Morehouse announces 2019 football schedule

Morehouse Maroon Tigers running back Frank Bailey, Jr. (2) runs the ball during a college football game against the Clark Atlanta Panthers, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Atlanta.  BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Credit: Branden Camp

Credit: Branden Camp

Morehouse Maroon Tigers running back Frank Bailey, Jr. (2) runs the ball during a college football game against the Clark Atlanta Panthers, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018, in Atlanta. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL

Morehouse will open the next football season in Canton, Ohio, the site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The Maroon Tigers will face Alabama A&M on Sept. 1 in the first Black College Hall of Fame Classic at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The game comes one month after the Falcons play the Denver Broncos in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame game at the same stadium. That game kicks off at 8 p.m. The time of the Morehouse-Alabama A&M game will be announced later.

Morehouse will conclude its regular season with its annual rivalry game against Clark Atlanta at 2 p.m. Nov. 9 at B.T. Harvey Stadium.

2019 MOREHOUSE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Date, Opponent, Time

Sept. 1, *vs. Alabama A&M (Canton, Ohio), TBD

Sept. 7, at Edward Waters, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14, at Miles, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21, Bye week

Sept. 28, vs. Savannah State, 6 p.m.

Oct. 5, vs. Kentucky State, 6 p.m.

Oct. 12, **vs. Tuskegee (Columbus), 2 p.m.

Oct. 19, at Fort Valley State, 2 p.m.

Oct. 26, Benedict , 2 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Albany State, 2 p.m.

Nov. 9, Clark Atlanta, 2 p.m.

Black College Hall of Fame Classic (Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium – Canton, Ohio)

** Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic (A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium – Columbus)