The starting times you see on the 2009 Tiger football schedule are not typos. ETBU will play the first home night games in the 10-year history of the program this season pending the addition of lights to Ornelas Stadium for the first time this year.
The lights are set to go up sometime this summer and will give ETBU lighted facilities at all of its outdoor venues for the first time in the university's history.
As has been noted in the past, the East Texas heat can be brutal on fans and players alike in September and October. Travel issues with ETBU's first visitor, Wisconsin-La Crosse, have caused the Tigers to schedule their season opener at 11 a.m. to again try and beat some of the heat issues. But beginning with the second home game, against Texas Lutheran on Sept. 26, home games will be able to be played under the lights and hopefully in temperatures a little more conducive to football.
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