FMU FAN GUIDE
Francis Marion University athletic teams compete under NCAA affiliation. The university sponsors 12 intercollegiate sports: six each for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis) and women (basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball). The athletic department telephone number is 843-661-1240 and the fax number is 843-661-4645.
Two athletic programs (men's golf, women's soccer) compete as Division I independents, while the other 10 sports compete in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference. The PBC includes 13 members in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Plans have been discussed to move the entire athletic program to Division I membership in the near future.
General admission tickets to FMU men's and women's basketball games and baseball games are $5 for adults and $2 for students. No admission is charged to the other FMU home sporting events.
Students are encouraged to join The RIOT student fan club. (Click for an Application)
Fans can also support Patriot athletics by joining the Swamp Fox Club. (Click for an Application)
Directions to Francis Marion University
Francis Marion University is located adjacent to US highways 76 & 301, seven miles east of Florence.
FROM THE WEST: Take I-20 East to Florence, take I-95 North, take Exit 170 onto South Carolina Highway 327, follow directional signs to FMU, at second traffic light (Pizza Hut, gas station, Wendy's on the corners) turn left on US Highways 76 & 301, go two miles, at next traffic light turn right, campus on left, enter fourth entrance (Robert C. Scott Drive) for the gymnasium and athletic fields.
FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-95 North to Florence, take Exit 170 onto South Carolina Highway 327, follow directional signs to FMU, at second traffic light (Pizza Hut, gas station, Wendy's on the corners) turn left on US Highways 76 & 301, go two miles, at next traffic light turn right, campus on left, enter fourth entrance (Robert C. Scott Drive) for the gymnasium and athletic fields.
FROM THE NORTH: Take I-95 South to Florence, take Exit 170 onto South Carolina Highway 327, follow directional signs to FMU, at second traffic light (Pizza Hut, gas station, Wendy's on the corners) turn left on US Highways 76 & 301, go two miles, at next traffic light turn right, campus on left, enter fourth entrance (Robert C. Scott Drive) for the gymnasium and athletic fields.
FROM EAST: Take US Highways 76 & 301 East toward Florence, at intersection (traffic light) with South Carolina Highway 327 turn left, campus on left, enter fourth entrance (Robert C. Scott Drive) for the gymnasium and athletic fields.
Francis Marion University campus map
FMU 2010 Fall Composite Schedule
Peach Belt Conference Sportsmanship Code
Peach Belt Conference Sportsmanship Letter
