00 p.m.	Kearney (Foster Field)
October 8	at Colorado Mines *	2:00 p.m.	Golden, Colo.
October 15	Chadron State *	1:00 p.m.	Kearney (Foster Field)
October 22	Fort Lewis *	1:00 p.m.	Kearney (Foster Field)
October 29	at Fort Hays State *	1:00 p.m.	Hays, Kans.
November 5	Mesa State * (Family Day)	1:00 p.m.	Kearney (Foster Field)
* Denotes RMAC Game