Calendar change

[JustAMomOf4]

<p>[Army-Temple</a> Football Game Shifted To Aug. 29 - GoArmySports.com—The Official Web site of Army Athletics](<a href=“http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1405197]Army-Temple”>http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&ATCLID=1405197)</p>

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Army has moved its season opening football game back a day in order to retain the Corps of Cadets’ traditional three-day holiday weekend.</p>

<p>Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson announced today that the Black Knights will kick off the 2008 season against Temple, on Friday, Aug. 29, instead of on Aug. 30 as previously scheduled. ESPNU or ESPN Classic will televise the game nationally with kickoff tentatively set for 7:04 p.m.</p>

<p>West Point shifted the date in order to preserve the Labor Day weekend for Corps of Cadets and for their fans. Army has never before hosted a football game on Labor Day weekend. </p>

<p>It will mark the only non-Saturday football game of the year for the Black Knights, home or away. Each of the Army’s remaining 11 contests, including all five home games, will remain on Saturday. Kickoff times for all of those games will be announced later in the year.</p>

<p>The Black Knights’ contest against Akron in the 2007 FirstMerit Patriot Bowl (Sept. 1) previously ranked as the earliest season opener in Army history. This year’s opener against Temple will stand as the first time an Army football team has played a game in the month of August. The Black Knights have opened their home schedule as early as Sept. 6, having done so in both 1997 and 2003.

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[ProudMomma]

<p>Thanks for posting this … does this mean the plebes could get leave on that weekend?</p>

[wpmom2011]

<p>Very likely, but only if they’re in good standing.</p>