HBCU Gameday

HBCU season openers for DII football

By Tolly Carr,

21 hours ago

As August starts to creep to a close, that means it’s time for HBCU football. But you already knew that, my apologies for insulting your intelligence. So here’s a small assist to all Division II football fans , with a listing of the season openers for each team in the SIAC, the CIAA, and Lincoln of Missouri.

CIAA games on Saturday, August 31

Away	Home	Time	Location
Elizabeth City State	Shaw	1:00 P.M.	Durham, NC
Virginia Union	Kentucky State University	3:00 P.M.	Frankfort, KY
University of Charleston	Livingstone	6:00 P.M.	Salisbury, N.C.
Winston-Salem State	Bluefield State	6:00 P.M.	Bluefield, WV

CIAA Sunday, September 1

Away	Home	Time	Location
Virginia State	Benedict College	4:00 P.M.	Canton, Ohio
Johnson C. Smith	Tuskegee University	7:00 P.M.	Montgomery, Ala

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2gPmxr_0v3WQDnz00 — Johnson C. Smith University football players warm up with a view of the city of Charlotte behind them.

CIAA Thursday, Sept. 5

	Away	Home	Time	Location
	Lincoln (PA)	Clarion University	6:00 P.M.	Clarion, PA

CIAA Saturday, Sept. 7

Fayetteville State and Bowie State don’t play their first game until week two, so we’ve included the entire week two schedule for the CIAA.

Away	Home	Time	Location
Winston-Salem State	North Carolina A&T State University	TBA	Greensboro, NC
Bowie State	Lenoir-Rhyne University	1:00 P.M.	Hickory, N.C.
Johnson C. Smith	Morehouse College	3:00 P.M.	Atlanta, GA
Virginia State	Norfolk State University	4:00 P.M.	Norfolk, Va
Virginia University of Lynchburg	Livingstone	6:00 P.M.	Salisbury, N.C.
UNC Pembroke	Fayetteville State	6:00 P.M.	Fayetteville, NC
Shaw	Albany State University	6:00 P.M.	Albany, GA
Virginia Union	Hampton University	6:00 P.M.	Hampton, VA

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3uBLpT_0v3WQDnz00 — Fayetteville State and Virginia Union will again be teams to watch in the CIAA this year.

The SIAC

The SIAC rolls out its season openers over the course of week one and week two of the HBCU football season. Here’s a look at the first two weeks for all of the SIAC squads.

SIAC Thursday, Aug. 29

	Away	Home	Time	Location
	Central State	Morehead State University	6:00 P.M. ET	Morehead, Ky.

SIAC Saturday, Aug. 31

Away	Home	Time	Location
Clark Atlanta	Fort Valley State	1:00 P.M. ET	Fort Valley, Ga. (Conf.)
Virginia Union University	Kentucky State	3:00 P.M. ET	Frankfort, Ky.
Edward Waters	Morehouse	3:00 P.M. ET	Atlanta, Ga. (Conf.)
Albany State	Valdosta State University	7:00 P.M. ET	Valdosta, Ga.
Miles	West Alabama	7:00 P.M. ET	Livingston, Ala.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=38nnPb_0v3WQDnz00

SIAC Sunday, September 1

Away	Home	Time	Location
Benedict	Virginia State University	4:00 P.M. ET	Canton, Ohio
Tuskegee	Johnson C. Smith	7:00 P.M. ET	Montgomery, Ala.

SIAC Thursday, Sept. 5

	Away	Home	Time	Location
	Central State	Grand Valley State University	7:00 P.M. ET	Allendale, Mich.

SIAC Saturday, Sept. 7

Away	Home	Time	Location
Edward Waters	Florida Memorial University	1:00 P.M. ET	Miami Gardens, Fla.
Allen	Clark Atlanta	2:00 P.M. ET	Atlanta, Ga. (Conf.)
Johnson C. Smith University	Morehouse	3:00 P.M. ET	Atlanta, Ga.
Shaw University	Albany State	6:00 P.M. ET	Albany, Ga.
Kentucky State	Alabama A&M University	6:00 P.M. ET	Birmingham, Ala.
Savannah State	Southern University	7:00 P.M. ET	Baton Rouge, La.
Lane	Jackson State University	7:00 P.M. ET	Jackson, Miss.
Tuskegee	Grambling	7:00 P.M. ET	Grambling, La.
Miles	Alabama State	7:00 P.M. ET	Montgomery, Ala.

Lincoln University of Missouri

Division II HBCU football isn’t played exclusively in the CIAA and the SIAC. Lincoln (MO) opens up play in the Great Lakes Valley Conference on Sept. 7 at Quincy in Illinois. That game is a 1pm start. The Blue Tigers are back at home versus McKendree the following weekend with a 7pm kickoff.