It’s hard to believe, but today marks the end of the line for a group of North Carolina D2 football teams.
The CIAA wraps up its regular season, with only Johnson C. Smith and Fayetteville State realistically having a shot at extending their 2025 campaigns. UNC Pembroke has clinched its spot in next week’s Conference Carolinas title contest, but it’s unclear if Barton or Chowan will get a bonus game on Nov. 15 per the conference’s scheduling agreement with the SIAC.
Meanwhile, this is the penultimate week of games for South Atlantic teams, with schools like Wingate and Catawba out of league title chase but in the D2 playoff conversation.
Follow our North Carolina D2 football game-day thread for live scores, plus quick-hitter recaps, top performers and takeaways when all contests are complete.
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📅 North Carolina D2 Football | Saturday, November 1
🔥CIAA Football Games Today
Bluefield State at Elizabeth City State | 1 p.m.
Livingstone at Johnson C. Smith | 1 p.m.
Winston-Salem State at Fayetteville State | 1 p.m.
Shaw at Emory & Henry | 1 p.m.
Bowie State at Lincoln (PA) | 1 p.m.
Virginia State at Virginia Union | 1 p.m.
🚨 TITLE TALK: Johnson C. Smith locks a berth into next week’s CIAA title game against Virginia Union with a win over Livingstone. But the Blue Bears have won two of the last three (including an upset in 2024). If the Golden Bulls falter, Fayetteville State could jump into the mix with a win over Winston-Salem State.
💪 Conference Carolinas Games Today
Ferrum at Chowan | 1 p.m.
Erskine at Barton | 5 p.m.
North Greenville at Shorter | 5 p.m.
🚨 EYE TOWARD NEXT WEEK: The Conference Carolinas Bowl (i.e. league championship game) is already set. UNC Pembroke will travel to North Greenville for a rematch. The Braves have this week off to prepare, while Chowan and Barton aim to finish their Conference Carolinas debut on a positive note.
⚡South Atlantic Conference Games Today
UVA Wise at Mars Hill | 1 p.m.
Shaw at Emory & Henry | 1 p.m.
Carson-Newman at Newberry | 1 p.m.
Wingate at Tusculum | 2 p.m.
Anderson at Catawba | 6 p.m.
🚨 PLAYOFF DRIVE: Wingate, last year’s SAC champion, is out of the running to repeat. But the Bulldogs’ D2 playoff hopes are still very much alive. Catawba also has an outside shot. Both need to win today leading into their head-to-head showdown next week.
Region Rankings are out!
Winners of 4 straight, @WingateFb checks in at #5 in the first official NCAA Region rankings of the year!
The 'Dogs are looking to make their 6th play-off appearance in the last 8 years#OneDog pic.twitter.com/JAyR9Z78Tb — Wingate Bulldogs (@WU_Bulldogs) November 4, 2025
📊 Live Scoreboard: North Carolina D2 Football
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 | Bluefield St | 1 p.m. | ||||||
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 | Ferrum | 1 p.m. | ||||||
 | Chowan | CCDN | ||||||
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 | Livingstone | 1 p.m. | ||||||
 | JCSU | CIAA-SN | ||||||
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 | Shaw | 1 p.m. | ||||||
 | Emory & Henry | FloCollege | ||||||
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 | UVA Wise | 1 p.m. | ||||||
 | Mars Hill | FloCollege | ||||||
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 | WSSU | 1 p.m. | ||||||
 | Fayetteville St | CIAA-SN | ||||||
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 | Wingate | 2 p.m. | ||||||
 | Tusculum | FloCollege | ||||||
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 | Anderson | 6 p.m. | ||||||
 | Catawba | FloCollege | ||||||
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 | Erskine | 5 p.m. | ||||||
 | Barton | CCDN |
✅ D2 Football Wrap-Up
Refresh this page later today as we post reactions from Nov. 7 game results, including key storylines, top performers and playoff impacts.
🏆 Biggest Win of the Day
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