Wake Forest Tops Mississippi State 43-29 in Duke's Mayo Bowl Behind Five Total TDs from Ashford Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Wake Forest closes out Jake Dickert's first season with a 43-29 victory over Mississippi State, securing the program's ninth win of the year. The Deacs have now won three straight bowl games.

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NC Football Well Represented: Wolfpack, Blue Devils, Deacs, Pirates All Bowling Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB will be well represented this postseason. NC State, Duke, Wake Forest, and East Carolina are headed to bowl games. From Tampa to El Paso to Charlotte to Annapolis, fans across the state will have plenty to watch this holiday season. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/12/2025...

WSSU Legend Tory Woodbury Named Head Football Coach Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Update: Winston-Salem State has names decorated alumnus, Tory Woodbury, as the next head coach.

From back-to-back CIAA titles as a player to earning a Super Bowl ring as a coach, Woodbury’s journey comes full circle.

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Wolfpack Crushes UNC Behind Balanced Attack and Stifling Defense Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: NC State left no doubt in its regular-season finale, overpowering North Carolina 42-19 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack scored touchdowns on their first four possessions, built a 28-10 halftime lead, and never looked back. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Charlotte Offense Stalls in Season-Ending Defeat Against Tulane Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Charlotte closed its 2025 season with a 27-0 loss at Tulane, finishing 1-11 overall and 0-8 in conference play. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Duke Claims State Championship with 49-32 Victory Over Wake Forest Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Duke captured its second consecutive North Carolina “state championship” with a 49-32 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium, completing a season sweep of the Old North State's ACC programs.
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App State Bowl Hopes Crushed by Erased Touchdown and Final Minute Drive Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: App State was seconds away from securing bowl eligibility, but a late penalty erased a would-be game-clinching touchdown and opened the door for Arkansas State’s 30-29 comeback win Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

East Carolina Buries Florida Atlantic 42-3 With Explosive First Half Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: East Carolina dismantled Florida Atlantic 42-3 on Saturday afternoon at Schellenberger Field, scoring all of its points in the first half to improve to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in American Conference play. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Clark Accounts for Six Touchdowns as Elon Routs North Carolina A&T 55-17 Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Elon 55, N.C. A&T 17. Landen Clark accounts for 6 TDs (4 passing, 2 rushing) and sets single-season rushing TD record as Phoenix finish 6-6. Clark's 86-yard TD run in 4Q caps dominant performance. Isaiah Fuhrmann: 111 receiving yards, 2 TDs. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Duke Rallies Past North Carolina 32-25 in Chapel Hill Comeback Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Duke scores final 8 points to rally past North Carolina 32-25. Anderson Castle's 1-yard TD with 2:18 left caps 11-play drive. Blue Devils (6-5, 5-2) secure bowl eligibility. Tar Heels (4-7, 2-5) eliminated from postseason contention. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

App State Kicks Late Field Goal to Beat Marshall 26-24 Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: App State kicker Dominic De Freitas connected on a 23-yard field goal with 2:02 remaining to lift the Mountaineers past Marshall 26-24 on Saturday and keep the team's bowl hopes alive going into the final week of the regular season.

Benedict Stuns Wingate on Final Play, Advances in NCAA Division 2 Playoffs Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Benedict clinched a jaw-dropping last-second win over #16 Wingate with an 86-yard miracle TD, ending 25-24. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Frostburg State Ends Golden Bulls Playoff Run Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Frostburg State used a powerful ground attack and a persistent defensive effort to defeat Johnson C. Smith, 21-7, in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Division II Football Championship. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Wake Forest Runs Past North Carolina 28-12 in Winston-Salem Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Wake Forest used a balanced offensive attack and a stifling defensive effort to defeat North Carolina 28-12 on Saturday night at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, improving to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Greensboro Wins Nail-Biter Over Methodist in Season Finale Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Cameron Turner threw a 78-yard touchdown pass to Shamar Privette with 1:51 remaining in the fourth quarter, lifting Greensboro College to a 13-12 victory over Methodist University at Pride Field on Saturday afternoon. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Charlotte Falters on Senior Day Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Will Henderson III rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown, and Owen McCown threw for 306 yards and two scores as UTSA defeated Charlotte 28-7 at Jerry Richardson Stadium on Saturday. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Johnson C. Smith Cliches CIAA Championship with Decisive Victory over Virginia Union Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: For 56 years, Johnson C. Smith football had been chasing history. On Saturday afternoon at Durham County Memorial Stadium, the Golden Bulls finally caught it. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Robert Massey Steps Down as Winston-Salem State Head Football Coach, Closing a Six-Year Chapter Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Update: Robert Massey Steps Down as Winston-Salem State Head Football Coach, Closing a Six-Year Chapter www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Guilford College Suspends Football Season After Post-Game Incident Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Update: Guilford College has made the difficult decision to suspend the rest of its football season following a post-game altercation with Averett University on November 8, 2025. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

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Wake Forest Defense and Special Teams Lift Deacs Past #12 Virginia Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Wake Forest earned its highest-ranked road victory in more than four decades Saturday, relying on defense and special teams to defeat No. 12 Virginia 16-9 at Scott Stadium. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Mercer Survives Seven-Touchdown Day From Dickens in 49-47 Escape at Western Carolina Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Mercer needed a 37-yard field goal with 90 seconds remaining to survive a record-breaking performance from WCU quarterback Taron Dickens and claim at least a share of the Southern Conference championship with a 49-47 victory Saturday. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

East Carolina Claims Bowl Eligibility with 48-22 Victory Over Charlotte Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: East Carolina secured its 4th bowl appearance in five years with a 48-22 win over Charlotte on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, avenging consecutive losses to the 49ers while staying in contention for the American Conference championship game www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Fayetteville State Finishes Regular Season with 31-21 Victory Over Winston-Salem State Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Fayetteville State closed its regular season with a 31-21 victory over Winston-Salem State on Saturday at Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium, honoring 16 seniors on their final home game. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Johnson C. Smith Holds Off Livingstone 26-21 to Reach CIAA Championship Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Johnson C. Smith rallied late to defeat Livingstone 26-21 on Saturday at the Irwin Belk Complex, improving to 9-1 on the season. The victory clinched a spot in the CIAA championship game next week against Virginia Union in Durham. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Georgia Southern Holds Off App State Rally, 25-23 Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

ICYMI: #NCCFB Recap: Georgia Southern scored on its opening possession and built a 22-3 lead before holding off a determined App State comeback to win 25-23 on Thursday night at Kidd Brewer Stadium. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/geor...

N.C. Wesleyan Defeats Methodist 48-17 Behind Four Knapp Touchdown Passes Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Braylon Knapp threw four touchdown passes and N.C. Wesleyan scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter to pull away from Methodist 48-17 at Monarch Stadium on Saturday. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

NC State Holds Off No. 8 Georgia Tech 48-36 in High-Scoring Affair Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: NC State's offense proved too much for No. 8 Georgia Tech on Saturday night, as the Wolfpack scored touchdowns on five of their first seven possessions to build a commanding lead before holding on for a 48-36 victory at Carter-Finley Stadium. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...

Barnes Sack Seals Wingate Win After Bears Go For Two in Overtime Carolina Gridiron: Your Source for Football in the Old North State

#NCCFB Recap: Wingate defensive end Elijah Barnes crashed through the line on a two-point conversion attempt in overtime, sacking Khamoni Robinson and forcing a fumble that Tyson Brown recovered to preserve a 38-37 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday. www.carolinagridiron.com/2025/11/2025...