150th anniversary highlights Shaw U's 2015 football schedule

RALEIGH, North Carolina -- The Shaw University Department of Athletics has released the 2015 football schedule highlighting the University's 150th anniversary. This year's schedule features six games away and four home competitions. The home games include the 150th Homecoming anniversary game on November 7th against cross-town rival Saint Augustine's University.

Last season, the Bears finished the season at 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the CIAA.

Shaw will begin the 2015 season by traveling to Greensboro, NC to take on the Aggies of North Carolina A & T State University on Saturday September 5th. The Bears follow that with a home opener against Wingate University. Both games will kick-off at 6:00 pm.

Shaw will then hit the road for two straight weeks; first against UNC-Pembroke in Pembroke, NC on September 19th, and then The Lincoln University for their first conference matchup in Lincoln University, PA on September 26th.

The second cross-divisional CIAA contest will take place on October 3rd at 1:00 pm as the Bears host Virginia Union University.

In the CIAA Southern division race, the Bears will travel to Fayetteville State University October 10th, and then play host to Livingstone College on October 17th at 1:00 pm.

Shaw continues on with the southern division trek with two road games; the first against Johnson C. Smith University on October 24th followed by Winston-Salem State University October 31st.

The Bears will close out the season with the homecoming celebration of the University's 150th anniversary, hosting cross-town rival Saint Augustine's University.

Football head coach Robert Massey described the 2015 football schedule as, "difficult, we have a tough non-conference football schedule. We hope that the non-conference schedule will make us competitive for the CIAA Football Championship as we look to celebrate our 150th anniversary."

The 2015 CIAA Football Championship will take place on November 14th in Durham, North Carolina.

SHAW BEARS 2015 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

9/5 at North Carolina A&T, Greensboro, NC  6 PM
9/12 Wingate, Raleigh, NC  6 PM
9/19 at UNC Pembroke, Pembroke, NC
9/27 at *The Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA
10/3 *Virginia Union, Raleigh, NC  1 PM
10/10 at *Fayetteville State, Fayetteville, NC 
10/17 *Livingstone College, Raleigh, NC  1 PM
10/24 at *Johnson C. Smith, Charlotte, NC
10/31 at *Winston-Salem State, Winston-Salem, NC
11/7  *Saint Augustine's U, Raleigh, NC  (Homecoming/150 Anniversary)
11/14 CIAA Football Championship. Durham, NC

*CIAA Conference Game
BOLD: Home Game



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