Week 6 of the North Carolina college football season saw a hurricane impact multiple games – and victories by teams nicknamed Hurricanes (Louisburg) and Tornados (Brevard) that kept both undefeated.
Wake Forest jumped into the Top 25 after steamrolling NC State, while UNC knocked off its first Top 25 opponent under coach Bill Belichick. Chowan earned one of the biggest victories in its football history, while Duke and Mars Hill fell from the ranks of the unbeaten.
That whirlwind slate of games is now in the books, and we’ve crossed over the halfway point of college football season in our state (hard to believe).
Week 7 offers another chance to separate contenders from pretenders across multiple divisions.
Provided the weather cooperates (please!), here’s the complete schedule for North Carolina’s college football teams, including kickoff times and TV/streaming information.
Be sure to follow NC Football News all week as we get you ready for all of the action.
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The Big Picture
- Three days of football, beginning with ECU at UAB on Thursday and App State at Coastal Carolina on Friday.
- Four in-state matchups, highlighted by UNC at Duke and Wingate at Lenoir-Rhyne
- 17 games on Saturday hosted by a North Carolina college team
- Eleven games starting in the 1 p.m. window on Saturday, including one that kicks off at 1:30.
- Two teams playing on the West Coast in the evening: Elon visiting Stanford (7:30 p.m.) and Wake Forest traveling to Cal (10:30 p.m.).
- The state’s last two unbeaten teams, Louisburg and Brevard, both playing at home.
What’s At Stake
- UNC visits Duke for Triangle bragging rights, a Victory Bell and positioning in a crowded ACC pack (did we mention bragging rights?)
- Wake Forest, which calls itself “Built in the Dark” and just joined the Top 25, tries to avoid an ACC “After Dark” trap-game situation at Cal
- Campbell hosts Towson for homecoming, aiming to stay unbeaten against FCS teams and stay among the contenders in the CAA
- Brevard (5-0) entertains preseason USA South favorite LaGrange in a game with huge D3 conference title implications
- Louisburg College puts a 10-game win streak on the line – the longest in the state – in a homecoming game against Myrtle Beach Collegiate
- Charlotte (at Temple) and Winston-Salem State (vs. Bluefield State) look for their first wins of 2026, the state’s only remaining winless teams
🏈 North Carolina College Football Schedule: Week 7 Games
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026
7:30 p.m. ET — East Carolina at UAB, ESPN
Friday, Oct. 16, 2026
8:00 p.m. ET — Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina, ESPN2
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026
12:00 p.m. ET — Chicago State at North Carolina A&T, FloCollege
12:00 p.m. ET – Huntingdon at North Carolina Wesleyan, FloCollege
1:00 p.m. ET – Belhaven at Greensboro, FloCollege
1:00 p.m. ET – Bluefield State at Winston-Salem State, CIAA Sports Network
1:00 p.m. ET – Charlotte at Temple, ESPN+
1:00 p.m. ET – Erskine at Chowan, Conference Carolinas Digital Network
1:00 p.m. ET – Guilford at Hampden-Sydney, FloCollege
1:00 p.m. ET – Morehead State at Davidson, ESPN+
1:00 p.m. ET – Myrtle Beach Collegiate at Louisburg, YouTube
1:00 p.m. ET – Newberry at Mars Hill, FloCollege
1:00 p.m. ET – Southern Virginia at Methodist, FloCollege
1:00 p.m. ET – Virginia State at Shaw, CIAA Sports Network
1:30 p.m. ET – Elizabeth City State at Fayetteville State, CIAA Sports Network
2:00 p.m. ET – Catawba at Anderson, FloCollege
2:00 p.m. ET – LaGrange at Brevard, FloCollege
2:00 p.m. ET – Lincoln (PA) at Johnson C. Smith, CIAA Sports Network
2:00 p.m. ET – Wingate at Lenoir-Rhyne, FloCollege
3:00 p.m. ET – Gardner-Webb at UT Martin, ESPN+
3:30 p.m. ET – Towson at Campbell, FloCollege
3:30 p.m. ET – UNC at Duke, ESPN2
4:00 p.m. ET – UNC Pembroke at Barton, Conference Carolinas Digital Network
7:30 p.m. ET – Elon at Stanford, ACC Network Extra
10:30 p.m. ET – Wake Forest at California, 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 and the season.
- 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, all in one standings table.
