Cottonmouths to open season on Oct. 21 at Macon
The Columbus Cottonmouths will open the 2016-17 SPHL season on the road at rival Macon Mayhem on Friday, Oct. 21.
The home-opener will be the following night against Macon. The Snakes and the Mayhem meet eight times.
The two rivals will meet eight times during the 56-game regular season.
Columbus plays a home-and-away set of games the following weekend with Pensacola. The Snakes and the Ice Flyers meet 10 times with seven of those coming within the first 21 games of the schedule.
There are two new teams in the league this season in Evansville and Roanoke. The Snakes will face Evansville first on the road on Dec. 9. The first meeting with Roanoke will come at home on Jan. 14.
Twenty-five of the Snakes’ 28 home games are on either Friday or Saturday.
The Snakes play Huntsville seven times, Fayetteville and Knoxville six times each, Evansville, Roanoke and Mississippi five times each and Peoria four times.
Cottonmouths 2016-17 schedule | ||
Friday, Oct. 21 | Columbus at Macon | 7:35 p.m. |
Saturday, Oct. 22 | Macon at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Oct. 28 | Pensacola at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Oct. 29 | Columbus at Pensacola | 8:05 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 4 | Columbus at Huntsville | 8 p.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 5 | Columbus at Fayetteville | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 11 | Columbus at Pensacola | 8:05 p.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 12 | Columbus at Pensacola | 8:05 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 18 | Huntsville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 19 | Mississippi at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 25 | Mississippi at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 26 | Columbus at Macon | 7:35 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 2 | Peoria at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. 3 | Peoria at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 9 | Columbus at Evansville | 8:15 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 16 | Macon at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. 17 | Columbus at Macon | 7:35 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 23 | Pensacola at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, Dec. 27 | Columbus at Huntsville | 8 p.m. |
Friday, Dec. 30 | Columbus at Pensacola | 8:05 p.m. |
Saturday, Dec. 31 | Pensacola at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Jan. 6 | Huntsville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Jan. 7 | Columbus at Fayetteville | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Jan. 13 | Columbus at Knoxville | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Jan. 14 | Roanoke at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, Jan. 15 | Pensacola at Columbus | 4 p.m. |
Friday, Jan. 20 | Columbus at Peoria | 8:05 p.m. |
Saturday, Jan. 21 | Columbus at Peoria | 8:05 p.m. |
Friday, Jan. 27 | Roanoke at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Jan. 28 | Roanoke at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Thursday, Feb. 2 | Fayetteville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Feb. 3 | Knoxville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Feb. 4 | Columbus at Knoxville | 7:30 p.m. |
Tuesday, Feb. 7 | Pensacola at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Feb. 10 | Huntsville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Feb. 11 | Columbus at Fayetteville | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, Feb. 17 | Evansville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, Feb. 18 | Huntsville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Monday, Feb. 20 | Columbus at Mississippi | 4 p.m. |
Friday, Feb. 24 | Columbus at Huntsville | 8 p.m. |
Saturday, Feb. 25 | Fayetteville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, March 3 | Columbus at Knoxville | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, March 4 | Columbus at Knoxville | 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, March 5 | Fayetteville at Columbus | 4 p.m. |
Friday, March 10 | Knoxville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, March 11 | Macon at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, March 17 | Columbus at Macon | 7:35 p.m. |
Saturday, March 18 | Macon at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Sunday, March 19 | Columbus at Pensacola | 5:05 p.m. |
Friday, March 24 | Columbus at Roanoke | 8:05 p.m. |
Saturday, March 25 | Columbus at Roanoke | 8:05 p.m. |
Tuesday, March 28 | Columbus at Mississippi | 8:30 p.m. |
Friday, March 31 | Mississippi at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Saturday, April 1 | Evansville at Columbus | 7:30 p.m. |
Friday, April 7 | Columbus at Evansville | 8:15 p.m. |
Saturday, April 8 | Columbus at Evansville | 8:15 p.m. |
This story was originally published June 2, 2016 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Cottonmouths to open season on Oct. 21 at Macon."