The defending Mid-Pen Conference football champions will open the 2011 campaign August 26th, facing their traditional opening opponent Iron Mountain.
Highlights of the 2011 season include a home game with arch-rival Negaunee, as well as two key non-conference road games against Calumet and Ontonagon.
Ishpeming has played Calumet each season since 1998, and Big Blue has a reacord of 8 – 5 against the Copper Kings. Ontonagon replaces the spot on the schedule vacated by Munising when the Mustangs left the Mid-Pen Conference. This season’s game will be the first ever meeting between Ontonagon and Ishpeming according to the available historical records.
The 2011 season, home games are in BOLD
08/26 -vs- Iron Mountain
09/02 -at- Manistique
09/09 -at- Calumet
09/16 -vs- Westwood
09/24 -at- Norway
09/30 -at- Ontonagon
10/07 -vs- Negaunee
10/14 -OPEN-
10/21 -vs- Gwinn