North Carolina will be the site of five D2 football games featuring ranked teams today, including No. 17/21 Lenoir-Rhyne (hosting unbeaten Emory & Henry) and No. 23 Johnson C. Smith (visiting Elizabeth City State).
Follow along our Game Day thread for live updates and scores from today’s North Carolina D2 action. Refresh this page for the latest scoreboard updates. We’ll add quick hitters and top performers throughout the day.
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📅 D2 Football Scores | Saturday, Sept. 13
- 🔥 UNC Pembroke 25, No. 16/19 Delta State 21 — FINAL
- No. 22 Valdosta State 56, Chowan 3 — FINAL
- No. 23 Johnson C. Smith 21, Elizabeth City State 17 — FINAL
- Mars Hill 31, No. 23 Carson-Newman 24 (OT) — FINAL
- Ferrum 14, Shaw 6 — FINAL
- 🚀 Wingate 72, Bluefield State 7 — FINAL
- No. 17/21 Lenoir-Rhyne 31, Emory & Henry 28 — FINAL
- 💪 Winston-Salem State 51, Lincoln 14 — FINAL
- 🔥 Catawba 44, UVA Wise 34 — FINAL
- North Greenville 41, Barton 28 — FINAL
⚡ Quick-Hitter Updates & Storylines
- Lenoir-Rhyne’s Daniel Deneen Jr. kicks a 32-yard field goal as time expires, Bears survive Emory & Henry’s furious second-half comeback. Lenoir-Rhyne led 28-3 at half.
- Wingate sets a new North Carolina college football “high score” today: Bulldogs 72, Bluefield State 7 (also a program record). The previous high for our state this season was 64, set by NC Wesleyan last weekend.
- Elijah Holmes throws 5 TD passes for Wingate; Xavier Pugh rushes for 3 TDs in the rout. Defending SAC champs are an emphatic 2-0.
- Catawba outscores UVA Wise 17-0 after halftime to get its second win of the season. Preston Brown with an efficient, prolific passing day: 25-of-29 for 372 yards, 3 TDs.
- Winston-Salem State’s second win in a row sets up a high-stakes, early-season CIAA home game next weekend against Virginia State. Juicy!
- Tre Robinson rushes for two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:07 left, helping UNC Pembroke rally past top-20 Delta State for a huge non-conference win.
- QB Kelvin Durham throws a 62-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter, and Johnson C. Smith averts an upset at ECSU. Vikes could be a toughout in the CIAA.
- JR Martin tosses three TD passes, including a 9-yard strike to Javonte Sherman in overtime, pushing Mars Hill to a victory over ranked Carson-Newman, last year’s Mountain Division champ.
- North Greenville topped Barton in the first Conference Carolinas football game in more than 50 years. Bulldogs rallied from down 24-0 to make it competitive in the second half.
🏆 Be sure to check out our Biggest Win, Standout Performance and Upset of the Day (below the scoreboard).
No. Quit. In. This. Team. LETS GO https://t.co/KrMJhytigd — Brady Moyers (@CoachBMoyers) September 13, 2025
📊 Live Scoreboard: North Carolina D2
| TOTAL | ||||||||
 | Delta State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | Final | |
 | UNCP | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 25 | CCDN | |
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 | Carson-Newman | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 | Final |
 | Mars Hill | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 31 | FloCollege |
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 | JCSU | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | Final | |
 | ECSU | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 | CIAA-SN | |
 | Shaw | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Final | |
 | Ferrum | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | CCDN | |
| Valdosta St | 7 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 56 | Final | |
| Chowan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | CCDN | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
 | Fayetteville St | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | Final | |
 | NCCU | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 49 | ESPN+ | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
 | Bluefield St | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | Final | |
 | Wingate | 21 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 72 | FloCollege | |
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 | Emory & Henry | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 28 | Final | |
 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | FloCollege | |
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 | Lincoln | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | Final | |
 | WSSU | 7 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 51 | CIAA-SN | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
 | UVA Wise | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 34 | Final | |
 | Catawba | 6 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 44 | FloCollege | |
| TOTAL | ||||||||
 | Barton | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | Final | |
 | N Greenville | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 | CCDN |
✅ NC D2 Football Wrap-Up
Biggest Win of the Day
A lot to choose from this week! All four North Carolina SAC teams won – Lenoir-Rhyne, Mars Hill, Wingate and Catawba. Johnson C. Smith and Winston-Salem State engineered pleasing CIAA triumphs.
But we’ll give this slot to UNC Pembroke. The Braves felled 16th ranked Delta State, rallying from a 21-10 deficit in the final 10:30. UNCP earned only its second-ever win over a ranked team in program history.
Standout Performance
The stat sheet might not tell the full story, but UNCP quarterback Tre Robinson delivered when it mattered most. He scored two fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns (10 and 3 yards) and threw for another score earlier, sparking the Braves’ comeback.
Upset of the Day
Elizabeth City State nearly pulled off the shocker of the season, leading unbeaten JCSU into the fourth quarter before falling late. The true upset belonged to Mars Hill, which toppled a top-25 Carson-Newman team in overtime. Special credit to Kevin Barnette — a longtime Lions assistant who earned his first victory as head coach in dramatic fashion.
