Livingstone College

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CIAA · Alumni Memorial Stadium (NC) · 6,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Winston-Salem State · our model 67% Livingstone College · a number, not a pick

LastW 44–30 at Bluefield State · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Winston-Salem State · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · Alumni Memorial Stadium (NC) · series 2-3, lost the last 2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Livingstone College · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#400#362AllenL 16–370-10-0
1Sep 5#400#334@Virginia UnionL 20–490-20-1
2Sep 12#411#424@Bluefield StateW 44–301-21-1
3Sep 19#409#375Winston-Salem State
4Sep 26#409#411@Shaw
5Oct 3Fayetteville State
6Oct 10@Virginia State
8Oct 24Elizabeth City State
9Oct 31Virginia Lynchburg
10Nov 7Johnson C. Smith

Game Week

4d 22h

until kickoff · vs Winston-Salem State · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Livingstone College is the birthplace of Black college football, home to the first HBCU team in 1892, now rising under a tough-love coach who has made the Blue Bears physically fearsome again.

Title DroughtSince 1998 · 28 yrs

Fans here believe no chip against outsiders. The motivation is internal and historical: Livingstone has 132 years of CIAA football heritage and only three conference titles (1960, 1997-98). The Blue B…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season

Game feel50rock fightscombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 11 in the CIAA
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 10)8th most one-score games of 11 in the CIAA
Margin-1.4competitiveavg scoring margin7th best margin of 11 in the CIAA

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among CIAA teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Livingstone College has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Winston-Salem State · at home

Outcome band · Livingstone College · 2026

Livingstone College's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Livingstone College is the birthplace of Black college football, home to the first HBCU team in 1892, now rising under a tough-love coach who has made the Blue Bears physically fearsome again.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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