SPARTANBURG, SC – The Southern Conference and SportSouth today announced the 2009 Southern Conference football telecast schedule. Branded
SoCon Saturdays, the Southern Conference football schedule on SportSouth includes eight football games and features all nine conference schools. Former Super Bowl player and coach Sam Wyche and play-by-play announcer Tom Werme return for their third season in the SportSouth booth for the
SoCon Saturdays package.
The 2008 conference champion Appalachian State and runner-up Wofford each make three SoCon Saturdays appearances this season. The two teams will meet Oct. 17 in Spartanburg as the Terriers look to avenge last season’s defeat in Boone.
2009 Southern Conference Football Telecast Schedule on SportSouth
Sept. 19 Western Carolina at Georgia Southern 7:00
Oct. 3 Elon at Furman 3:00
Oct. 10 Chattanooga at Samford 3:00
Oct. 17 Appalachian State at Wofford 3:00
Oct. 24 Georgia Southern at Appalachian State 3:00
Nov. 7 Wofford at The Citadel 3:00
Nov. 14 Appalachian State at Elon 3:00
Nov. 21 Wofford at Furman 3:00
The Southern Conference includes 12 schools from five states – Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee – all of which fall within the SportSouth distribution area. League members include Appalachian State University, College of Charleston, The Citadel, Davidson College, Elon University, Furman University, Georgia Southern University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Samford University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Western Carolina University and Wofford College.
The regional sports networks serving the Southeast – FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Carolinas and FOX Sports Tennessee – collectively reach more than 12.6 million cable and satellite television households in seven states in the Southeast and are the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Bobcats, Memphis Grizzlies and the Nashville Predators, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference. SportSouth reaches more than 9.4 million homes in six Southeastern states and is the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Thrashers and Southern Conference. SportSouth also offers expanded coverage of the University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee. Combined, the four networks produce more than 800 live local events each year, including 180 in high definition.
Click here for the updated Wofford schedule, with television outlets and game times. All dates and times are subject to change.