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Normal, IL (Sports Network) - The Illinois State football team's 2012 season
opener against Dayton has been changed from Thursday, Aug. 30 to Saturday,
Sept. 1 due to the construction on the new renovations to Hancock
Stadium,
Kickoff will be 2 p.m. ET.
The game was changed from a Thursday night opener because construction at
Hancock Stadium will affect the stadium's lighting for night games.
The Redbirds, who finished 7-4 this past season, also will play home games
against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 15), Southern Illinois on Homecoming (Oct. 6),
Youngstown State (Oct. 13), Missouri State (Oct. 20) and 2011 FCS national
champion North Dakota State (Nov. 17).
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