Gametime: football announces 2011 kickoffs

Just over two months out from the start of Penn football season, and it's time to get your calendars out and pencil in the schedule. Penn announced the kickoff times for all of its home games as well as all but one away game (what's the holdup, Dartmouth?).

Penn starts under the lights Saturday Sept. 17, with a 6 p.m. tilt against Lafayette. They'll play Villanova in an away game at the Frank, also at 6 p.m. and then two weeks later, host Fordham also at 6 p.m.

Full 2011 Football Schedule:

Sept. 17, Lafayette (Franklin Field), 6 p.m. Sept. 24, Villanova (Away, at Franklin Field), 6 p.m. Oct. 1, Dartmouth (at Hanover, N.H), TBA. Oct. 8, Fordham (Franklin Field), 6 p.m. Oct. 15, Columbia (at New York), 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Yale (Franklin Field), Noon. Oct. 29, Brown (at Providence, R.I.), 12:30 p.m. Nov. 5, Princeton (Franklin Field), 1:00. Nov. 12, Harvard (at Cambridge, Mass), Noon. Nov. 19, Cornell (Franklin Field), 1 p.m.

Athletic Director Steve Bilsky said last fall that playing evening games is something "we want to do," so with a two-time returning Ivy champion, we will see if the later start times bring more students. It could be a perfect storm for Bilsky with a great team returning, the opening of Penn Park this fall and new spaces for tailgating.

Can Penn students handle so much football under the lights? Here's your answer.