FRIVOLOUS STORY ALERT
Cavs & 'Canes
September 10, 2004
WISE, VA - During its brief 14-year history, the UVa-Wise football squad has played five games just days after hurricanes have made landfall in the United States. The Cavaliers are 3-2 in those contests and will play its sixth such game Saturday at Cumberland University, just days after Hurricane Frances hit Florida. Below is a list of hurricanes hitting U.S. soil and each subsequent Highland Cavaliers' game.
| Hurricane |
Year |
Game Opponent and Result |
Opal |
1995 |
at Cumberland College, W 16-14 |
Fran |
1996 |
Cumberland University, W 34-27* |
Mitch |
1998 |
at North Greenville, L 31-26 |
Floyd |
1999 |
at Cumberland College, W 48-7 |
Isabel |
2003 |
Campbellsville University, L 35-16 (Homecoming) |
Frances |
2004 |
at Cumberland University, ??? |
*Game originally scheduled to be played in Wise, but moved indoors to Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tenn.
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