Simon Fraser University football will be calling Swangard Stadium home again for the 2014 season.
The Clan will play six home varsity football games at the Central Park stadium this fall.
“Swangard Stadium is a great venue for our student-athletes to compete in and for our fans to enjoy great football in,” said senior director of athletics and recreation Milton Richards in a Clan media release. “It’s another example of how we at Simon Fraser University are serious about engaging our community. We hope we can spend the next several years at Swangard, while the Build SFU project is completed.”
SFU will host two games in September, one in October and three more in November.
The 2014 season will mark the Clan’s third season as a full member of the NCAA, and one that sees a new head coach and alumnus Jacques Chapdelaine, with a Vanier Cup and three Grey Cups as a coach, try to add an NCAA Division II title to his resumé.
“Swangard Stadium certainly has a rich history of hosting SFU athletic events,” said Chapdelaine in the release. “I think playing at Swangard will give us an opportunity to engage more with the community. I have fond memories of my playing days at Swangard and I know the atmosphere that can be created at an event there. We plan to recreate that atmosphere this fall.”
Two new opponents will visit Burnaby this season. The Menlo Oaks will play in SFU’s home opener in a non-conference game on Sept. 6, while the South Dakota School of Mines Hardrockers, new to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, will also visit Swangard.
All home games will be played at 1 p.m., except for the home opener against Menlo, which will kick off at noon.
The Clan will also travel to Idaho to face off against Div. I Idaho State Bengals in the 12,000 seat Holt Arena on Oct. 11.
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