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             After finishing 8-4 and being knocked out of the first round of the NAIA Football Championship Series, the Langston University Lions Football Team will start the 2010 season with high hopes of keeping the wins coming.

         The Lions open up the 2010 season on August 28, when they will travel to San Antonio, Tex. to face the University of Incarnate Word. The Lions narrowly escaped with a 17-14 win last season against the Cardinals who finished the 2009 season 5-5. LU will then travel to Lorman, Miss. to face NCAA Division I opponent Alcorn State University, who had a 3-6 record in 2009. The Lions last faced the ASU Tigers during the 2005 season losing the game 7-24, but gained good exposure and great experience.  

 

In week three, the Lions will play an exhibition game against Lon Morris College, a junior college in Jacksonville, Tex. The Lions will have a bye week before traveling to Guymon, Okla. to face Oklahoma Panhandle State University on September 25. OPSU finished last season with a 5-6 overall record, but gave the fans a double overtime thriller when they faced Langston. LU pulled it out 27-21. Week five will open the conference season for the Lions. They will face Bacone College who finished the 2009 season with a 1-8 record. 

On October 9, LU will travel to Beaumont, Tex. to take on Lamar University. This will be the first season for the Lamar Cardinals in 21 years. Langston University’s Homecoming is slated for October 16 when the Lions will take on Southwestern Assemblies of God University.   SAGU finished last season with a 3-7 record, including a 37-10 loss to Langston. Conference rival Northwestern Oklahoma State University will travel to Langston on October 23. The Rangers finished the 2009 season with a 7-3 record and gave LU their only conference loss of the season. 

 

Two of the final three regular season games are scheduled against Lincoln University (Mo.) and Texas College who both finished their seasons 0-11 in 2009. Langston will wrap up their season with a trip to Bethany, Okla. to take on Southern Nazarene University. The Lions barely defeated the SNU Crimson Storm last season on a botched field goal attempt giving them the 20-19 victory.