Moon Township, PA – A season-opening visit to 2011 FCS game 2012 football schedule.
The Colonials will try to rebound from a 2-9 season in head coach Joe Walton's 19th campaign.
They open the season on Sept. 1 in Fargo against North Dakota State's reigning national championship squad.
A week later, the Colonials will host Albany, the defending NEC co-champion and a 2011 FCS playoff squad, on Sept. 8 at Joe Walton Stadium.
Their other home games are against Lafayette (Sept. 29) in non-conference action and Central Connecticut State (Oct. 20), 2011 co-champion Duquesne (Nov. 3) and Monmouth (Nov. 17) in NEC action.
Robert Morris also will play a non-conference road game at Dayton (Sept. 15) and NEC games at St. Francis, Pa. (Oct. 6), Bryant (Oct. 13), Wagner (Oct. 27) and Sacred Heart (Nov. 10).
Walton has a 105-79-1 record as the only head coach in Robert Morris history.
2012 Robert Morris Football Schedule
Sept. 1 - at North Dakota State
Sept. 8 - vs. Albany*
Sept. 15 - at Dayton
Sept. 29 - vs. Lafayette
Oct. 6 - at St. Francis (Pa.)*
Oct. 13 - at Bryant*
Oct. 20 - vs. Central Connecticut State*
Oct. 27 - at Wagner*
Nov. 3 - vs. Duquesne*
Nov. 10 - at Sacred Heart*
Nov. 17 - vs. Monmouth*
* - Northeast Conference game
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