Central Connecticut Releases 2011 Football Schedule

Head football coach Jeff McInerney announced his 2011 football schedule on Tuesday. The Blue Devils will once again play an 11-game schedule, five of which will be played on Arute Field. Central will open the year on Sept. 3 hosting Southern Connecticut on Arute Field. The Blue Devils enter the season winners of 14-straight home games, the second longest home winning streak in the country.

COMPLETE 2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

"We are once again excited to announce our football schedule for the upcoming season," McInerney said. "We have five games on Arute Field where we have been tremendously successful during the last few seasons. We also have a pair of strong non-conference road games at James Madison and UMass. We are looking forward to our continued preparation for the fall."

McInerney and the Blue Devils will host Southern on Sept. 3 and then travel to James Madison on Sept. 10. They will open Northeast Conference play on the road at Wagner on Sept. 17 before returning to New Britain to host Monmouth in their NEC home opener on Sept. 24. They will play a second straight home game vs. Sacred Heart on Oct. 1, before returning to non-conference play at UMass on Oct. 8.

"Our goal each and every season is to win the NEC outright," McInerney said. "We are 14-2 in league play over the last two seasons, and are unbeaten at home. We graduated a strong senior class, but we are confident that we have the players in place to contend for another NEC title this fall."

The last six weeks of the season consist of two home games and three road contests, all in league play. Central travels to Duquesne on Oct. 15, hosts Albany on Oct. 22 and then travels back to Western Pennsylvania to face St. Francis (PA) on Oct. 29. The final regular season home game will take place on Nov. 5 vs. Robert Morris. Central has a bye week on Nov. 12 and the final scheduled game of the regular season will be at Bryant on Nov. 19.

The Blue Devils have won back-to-back NEC titles in 2009 and 2010, and have won or shared four titles since 2004, the most of any team in the NEC. Once again this season the winner of the NEC will earn an automatic berth to the NCAA FCS playoffs.

The Blue Devils are currently in the middle of their spring practice and will finish with the annual Blue-White Scrimmage on Arute Field on Apr. 29 at 1:30 p.m. Admission to the game is free.