Western Oregon Announces 2007 Football Schedule

Wolves to jet to three games, host five contests

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MONMOUTH, Ore. - The 2007 Western Oregon football team will visit the states of Utah, Texas, California and Washington this year, while also hosting five familiar rivals at McArthur Field in a 10-game slate.

The Wolves, under third-year leader Arne Ferguson, will open the season against neighbors Willamette (Sept. 1st) and Linfield (Sept. 8th).

They will also have home games against Central Washington (Oct. 13th), Southern Oregon (Oct. 20th) and Humboldt State (Nov. 10th).

On the travel schedule are trips to Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 15th), Cal Poly (Sept. 22nd), Humboldt State (Oct. 6th), Western Washington (Oct. 27th) and Dixie State (Nov. 3rd).

In 2008, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference will reform in football, and the Wolves will play a home-and-home with Western Washington, Central Washington, Humboldt State and Dixie State.

The Wolves played all of the teams on its 2007 schedule in 2006, with the exception of Cal Poly.

The Mustangs play at the Football Championship Subdivision level (formerly NCAA Div. I-AA) and went 7-4 last season.

This will be the first-ever meeting between Western Oregon and Cal Poly, which is located in San Luis Obispo.

Times for WOU’s home games have not yet been finalized, but it appears that the Wolves will have at least four night games, and possibly six.

Road games at Kingsville, Cal Poly, Humboldt State and Dixie State will all be played under the lights.

WOU’s first two contests at home against Willamette and Linfield are likely to kick-off at twilight or later.

Western Oregon currently plays as an independent at the NCAA Division II level. The Wolves went 6-4 last season.

2007 Western Oregon Football Schedule

DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME

Sept. 1st Willamette Monmouth, Ore. TBA

Sept. 8th Linfield Monmouth, Ore. TBA

Sept. 15th Texas A&M-Kingsville Kingsville, Tex. 7:00 PM CDT

Sept. 22nd Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Calif. 6:05 PM

Sept. 29th Bye

Oct. 6th Humboldt State Arcata, Calif. 6:00 PM

Oct. 13th Central Washington Monmouth, Ore. TBA

Oct. 20th Southern Oregon Monmouth, Ore. TBA

Oct. 27th Western Washington Bellingham, Wash. 1:00 PM

Nov. 3rd Dixie State St. George, Utah 7:00 PM MST

Nov. 10th Humboldt State Monmouth, Ore. TBA

Head Coach: Arne Ferguson (third season)

Home games bold faced

All home games played at McArthur Field

Times for home games still to be announced.

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