It’s hard to believe but we only have four more weeks of the North Carolina D2 football regular season. Today’s games could go a long way toward shaping which teams from the Old North State get to extend their seasons deeper into November – and which ones will pack it in until 2026.
The marquee match-up today will take place south of the border in Tigerville, SC. No. 19 ranked UNC Pembroke will visit North Greenville in a battle of unbeaten Conference Carolinas teams. Meanwhile, Barton will host Chowan in the first Conference Carolinas’ in-state showdown since the league resumed football after a 50-year hiatus.
In CIAA action, Shaw will try to engineer more upset magic, hosting 5-1 Johnson C. Smith. Winston-Salem State will celebrate homecoming against Livingstone, while Elizabeth City State travels north to Virginia State. Fayetteville State, riding a four-game win streak, has the weekend off.
Catawba takes a breather from South Atlantic play this week. Lenoir-Rhyne is home to UVA Wise. Wingate takes aim at SAC leader Emory & Henry. Mars Hill travels to Newberry.
Follow our Game Day thread for live updates and scores from today’s North Carolina D2 football action. Bookmark and check back throughout the weekend. We’ll add quick hitters and top performers as the day and weekend progresses.
🔗 Jump To: Today’s D2 Games | Live Scoreboard | Wrap-Up
🏆 More Scores: Full North Carolina College Scoreboard
📅 North Carolina D2 Football | Saturday, Oct. 18
🔥CIAA Football Schedule & Scores
Johnson C. Smith at Shaw – 1 p.m.
Bowie State at Bluefield State – 1p.m.
Lincoln (PA) at Virginia Union – 1 p.m.
Livingstone at Winston Salem State – 2 p.m.
Elizabeth City State at Virginia State – 2 p.m.
Fayetteville State – idle
💪 Conference Carolinas Schedule & Scores
UNC Pembroke at North Greenville – 2 p.m.
Ferrum at Delta State – 2 p.m.
Chowan at Barton – 4 p.m.
Erskine at Shorter – 4 p.m.
🚨 FIRST PLACE ON THE LINE: UNC Pembroke and North Greenville enter Saturday with 3-0 conference records. Read our game preview
⚡South Atlantic Conference Schedule & Scores
Wingate at Emory & Henry – 1 p.m.
Carson-Newman at Anderson – 1 p.m.
UVA Wise at Lenoir-Rhyne – 3 p.m.
Mars Hill at Newberry – 6 p.m.
🚨 CHAMPIONSHIP MEMORIES: Lenoir-Rhyne will honor its 1975 South Atlantic Conference championship team today as it plays host to UVA-Wise
📊 Live Scoreboard: North Carolina D2 Football
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 | JCSU | 14 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 52 | Final | |
 | Shaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CIAA-SN | |
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 | Wingate | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 4th | |
 | Emory & Henry | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | FloCollege | |
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 | Livingstone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4th | |
 | WSSU | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 | CIAA-SN | |
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 | ECSU | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3rd | ||
 | Virginia State | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 | CIAA-SN | ||
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 | UNCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3rd | ||
 | North Greenville | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 | CCDN | ||
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 | UVA Wise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd | |||
 | Lenoir-Rhyne | 7 | 7 | 14 | FloCollege | |||
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 | Chowan | 0 | 0 | 1st | ||||
 | Barton | 0 | 0 | CCDN | ||||
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 | Mars Hill | 6 PM | ||||||
 | Newberry | FloCollege |
✅ D2 Football Wrap-Up
Come back later in the weekend as we wrap up the day in North Carolina D2 football with the most monumental games and performances:
🏆 Biggest Win of the Day
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💪 Standout Performance
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⚡ Biggest Upset
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🔥 Other Highlights & Takeaways
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