SCHEDULE UPDATES: Four Saturday games have moved to earlier kickoff times because of the threat of storms in the afternoon. Ferrum at Shaw, Johnson C. Smith at Winston-Salem State and Valdosta State at Fayetteville State have shifted to 11 a.m., while North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central will now start at noon.
The North Carolina college football schedule was spread out over four days this past weekend, giving us a football bonanza from Thursday through Sunday evening. The Week 2 slate is bigger than last week but mostly concentrated on one day.
NC State gets Week 2 started Friday night, Sept. 11, when the Wolfpack hosts Richmond at Carter-Finley Stadium. Then comes Saturday.
Twenty-six games involving North Carolina college football teams are scheduled for Sept. 12, with action stretching from noon until well into the night and across every level of the sport.
Among the highlights:
- App State visits East Carolina for an in-state FBS matchup in Greenville.
- Duke travels to Illinois for an early-season test against a Big Ten opponent.
- Wake Forest visits Purdue in another ACC-Big Ten matchup.
- North Carolina hosts East Tennessee State in Chapel Hill, aiming for a 2-0 start.
- NC A&T and NC Central renew their century old rivalry in Durham (note that kickoff has moved to 11 a.m.)
- Unbeaten Elon heads to Rhode Island to face the defending CAA champs.
- Campbell visits Florida, Charlotte travels to Ole Miss and Western Carolina faces Cincinnati in three difficult road tests.
- Catawba and Mars Hill meet in an early Division II matchup between North Carolina South Atlantic Conference programs.
- Johnson C. Smith visits Winston-Salem State in an early season in-state CIAA rivalry showdown at Bowman-Gray (kickoff moved to 11 a.m.)
- Brevard is the last North Carolina team to start its season, hosting Sewanee, while Elizabeth City State is our lone school on a bye.
Below is the full North Carolina college football schedule for Week 2, with kickoff times, TV channels, streaming information and how to watch games involving teams from across the state.
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🏈 North Carolina College Football Schedule: Week 2 Games
Friday, Sept. 11, 2026
Richmond at NC State – 7 p.m., ESPNU
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026
Ferrum at Shaw – 11 a.m., CIAA Sports Network
Johnson C. Smith at Winston-Salem State – 11 a.m., CIAA Sports Network
Valdosta State at Fayetteville State – 11 a.m., CIAA Sports Network
Apprentice at North Carolina Wesleyan – 12 p.m., FloCollege
App State at East Carolina – 12 p.m., ESPNU
Dickinson at Davidson – 12 p.m., ESPN+
Elon at Rhode Island – 12 p.m., FloCollege
East Tennessee State at North Carolina – 12 p.m., ACC Network
North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central – 12 p.m., ESPN+
Wake Forest at Purdue – 12 p.m., FS1
Catawba at Mars Hill – 1 p.m., FloCollege
Louisburg at Greensboro JV – 1 p.m., YouTube
Sewanee at Brevard – 1 p.m., FloCollege
UNC Pembroke at Shorter – 1 p.m., Conference Carolinas Digital Network
Virginia Union at Chowan – 1 p.m., Conference Carolinas Digital Network
Wingate at Carson-Newman – 1 p.m., FloCollege
Bluefield College at Barton – 2 p.m., Conference Carolinas Digital Network
Greensboro at Roanoke – 2 p.m., FloCollege
Duke at Illinois – 3:30 p.m., FS1
Campbell at Florida – 5:30 p.m., SEC Network+
Gardner-Webb at Liberty – 6 p.m., ESPN+
Livingstone at Bluefield State – 6 p.m., CIAA Sports Network
Lenoir-Rhyne at Newberry – 7 p.m., FloCollege
Methodist at Guilford – 7 p.m., FloCollege
Western Carolina at Cincinnati – 7 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte at Ole Miss – 7:45 p.m., ESPN2
More North Carolina College Football Coverage
- Game Day Central: Your dashboard for following college football action from around the state.
- College Football Scores: Follow final scores and results from every North Carolina team throughout the weekend.
- Teams by Division: Find schedules and coverage for all North Carolina FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III programs.
- 2026 Statewide Standings: Follow every North Carolina team’s record throughout the season.
