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HBCU Football 2025: Full Season Schedule and Weekly Rankings

2025 HBCU football schedule and scores

There will be rivalries, exciting games, and more throughout the 2025 HBCU football season. Below, we’ll be following the season from beginning to end, providing the most recent news along with the scores from every FCS HBCU football game.

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This week’s HBCU football schedule

See this week’s HBCU football results in the FCS below.

Week 2 — Week 2 power rankings

Saturday, September 6

  • 1 p.m. | UAlbany at Delaware State | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Howard at Temple | ESPN+
  • 2:30​​​​​ p.m. | North Dakota State at Tennessee State | ESPN+
  • 3:30 p.m. | Grambling State at Ohio State | Big Ten Network
  • 5 p.m. | Jackson State at Southern Miss | ESPN+
  • 6 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Old Dominion | ESPN+
  • 6 p.m. | Texas Southern at California | ACC Network X
  • 6 p.m. | Florida A&M at FAU | ESPN+
  • 6​​​​​ p.m. | Elizabeth City State at Hampton | FloFootball
  • 6 p.m. | Virginia State at Norfolk State | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL) | ACC Network X
  • 7 p.m. | South Carolina State at South Carolina | SEC Network+
  • 7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at UCF | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Alcorn State at Alabama A&M | HBCU GO
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Tarleton State | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Central Arkansas | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Alabama State at Southern | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | UTRGV at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Towson at Morgan State | ESPN+

HBCU football news and notes

Week 2

Players of the week

The following players earned player of the week honors after their Week 1 performances:

  • Stats Perform HBCU FCS National Player of the Week: QB Andrew Body, Alabama State
  • Stats Perform HBCU FCS National Team of the Week: Prairie View A&M
  • OVC-BigSouth Football Freshman of the Week: WR DeVaughn Slaughter, Tennessee State
  • CAA Defensive Player of the Week: LB Joshua Iseah, North Carolina A&T
  • MEAC Offensive Player of the Week: RB Marquis Gillis, Delaware State
  • MEAC Defensive Player of the Week: LB Quentin Johnson, Delaware State
  • MEAC Rookie of the Week: RB Randall Nauden, Morgan State
  • MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Week: OL Jerrod Burrell, Morgan State
  • MEAC Specialist of the Week: K Matt Conord, Howard
  • SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week: QB Andrew Body, Alabama State
  • SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week: RB Ahmad Miller, Jackson State
  • SWAC Defensive Player & Newcomer of the Week: DL Quincy Ivory, Jackson State
  • SWAC Specialist of the Week: P Donovan Warren, Jackson State

Week 1

First Take visits Norfolk State

The hit daily sports talk show “First Take” visited the campus of Norfolk State ahead of NSU’s season-opener against Towson. Checkout some clips from the show below.

Preseason news

The preseason is here, conferences are announcing their all-conference teams and predicted orders of finishes. Here’s where HBCU programs landed.

MEAC

  1. South Carolina State (5 first-place vote) — 63 points
  2. North Carolina Central (4) —  61 points
  3. Morgan State — 39 points
  4. Norfolk State (1) — 36 points
  5. Howard (1) — 33 points
  6. Delaware State (1) — 20 points

SWAC East

  1. Jackson State (16) —126 points
  2. Florida A&M (3) — 99 points
  3. Alabama State (2) — 91 points
  4. Alabama A&M — 62 points
  5. Bethune-Cookman (1) — 45 points
  6. Mississippi Valley State — 24 points

SWAC West

  1. Southern (17) —  120 points
  2. Alcorn State (2) —  90 points
  3. Prairie View A&M (1) —  72 points
  4. Texas Southern —  60 points
  5. Grambling State — 55 points
  6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1) —  28 points

Other HBCUs

  • Tennessee State was predicted to finish 8th in the CAA.
  • Hampton was predicted to finish 11th in the CAA.
  • North Carolina A&T was predicted to finish last at 14th in the CAA.

Preseason players of the year

  • MEAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Running back Jason Collins Jr., Morgan State
  • MEAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Linebacker Erick Hunter, Morgan State
  • SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year – Quarterback Jacobian Morgan, Jackson State
  • SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year – Defensive lineman Ckelby Givens, Southern

Defending Champs entering 2025

  • The defending Celebration Bowl champion is Jackson State. The Tigers also won the SWAC after previously winning the SWAC East division.
  • South Carolina State won the MEAC in 2024.
  • The defending SWAC West division champion is Southern.

Key dates for the 2025 HBCU football season

Here are some key dates for the 2025 HBCU football season.

Key dates

  • NCAA.com’s Preseason HBCU football power rankings will release on Friday, Aug. 1.
  • The 2025 HBCU football season begins with the MEAC/SWAC Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 23.
  • The 2025 FCS Playoffs start on the weekend of Saturday, Nov. 29.
  • The 2025 SWAC Football Championship Game is on Saturday, Dec. 6.
  • The 2025 HBCU football season concludes with the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 13.

Full HBCU football schedule and results

See a week-by-week HBCU football schedule in the FCS below. Stay tuned for HBCU football power rankings each week.

All time Eastern | Click or tap any of the games below for live stats

Week 0 — Preseason power rankings

Saturday, August 23

  • North Carolina Central 31, Southern 14 (MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta)

Week 1 — Preseason power rankings

Thursday, August 28

  • Delaware 35, Delaware State 17
  • Towson 27, Norfolk State 7
  • Northwestern State 20, Alcorn State 10
  • UAB 52, Alabama State 42

Friday, August 29

  • FIU 42, Bethune-Cookman 9

Saturday, August 30

  • Jackson State 28, Hampton 14
  • Howard 10, Florida A&M 9 (Orange Blossom Classic in Miami, Florida)
  • Arkansas 52, Alabama A&M 7
  • Tennessee State 24, North Carolina A&T 21
  • Southern 34, Mississippi Valley State 29
  • South Carolina State 16, Wofford 15
  • New Hampshire 27, North Carolina Central 10
  • South Alabama 38, Morgan State 21
  • Texas Tech 67, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7
  • Grambling State 55, Langston 7 (in Shreveport, Louisiana)
  • Prairie View A&M 22, Texas Southern 21

Week 2 — Week 2 power rankings

Saturday, September 6

  • 1 p.m. | UAlbany at Delaware State | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Howard at Temple | ESPN+
  • 2:30​​​​​ p.m. | North Dakota State at Tennessee State | ESPN+
  • 3:30 p.m. | Grambling State at Ohio State | Big Ten Network
  • 5 p.m. | Jackson State at Southern Miss | ESPN+
  • 6 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Old Dominion | ESPN+
  • 6 p.m. | Texas Southern at California | ACC Network X
  • 6 p.m. | Florida A&M at FAU | ESPN+
  • 6​​​​​ p.m. | Elizabeth City State at Hampton | FloFootball
  • 6 p.m. | Virginia State at Norfolk State | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL) | ACC Network X
  • 7 p.m. | South Carolina State at South Carolina | SEC Network+
  • 7 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at UCF | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Alcorn State at Alabama A&M | HBCU GO
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Tarleton State | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Central Arkansas | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | Alabama State at Southern | ESPN+
  • 7​​​​​ p.m. | UTRGV at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Towson at Morgan State | ESPN+

Week 3

Saturday, September 13

  • 1 p.m. | Howard vs. Morehouse (HBCU NY Football Classic in East Rutherford, NJ) | HBCU GO
  • 3 p.m. | Bowie State at Delaware State | ESPN+
  • 3 p.m. | Tuskegee at Jackson State | SWAC TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at Rutgers | Big Ten Network
  • 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State at Toledo | ESPN+
  • 4:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Tennessee State (Legacy Series) | ESPN+
  • 5 p.m. | Miles at Alabama State | TheGrio
  • 6 p.m. | Bethune- Cookman at South Carolina State | TBD TV
  • 6 p.m. | Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central | TBD TV
  • 6 p.m. | Alcorn State at Mississippi State | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Kentucky State at Grambling State | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Lamar at Texas Southern | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Lincoln at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Albany State at Florida A&M | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Hampton at North Carolina A&T | FloFootball
  • 7 p.m. | Prairie View at Rice | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN+
  • Time TBD | Southern at Fresno State | TV TBD

Week 4

Saturday, September 20

  • 12 p.m. | Central State at Morgan State | TBD TV
  • 12 p.m. | South Carolina State at South Florida | ESPN+
  • 1 p.m. | Delaware State at Saint Francis (PA) | TBD TV
  • 3 p.m. | Edward Waters at Bethune-Cookman | HBCU GO
  • 4 p.m. | Hampton vs. Howard (Truth & Service Classic in Washington, DC) | HBCU GO
  • 4 p.m. | Sacred Heart at Norfolk State | ESPN+TBD TV
  • 4 p.m. | North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T | FloFootball
  • 7 p.m. | Lane at Alabama A&M | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | East Texas A&M at Grambling State | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Northwestern State at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV

Week 5

Saturday, September 27

  • 12 p.m. | Delaware State at Sacred Heart | ESPN+
  • 12 p.m. | Norfolk State at Wagner |NEC Front Row
  • 2 p.m. | Hampton at Elon | FloFootball
  • 2 p.m. | Morgan State vs. Miles (Circle City Classic in Indianapolis, IN) | TBD TV
  • 2 p.m. | Howard at Richmond | ESPN+
  • 3 p.m. | Alabama State at Florida A&M | HBCU GO
  • 3 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Bethune-Cookman | SWAC TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Maine | FloFootball
  • 4:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State | ESPN+
  • 5 p.m. | Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV
  • 6 p.m. | South Carolina State at Charleston Southern | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 7 p.m. | Jackson State at Southern | ESPN Family of Networks
  • 7 p.m. | Alcorn State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | TheGrio
  • 7 p.m. | North Carolina Central at East Texas A&M | ESPN+

Week 6

Saturday, October 4

  • 1 p.m. | Delaware State at Monmouth | FloFootball
  • 1 p.m. | Morgan State at Georgetown | ESPN+
  • 1:30 p.m. | Savannah State at South Carolina State | TBD TV
  • 3 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Alabama State | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Tennessee State at Eastern Illinois | ESPN+
  • 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at William & Mary | FloFootball
  • 4 p.m. | Norfolk State at Hampton (Battle of the Bay) | FloFootball
  • 4 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Alcorn State | SWAC TV
  • 4 p.m. | Florida A&M vs. Mississippi Valley State (Georgia Football Classic in Atlanta, GA) | SWAC TV
  • 5 p.m. | Alabama A&M vs. Jackson State | HBCU GO
  • 7 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Southern | SWAC TV

Week 7

Saturday, October 11

  • 12 p.m. | Southern Connecticut State at Delaware State | ESPN+
  • 1 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina A&T | FloFootball
  • 1 p.m. | Virginia-Lynchburg at Morgan State | TBD TV
  • 1 p.m. | Howard at Sacred Heart | TBD TV
  • 1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at Wofford | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Campbell at Hampton | FloFootball
  • 3 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Florida A&M | HBCU GO
  • 3 p.m. | Westgate at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Alabama A&M | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Lincoln (CA) at Alcorn State | SWAC TV
  • 4 p.m. | Southern vs. Bethune-Cookman (Tampa Bay Football Classic in Tampa, FL) | SWAC TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | Alabama State at Jackson State | ESPN Family of Networks
  • 4 p.m. | Tennessee State at Southeast Missouri State | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Texas Southern at Grambling State | ESPN Family of Networks

Week 8

Saturday, October 18

  • 1 p.m. | Hampton at Villanova | FloFootball
  • 3 p.m. | Grambling State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Virginia-Lynchburg at Texas Southern | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Lincoln (CA) at Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV
  • 4 p.m. | Alcorn State at Florida A&M | ESPN Family of Networks
  • 5 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Southern | HBCU GO
  • 5:30 p.m. | Howard at Tennessee State | ESPN+

Week 9

Saturday, October 25

  • 1 p.m. | Campbell at North Carolina A&T | FloFootball
  • 1 p.m. | Delaware State at North Carolina Central | TBD TV
  • 2 p.m. | South Carolina State at Norfolk State | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Monmouth at Hampton | FloFootball
  • 2:30 p.m. | Western Illinois at Tennessee State | ESPN+
  • 3 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Alcorn State | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Bethune-Cookman | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Lincoln (CA) at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | Morgan State at Howard | ESPN+TBD TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M (Magic City Classic in Birmingham, AL) | ESPN Family of Networks
  • 5 p.m. | Florida A&M at Southern | SWAC TV
  • 8 p.m. | Jackson State vs. Grambling State (Las Vegas HBCU Classic in Las Vegas, NV) | HBCU GO

Week 10

Thursday, October 30

  • 7:30 p.m. | Norfolk State vs. Delaware State (in Philadelphia, PA) | ESPNU

Saturday, November 1

  • 12 p.m. | Towson at North Carolina A&T | FloFootball
  • 2 p.m. | Morgan State at South Carolina State | TBD TV
  • 3 p.m. | Alcorn State at Texas Southern | HBCU GO
  • 3 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Bethune-Cookman | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Grambling State | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Alabama State at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Howard | ESPN+
  • 4:30 p.m. | Lindenwood at Tennessee State | ESPN+
  • 7 p.m. | Jackson State at Florida A&M | ESPN Family of Networks

Week 11

Saturday, November 8 

  • 12 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Stony Brook | FloFootball
  • 1 p.m. | Maine at Hampton | FloFootball
  • 1:30 p.m. | Howard at South Carolina State | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Norfolk State at North Carolina Central | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Tennessee State at UT Martin | ESPN+
  • 3 p.m. | Florida A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | HBCU GO
  • 3 p.m. | Jackson State at Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Grambling State | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Alabama A&M | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Texas Southern at Alabama State | SWAC TV
  • 3:30 p.m. | Delaware State at Morgan State | TBD TV
  • 4 p.m. | Southern at Alcorn State | ESPN Family of Networks

Week 12

Friday, November 14

  • 5:30 p.m. | South Carolina State at North Carolina Central | ESPN2

Saturday, November 15

  • 12 p.m. | Monmouth at North Carolina A&T | FloFootball
  • 12 p.m. | Morgan State at Norfolk State | ESPN+
  • 1 p.m. | Howard at Delaware State | ESPN+
  • 1 p.m. | William & Mary at Hampton | FloFootball
  • 1 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman at Jackson State | TheGrio
  • 2:30 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at Tennessee State | ESPN+
  • 3 p.m. | Grambling State at Alcorn State | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Florida A&M at Alabama A&M | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Texas Southern at Southern | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 5 p.m. | Alabama State vs. Mississippi Valley State | SWAC TV

Week 13

Saturday, November 22

  • 12 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Morgan State | TBD TV
  • 1 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Alabama State | TheGrio
  • 1 p.m. | Hampton at Rhode Island | FloFootball
  • 1 p.m. | South Carolina State at Delaware State | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | Tennessee State at Charleston Southern | ESPN+
  • 2 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Elon | FloFootball
  • 3 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State at Prairie View A&M | SWAC TV
  • 3 p.m. | Alabama A&M at Texas Southern | HBCU GO
  • 3:30 p.m. | Alcorn State at Jackson State | ESPN Family of Networks
  • 3:30 p.m. | Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M (Florida Classic in Orlando, FL) | ESPN Family of Networks
  • 3:30 p.m. | Norfolk State at Howard | ESPNU or ESPN+

Week 14

Thursday, November 27

  • 3 p.m. | Tuskegee at Alabama State | SWAC TV

Saturday, November 29

  • 2 p.m. | Southern at Grambling State (Bayou Classic in New Orleans, LA) | NBC/Peacock

Week 15 – Conference Championships

Saturday, December 6

  • 2 p.m. | SWAC No. 2 at SWAC No. 1 (SWAC Championship Game) | ESPN2

Week 16 – Bowls

Saturday, December 13

  • 12 p.m. | MEAC Champion vs. SWAC Champion (Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, GA) | ABC

Basics of HBCU Football

At the FCS level, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have 21 football programs. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) or the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) are the main leagues in which FCS HBCU football programs compete.

The 2024 conference that each HBCU football program will play in is listed below.

MEAC

  • Delaware State
  • Howard
  • Morgan State
  • Norfolk State
  • North Carolina Central
  • South Carolina State

SWAC

  • East Division
    • Alabama A&M
    • Alabama State
    • Bethune-Cookman
    • Florida A&M
    • Jackson State
    • Mississippi Valley State
  • West Division
    • Alcorn State
    • Arkansas-Pine Bluff
    • Grambling State
    • Prairie View A&M
    • Southern
    • Texas Southern

CAA*

  • Hampton
  • North Carolina A&T

OVC-Big South Football Association*

  • Tennessee State

*The CAA and Ohio Valley are not “HBCU conferences”

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