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DALLAS (ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½) - ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ today announced its highly-anticipated 2015 football schedule, the first season under new Head Coach Chad Morris. The slate is highlighted by seven games on the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ campus, including Ford Stadium match-ups with in-state rivals Baylor and UNT. Other 2015 visitors to Ford Stadium will include American Athletic Conference foes East Carolina, Tulsa, Temple and Tulane.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ opens the season on Friday, Sept. 4, when the Mustangs host Baylor in an ESPN- or ESPNU-televised game. The following Saturday, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hosts UNT on Sept. 12 before a Sept. 19 game at TCU in the annual Battle for the Iron Skillet.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will host its Centennial Celebration and Homecoming on Sept. 26 against an opponent to be determined and will be home again on Oct. 3 to host East Carolina.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will then travel to Houston for its second weeknight game of the season, a Thursday-night, ESPN2-televised game against the Cougars on Oct. 8. After an open date, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hits the road again, this time traveling to Tampa to take on the USF Bulls on Oct. 24.

The “Boo-levard” returns in 2015, as ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ will host a home game on Halloween, Oct. 31, when Tulsa comes to Dallas. The match-up with the Golden Hurricane will also serve as Family Weekend.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ then hosts its second Friday-night game of the year on Nov. 6 when Temple comes to Ford Stadium for an ESPN2- or ESPNU-televised game. A trip to Annapolis, Md., for a CBS Sports-televised battle with Navy comes on Nov. 14 before ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ hosts Tulane for Senior Day on Nov. 21. The Mustangs close the regular season on Nov. 28 with a trip to Memphis. 

The inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Dec. 5.

The full schedule is available .

Kickoff times and more TV information will be announced at a later date.

For Mustang ticket information, call the Athletics Department Ticket Office at (214) ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½-GAME (768-4263).

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