ATLANTA – Morehouse released its 2023 football schedule today, featuring a heavy national presence under new head football coach Gerard Wilcher. The Maroon Tigers will play six games in six states to open the season before finishing their slate with four games in the state of Georgia, two of them at venerable B.T. Harvey Stadium.
The Wilcher Era kicks off in Canton, Ohio as the Maroon Tigers participate in the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic against Virginia Union on Sept. 2. Morehouse then heads to Washington D.C. to battle Howard on Sept. 9, followed by a trip to Giants Stadium in the NYC Classic versus SIAC foe Albany State on Sept. 16.
Conference battles in Jacksonville, Fla. (Edward Waters, Sept. 23) and Columbia, S.C. (defending SIAC champion Benedict, Sept. 30) close out the first half of the schedule. The Maroon Tigers open October with the annual Morehouse/Tuskegee Classic in Birmingham, Ala. on the 7
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Coach Wilcher will bring the Maroon Tigers to B.T. Harvey Stadium for the first time on Oct. 14, hosting Miles, then head back on the road to Fort Valley State on Oct. 21. Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 28 against Kentucky State before closing the regular season at rival Clark Atlanta on Nov. 4.
Ticket information and kickoff times will be released at a later date.
2023 Morehouse Schedule
Sep. 2 Saturday Virginia Union# Canton, OH TBA
Sep. 9 Saturday @ Howard University Washington, DC TBA
Sep. 16 Saturday Albany State# East Rutherford, NJ TBA
Sep. 23 Saturday @ Edward Waters Jacksonville, FL TBA
Sep. 30 Saturday @ Benedict Columbia, SC TBA
Oct. 7 Saturday Tuskegee# Birmingham, AL TBA
Oct. 14 Saturday vs Miles% Atlanta, GA TBA
Oct. 21 Saturday @ Fort Valley State Fort Valley, GA TBA
Oct. 28 Saturday vs Kentucky State* Atlanta, GA TBA
Nov. 4 Saturday @ Clark Atlanta Atlanta, GA TBA
#-Classic *-Homecoming %-Senior Day
