This page tracks North Carolina college football schedules for the 2026 season, organized by week. NC Football News follows every game involving the state’s 33 college programs across FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III and NJCAA — with kickoff times, TV/streaming listings and final scores updated throughout the season.
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2026 North Carolina College Football | Week-By-Week Schedule
Week 0 | August 27-29, 2026
THURS, 8/27 | ||||||
| Barton | Virginia State | 6 p.m. | CIAA-SN | |||
| Gardner-Webb | Austin Peay | TBA | ESPN+ | |||
FRI, 8/28 | ||||||
| West Florida | Lenoir-Rhyne | 6 p.m. | ||||
SAT, 8/29 | ||||||
| JCSU | Benedict | 4 p.m. | ||||
| Morgan State | NC A&T | 6 p.m. | FloSports | |||
| Shaw | Fayetteville St | 6 p.m. | ||||
| Allen | Livingstone | |||||
| Campbell | ETSU | ESPN+ | ||||
| Concord | Davidson | ESPN+ | ||||
| E Kentucky | WCU | ESPN+ | ||||
| NC State | Virginia | in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
| UNC | TCU | in Dublin, Ireland | ||||
| NCCU | Texas So | |||||
| WSSU | Norfolk State |
Week 1 | September 3-6, 2026
THURS, 9/3 | ||||||
| Akron | Wake Forest | |||||
FRI, 9/4 | ||||||
SAT, 9/5 | ||||||
| West Alabama | Lenoir-Rhyne | 3 p.m. | ||||
| ECSU | NCCU | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | |||
| UNC Pembroke | Fayetteville St | 6 p.m. | ||||
| East Carolina | Alabama | |||||
| Elon | Davidson | ESPN+ | ||||
| Gardner-Webb | Wofford | ESPN+ | ||||
| Livingstone | Virginia Union | |||||
| Maine | App State | |||||
| Mars Hill | WSSU | |||||
| NC A&T | Georgia State | |||||
| Shaw | Barton | |||||
| The Citadel | Charlotte | |||||
| Tulane | Duke | |||||
| WCU | Campbell | FloSports | ||||
SUN, 9/6 | ||||||
| JCSU | Albany State | Black College Hall of Fame Classic, Canton, OH |
Week 2 | September 12, 2026
SAT, 9/12 | |||||
| Valdosta State | Fayetteville St | 6 p.m. | |||
| App State | East Carolina | ||||
| Campbell | Florida | ||||
| Catawba | Mars Hill | ||||
| Charlotte | Ole Miss | ||||
| Duke | Illinois | ||||
| East Tenn St | UNC | ||||
| Elon | Rhode Island | FloSports | |||
| Ferrum | Shaw | ||||
| Gardner-Webb | Liberty | ||||
| JCSU | WSSU | ||||
| Lenoir-Rhyne | Newberry | ||||
| Livingstone | Bluefield State | ||||
| NC A&T | NCCU | ESPN+ | |||
| Richmond | NC State | ||||
| Wake Forest | Purdue | ||||
| WCU | Cincinnati | ||||
| Wingate | Carson-Newman |
Week 3 | September 18-19, 2026
FRI, 9/18 | |||||
| Miami | Wake Forest | ||||
SAT, 9/19 | |||||
| Mars Hill | Lenoir-Rhyne | 6 p.m. | |||
| NCCU | Gardner-Webb | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | ||
| Charlotte | App State | ||||
| East Carolina | Old Dominion | ||||
| Emory & Henry | Catawba | ||||
| Fayetteville St | JCSU | ||||
| Lincoln (PA) | Shaw | ||||
| NC State | Vanderbilt | ||||
| Newberry | Wingate | ||||
| UNC | Clemson | ||||
| NC A&T | Campbell | FloSports | |||
| Presbyterian | WCU | ESPN+ | |||
| Sacred Heart | Elon | FloSports | |||
| Stanford | Duke | ||||
| VMI | Davidson | ESPN+ | |||
| WSSU | Livingstone |
Week 4 | September 26, 2026
SAT, 9/26 | |||||
| Drake | Davidson | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | ||
| Virginia Union | Fayetteville St | 1 p.m. | |||
| Rhode Island | NC A&T | 4 p.m. | FloSports | ||
| Appalachian State | NC State | ||||
| Campbell | Hampton | FloSports | |||
| Catawba | Tusculum | ||||
| Gardner-Webb | Marshall | ||||
| Lenoir-Rhyne | Anderson | ||||
| Livingstone | Shaw | ||||
| Louisiana | Charlotte | ||||
| Maine | Elon | FloSports | |||
| Mars Hill | Carson-Newman | ||||
| NCCU | East Carolina | ||||
| UVA Wise | Wingate | ||||
| Wake Forest | Louisville | ||||
| WCU | East Tenn St | ESPN+ | |||
| William & Mary | Duke | ||||
| WSSU | Virginia State |
Week 5 | October 3, 2026
SAT, 10/3 | ||||||
| Carson-Newman | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 p.m. | ||||
| Fayetteville St | Livingstone | 2 p.m. | ||||
| Gardner-Webb | Charleston Southern | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | North/South BBQ Bowl | ||
| NC A&T | Bryant | 6 p.m. | FloSports | |||
| Campbell | NCCU | ESPN+ | ||||
| Davidson | San Diego | ESPN+ | ||||
| Elon | New Hampshire | FloSports | ||||
| JCSU | Bluefield State | |||||
| Louisville | NC State | |||||
| Memphis | Charlotte | |||||
| Notre Dame | North Carolina | |||||
| Shaw | Bowie State | |||||
| Stanford | Wake Forest | |||||
| Tennessee Tech | WCU | ESPN+ | ||||
| Tusculum | Mars Hill | |||||
| Wingate | Catawba |
Week 6 | October 10, 2026
SAT, 10/10 | |||||
| New Hampshire | NC A&T | 12 p.m. | FloSports | ||
| Bowie State | WSSU | ||||
| Charlotte | North Texas | ||||
| Davidson | Presbyterian | ESPN+ | |||
| Duke | Georgia Tech | ||||
| Eastern Illinois | Gardner-Webb | ESPN+ | |||
| Lenoir-Rhyne | UVA Wise | ||||
| Livingstone | Virginia State | ||||
| Mars Hill | Emory & Henry | ||||
| Newberry | Catawba | ||||
| North Carolina | Pittsburgh | ||||
| Old Dominion | Appalachian State | ||||
| Rice | East Carolina | ||||
| Shaw | JCSU | ||||
| Tusculum | Wingate | ||||
| Wake Forest | NC State | ||||
| WCU | Mercer | ESPN+ | |||
| William & Mary | NCCU | ESPN+ | |||
| Wofford | Elon | FloSports |
Week 7 | October 15-17, 2026
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THURS, 10/15 | |||||
| East Carolina | UAB | ||||
FRI, 10/16 | |||||
| Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina | ||||
SAT, 10/17 | |||||
| Chicago State | NC A&T | 12 p.m. | FloSports | ||
| Morehead State | Davidson | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | ||
| ECSU | Fayetteville St | 1:30 p.m. | |||
| Wingate | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 p.m. | |||
| Gardner-Webb | UT Martin | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | ||
| Bluefield State | WSSU | ||||
| Catawba | Anderson | ||||
| Charlotte | Temple | ||||
| Elon | Stanford | ||||
| Lincoln (PA) | JCSU | ||||
| Newberry | Mars Hill | ||||
| North Carolina | Duke | ||||
| Towson | Campbell | FloSports | |||
| Virginia State | Shaw | ||||
| Wake Forest | California |
Week 8 | October 22-24, 2026
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THURS, 10/22 | ||||||
| East Carolina | Memphis | |||||
| James Madison | Appalachian State | |||||
SAT, 10/24 | ||||||
| Campbell | Maine | FloSports | ||||
| Chattanooga | WCU | ESPN+ | ||||
| Duke | Virginia | |||||
| ECSU | Livingstone | |||||
| Fayetteville St | Bluefield State | |||||
| JCSU | Bowie State | |||||
| NCCU | Delaware State | ESPN+ | ||||
| NC State | Stanford | Either 10/24 or 10/23 TBA | ||||
| Shaw | Virginia Union | |||||
| Syracuse | North Carolina | |||||
| WSSU | Lincoln (PA) |
Week 9 | October 30-31, 2026
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FRI, 10/30 | ||||||
| Tulane | Charlotte | |||||
SAT, 10/31 | ||||||
| Campbell | UAlbany | 12 p.m. | FloSports | |||
| Bowie State | Fayetteville St | 1 p.m. | ||||
| Elon | NC A&T | 1 p.m. | FloSports | |||
| Anderson | Wingate | |||||
| Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | |||||
| Bluefield State | Shaw | |||||
| Boston College | Duke | |||||
| California | NC State | Either 10/31 or 10/30 TBA | ||||
| Carson-Newman | Catawba | |||||
| Davidson | St. Thomas | |||||
| Gardner-Webb | SE Missouri | ESPN+ | ||||
| Howard | NCCU | ESPN+ | ||||
| Lenoir-Rhyne | Emory & Henry | |||||
| Mars Hill | UVA Wise | |||||
| Miami | North Carolina | |||||
| Temple | East Carolina | |||||
| Virginia | Wake Forest | |||||
| Virginia State | JCSU | |||||
| VUL | Livingstone | |||||
| WCU | Furman | ESPN+ | ||||
| WSSU | ECSU |
Week 10 | November 6-7, 2026
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FRI, 11/6 | |||||
| South Florida | East Carolina | ||||
SAT, 11/7 | |||||
| NC A&T | Monmouth | 12 p.m. | FloSports | ||
| Fayetteville St | WSSU | 1 p.m. | |||
| Stetson | Davidson | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | ||
| Tusculum | Lenoir-Rhyne | 2 p.m. | |||
| Catawba | UVA Wise | ||||
| Charlotte | UAB | ||||
| Duke | NC State | ||||
| Emory & Henry | Wingate | ||||
| Georgia State | Appalachian State | ||||
| Hampton | Elon | FloSports | |||
| JCSU | Livingstone | ||||
| Lindenwood | Gardner-Webb | ESPN+ | |||
| Mars Hill | Anderson | ||||
| Merrimack | Wake Forest | ||||
| NCCU | Norfolk State | ESPN+ | |||
| North Carolina | Connecticut | ||||
| Stony Brook | Campbell | FloSports | |||
| Wofford | WCU | ESPN+ |
Week 11 | November 14, 2026
SAT, 11/14 | ||||||
| Davidson | Dayton | 12 p.m. | ESPN+ | |||
| NC A&T | Hampton | 1 p.m. | FloSports | |||
| NCCU | South Carolina St | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | |||
| Appalachian State | Marshall | |||||
| Campbell | Elon | FloSports | ||||
| Duke | Miami | |||||
| East Carolina | Charlotte | |||||
| Gardner-Webb | Western Illinois | ESPN+ | ||||
| Lenoir-Rhyne | Catawba | |||||
| Louisville | North Carolina | |||||
| Syracuse | NC State | |||||
| Wake Forest | SMU | |||||
| WCU | Samford | ESPN+ | ||||
| Wingate | Mars Hill | |||||
| CIAA Championship | Teams TBD | Durham County Memorial Stadium, Durham, NC |
Week 12 | November 21, 2026
SAT, 11/21 | |||||
| UAlbany | NC A&T | 12 p.m. | FloSports | ||
| Marist | Davidson | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | ||
| Charlotte | Tulsa | ||||
| Clemson | Duke | ||||
| East Carolina | Army | ||||
| Elon | Towson | FloSports | |||
| Monmouth | Campbell | FloSports | |||
| Morgan State | NCCU | ESPN+ | |||
| NC State | Florida State | ||||
| North Carolina | Virginia | ||||
| Tennessee State | Gardner-Webb | ESPN+ | |||
| The Citadel | WCU | ESPN+ | |||
| ULM | Appalachian State | ||||
| Wake Forest | Georgia Tech |
Week 13 | November 28, 2026
FRI, 11/27 | ||||||
| Appalachian State | South Alabama | |||||
| FAU | East Carolina | 11/27 or 11/28 | ||||
SAT, 11/28 | ||||||
| Duke | Wake Forest | |||||
| Navy | Charlotte | |||||
| NC State | North Carolina |
Week 14 | December 5, 2026
FRI, 12/4 | ||||||
| Sun Belt Championship | East champ vs. West champ | TBA | TV: TBA | Location: TBA | ||
SAT, 12/5 | ||||||
| ACC Championship | Opponents TBD | 12 p.m. ET | ABC | Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. | ||
| American Championship | Opponents TBD | TBA | TV: TBA | Location: TBA |
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