Moon Township, PA (Sports Network) - Robert Morris will kick off its 2011 football schedule by hosting the University of Dayton on Sept. 3 - one of five home games for the Colonials.

The Colonials, 2010 Northeast Conference co-champions, are opening the season at Joe Walton Stadium for the first time since 2008. Dayton is coming off a co-championship in the Pioneer Football League.

Robert Morris' other four home games will be against NEC opponents: St. Francis, Pa., on Homecoming Day (Oct. 8); Bryant (Oct. 22); Sacred Heart (Oct. 29); and Wagner (Nov. 12).

Robert Morris finished the 2010 season with an 8-3 record after advancing to the FCS playoffs as the conference's first representative.

2011 Robert Morris Football Schedule

All Times ET

Sept. 3, Dayton, Moon Township, Pa., noon

Sept. 10. at Liberty, Lynchburg, Va., TBA

Sept. 17, at Morgan State, Baltimore, 4 p.m.

Oct. 1, at Monmouth*, West Long Branch, N.J., TBA

Oct. 8, St. Francis (Pa.)*, Moon Township, Pa., TBA

Oct. 15, at Albany*, Albany, N.Y., TBA

Oct. 22, Bryant*, Moon Township, Pa., noon

Oct. 29, Sacred Heart*, Moon Township, Pa., noon

Nov. 5, at Central Connecticut State*, New Britain, Conn., TBA

Nov. 12, Wagner*, Moon Township, Pa., noon

Nov. 19, at Duquesne*, Pittsburgh, TBA

*-Northeast Conference game

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