April 14, 1999

COLUMBIA, MO.-- The Missouri Tigers will complete spring football workouts this Saturday with the annual Black-and-Gold Game on Faurot Field. But the football game is just one of a host of activities being held during Black-and-Gold Weekend, sponsored by UMB Banks.

The football game kicks off on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $3 per person, or three cans of food to benefit the Central Missouri Food Bank's "Score Against Hunger" campaign. The ticket office opens Saturday at 10 a.m., with stadium gates opening at 11:30 a.m.

On Friday, the Columbia Tiger Quarterback Club will host the annual Black-and-Gold Golf Tournament at Columbia Country Club, with the shotgun start coming at 10:30 a.m. Persons interested in playing should contact the Tiger Development Office at 882-0704.

Friday night, the Missouri baseball team opens a Big 12 Conference series against the Oklahoma Sooners at Simmons Field. Game time is 7 p.m. The Tigers, 23-13, have won nine straight games - tied for the nation's third longest current winning streak.

Saturday morning, the annual FunFest begins along Deaver Drive (east side of Memorial Stadium) at 10 a.m. Included in the FunFest activities is the Schnuck's "Battle of the Pits" barbecue contest, children's games, sport booths staffed by coaches and athletes of various MU athletic teams, helmet cart rides, Truman the Tiger and much more.

Following the football game, the MU-OU baseball series continues at 4 p.m. A football ticket stub will grant admission to the baseball game. It will be televised nationwide by Fox Sports Net - the first time a Missouri home baseball game has been televised outside the State of Missouri. Bill Land and Jack Lazorko will be the announcers.

The series concludes with a 1 p.m. game on Sunday.

For more information on the Black-and-Gold Weekend, contact the MU Sports Marketing Office at 573/882-0745.