2026 Football Schedules

[LegalRam]

Virginia State has already dropped their schedule, and the conference has truly embraced the no division format (e.g. VSU isn't playing all of the old North division teams).

8/29 - vs. Barton (Conference Carolinas)
9/5 - vs. Bowie
9/12 - at SC State (FCS - MEAC)
9/19 - at ECSU
9/26 - vs. WSSU
10/3 - at Lincoln
10/10 - vs. Livingstone
10/17 - at Shaw
10/24 - Bye
10/31 - at JCSU
11/7 - vs. VUU

[gsutiger1993]

WSSU 2026 Football Schedule

August 29, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Away	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA				History
September 5, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Home	Mars Hill University	Winston-Salem, NC				History
September 12, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Home	Johnson C. Smith University	Winston-Salem, NC				History
September 19, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Away	Livingstone College	Salisbury, NC				History
September 26, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Away	Virginia State University	Petersburg, VA				History
October 10, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Home	Bowie State University	Winston-Salem, NC				History
October 17, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Home	Bluefield State University	Winston-Salem, NC				History
October 24, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Away	Lincoln University (Pa.)	Lincoln University, PA				History
October 31, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Away	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, NC				History
November 7, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Home	Fayetteville State University	Winston-Salem, NC				History
November 14, 2026 (Saturday)	TBA	Neutral	CIAA Championships	Durham, NC

[Finchwidget]

Here's what I've found so far. Italics/a question mark means I had to make an educated guess.

	Blue State	Bowie	ECSU	FSU	JCSU	Lincoln	Livingstone	Shaw	VSU	VUU	WSSU
Week 0	@ Tusculum	BYE	vs. Fort Valley State	vs. Shaw	@ Benedict	BYE	vs. Allen	@ FSU	vs. Barton	?	@ Norfolk State (FCS)
Week 1	?	@ VSU	@ NCCU (FCS)	vs. UNC Pembroke	vs. Albany State in Canton, OH	vs. West Chester	@ VUU	@ Barton	vs. Bowie	vs. Livingstone	vs. Mars Hill
Week 2	vs. Livingstone	@ Del State (FCS)	Bye?	vs. Valdosta State	@ WSSU	vs. MVSU (FCS) in Chicago	@ Blue State	vs. Ferrum	@SC State (FCS)	?	vs. JCSU
Week 3	Bye?	@ AAMU (FCS)	vs. VSU	@ JCSU	vs. FSU	@ Shaw	vs. WSSU	vs. Lincoln	@ ECSU	Bye?	@ Livingstone
Week 4	Lincoln	@ ECSU	vs. Bowie	vs. VUU	BYE	Blue State	@ Shaw	vs. Livingstone	vs. WSSU	@ FSU	@ VSU
Week 5	vs. JCSU	vs. Shaw	VUU?	@ Livingstone	@ Blue State	vs. VSU	vs. FSU	@ Bowie	@ Lincoln	ECSU?	BYE
Week 6	VUU?	@ WSSU	Lincoln	BYE	vs. Shaw	ECSU	@ VSU	@ JCSU	vs. Livingstone	Blue State?	vs. Bowie
Week 7	@ WSSU	vs. VUU	@ FSU	vs. ECSU	vs. Lincoln	@ JCSU	BYE	vs. VSU	@ Shaw	@ Bowie	vs. Blue State
Week 8	vs. FSU	vs. JCSU	@ Livingstone	@ Blue State	@ Bowie	vs. WSSU	vs. ECSU	@ VUU	BYE	vs. Shaw	@ Lincoln
Week 9	@ Shaw	@ FSU	vs. WSSU	vs. Bowie	vs. VSU	VUU	vs. VUL (NCCAA)	vs. Blue State	@ JCSU	Lincoln	@ ECSU
Week 10	ECSU?	vs. Lincoln	Blue State?	@ WSSU	@ Livingstone	@ Bowie	vs. JCSU	BYE	vs. VUU	@ VSU	vs. FSU

[LegalRam]

Ship is off Lincoln's schedule, I'm guessing this was in favor of the Chicago Classic against MVSU.

https://lulions.com/news/2026/3/23/l...ht-season.aspx

[Finchwidget]

Ship is off Lincoln's schedule, I'm guessing this was in favor of the Chicago Classic against MVSU.

https://lulions.com/news/2026/3/23/l...ht-season.aspx

Funnily enough, Lincoln ducked playing Shippensburg in favor of taking a paycheck game in the Midwest last year too

[ctrabs74]

Funnily enough, Lincoln ducked playing Shippensburg in favor of taking a paycheck game in the Midwest last year too

Yes, the season opener at Grand Valley State.

[LT93bunny]

Funnily enough, Lincoln ducked playing Shippensburg in favor of taking a paycheck game in the Midwest last year too

Rumored that Shippensburg may play Virginia Union. They will probably duck VUU.

[Finchwidget]

Rumored that Shippensburg may play Virginia Union. They will probably duck VUU.

Ship already scheduled a replacement game against WV Wesleyan, it seems

[LT93bunny]

Ship already scheduled a replacement game against WV Wesleyan, it seems

Not so fast. WV Wesleyan has 11 games already.

WV Wesleyan Schedule

1. Aug 29
Post

2. Sep 05
@ Clarion

3. Sep 10
@ Ohio Dominican

4. Sep 19
@ WV State

5. Sep 26
@ Frostburg St

6. Oct 03
Wheeling

7. Oct 10
Fairmont St

8. Oct 17
@ West Liberty

9. Oct 24
Concord

10. Oct 31
Charleston

Sat
Nov 07
BYE

11. Nov 14
Glennville State

[Finchwidget]

Not so fast. WV Wesleyan has 11 games already.

WV Wesleyan Schedule

1. Aug 29
Post

2. Sep 05
@ Clarion

3. Sep 10
@ Ohio Dominican

4. Sep 19
@ WV State

5. Sep 26
@ Frostburg St

6. Oct 03
Wheeling

7. Oct 10
Fairmont St

8. Oct 17
@ West Liberty

9. Oct 24
Concord

10. Oct 31
Charleston

Sat
Nov 07
BYE

11. Nov 14
Glennville State

I got my information straight off Shippensburg's posted schedule here. I'd be interested to know where you found your information though, I haven't been able to find WVW's posted schedule for 2026 anywhere yet.

[ctrabs74]

I got my information straight off Shippensburg's posted schedule here. I'd be interested to know where you found your information though, I haven't been able to find WVW's posted schedule for 2026 anywhere yet.

The MEC schools tend to release their schedules around the same time when the league office posts the league-wide schedule, which is usually between now and mid-April.