51³Ô¹ÏÍøannounces 2017 football schedule
- 51³Ô¹ÏÍøtoday announced its highly-anticipated 2017 football schedule, a slate that is highlighted by seven games on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcampus.
DALLAS (SMU) - 51³Ô¹ÏÍøtoday announced its highly-anticipated 2017 football schedule, a slate that is highlighted by seven games on the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøcampus. Visitors to Ford Stadium will include 2016 bowl teams Tulsa, UCF, Arkansas State and North Texas. Also visiting the Hilltop will be American Athletic Conference foes Tulane and UConn, as well as in-state opponent Stephen F. Austin.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill open the season with its annual Whiteout on Sept. 2 by hosting SFA and will remain at home in week two, hosting North Texas on Sept. 9.
The annual Battle for the Iron Skillet will be played in Fort Worth this season, with 51³Ô¹ÏÍømaking the trip west on Sept. 16.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill then host another back-to-back set with Arkansas State (Sept. 23) and UConn (Sept. 30) visiting the Hilltop to close out September.
The Mustangs will open October play in Space City on Oct. 7, facing host Houston, before the season's off weekend, and then will return to play on Oct. 21 when they travel to the Queen City to tackle host Cincinnati.
51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill host its third set of back-to-back home games on Friday, Oct. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 4, when Tulsa and UCF, respectively, come to Dallas.
Road trips to Navy (Nov. 11) and Memphis (Nov. 18) round out the road portion of the schedule, and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøwill close out the regular season on Nov. 25 by hosting Tulane for Senior Day.
The full schedule is available .
Kickoff times and more TV information will be announced at a later date.
Season tickets are available now for as little as $99 for SMU's seven-game home slate. For Mustang ticket information, call the Athletics Department Ticket Office at (214) SMU-GAME (768-4263).
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