DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University will play 12 games during the upcoming football season with the addition of former CIAA foe Saint Augustine’s University posted to its schedule on Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. in Durham, N.C., NCCU announced Thursday.

With the addition to the schedule, the Eagles will now play six home games inside the friendly confines of O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium. Besides the SAU Falcons, NCCU will host Towson (Sept. 21), South Carolina State (Oct. 12), Morgan State (Oct. 19), Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 2) and Norfolk State (Nov. 16).

This will be the 30th gridiron meeting between the Eagles and Falcons, dating back to the first match-up in 1924. NCCU leads the series 26-2-1.

The Eagles last played St. Augustine’s on Sept. 8, 2007, in Durham, N.C., in a contest NCCU won, 6-0.

The NCAA allows Division I-FCS programs to schedule 12 regular-season games in years in which there are 14 Saturdays from the first permissible playing date (Thursday preceding Labor Day) through the last playing date in November. In the near future, that rule is applicable in 2013, 2014 and 2019.

For the complete 2013 NCCU football schedule, visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com.