Cougar Football Invites First Responders to Home Opener
All first responders — Fire Department, EMT, Sheriff’s Dept., Police, Highway Patrol etc. — are invited to attend Saturday’s Cougar football home opener vs. Santa Barbara City College FREE of charge (with valid I.D.).
The College of the Canyons football program returns home to Cougar Stadium at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 vs. Santa Barbara City College, in the first of five regular season games slated for the 2018 campaign.
Once again, COC head coach Ted Iacenda and the Cougars have announced a series of special FREE community group invites for each home game.
This week all first responders — Fire Department, EMT, Sheriff's Dept., Police, Highway Patrol etc. — are invited to attend Saturday's game free of charge (with valid I.D.).
General admission tickets to all Cougar football games are $10. Kids 10 and under are free.
In addition, all 2018 home games will be live streamed to fans through a broadcast partnership with SoCalCollegeSports.com. Archived footage of the game can also be viewed at any time following the broadcast.
Canyons (2-0) started the season with a 19-6 road victory over Saddleback College in week one, and most recently rolled to a 47-14 win over Grossmont College last Saturday in El Cajon.
The Cougars will enter this week's contest vs. SBCC as the No. 6 ranked team in the state according to the most recent California Community College Sports Information Association (CCCSIA) Poll. Canyons is also ranked No. 8 in the JC Athletic Bureau Head Coaches Poll.
The 2018 COC football home schedule and invite list is included below:
- Saturday, Sept. 15 vs. Santa Barbara City College
All first responders admitted free of charge (w/ valid ID)
- Saturday, Sept. 29 vs. Golden West College
All SCV school students & staff admitted free of charge (w/ valid ID)
- Saturday, Oct. 20 vs. East Los Angeles College
All SCV youth football & cheer teams admitted free of charge (w/ uniform)
- Saturday, Oct. 27 vs. Ventura College
All fans admitted free with Halloween costumes
- Saturday, Nov. 10 vs. Bakersfield College
All veterans and active duty military personnel admitted free (w/ valid ID)
Stay up to date on all this season's action by visiting www.COCathletics.com and following the College of the Canyons Athletic department on social media at @COCathletics on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.