Livingstone Blue Bears
CIAASalisbury, NCAlumni Memorial Stadium (NC)
2026: 2–5 (2–4 CIAA). Last: lost at Virginia State 59–7. Next: Elizabeth City State, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 16–37Allen
- L 20–49at Virginia Union
- W 44–30at Bluefield State
- W 21–13Winston-Salem State
- L 27–28at Shaw
- L 20–28Fayetteville State
- L 7–59at Virginia State
- Oct 24Elizabeth City State
- Oct 31Virginia Lynchburg
- Nov 7Johnson C. Smith
Livingstone has played football since at least 2008 and is 22–38 in the 60 games on record. This season, they’re 2–5.
On this date in 2024Livingstone lost to Winston-Salem State 31–17 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 22–38 .367; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1073
- Seasons
- 10 since 2008, 60 games
2026 season 2–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vsAllen | L 16–37 | 54% |
| Sep 5 | atVirginia Union | L 20–49 | 23% |
| Sep 12 | atBluefield State | W 44–30 | 58% |
| Sep 19 | vsWinston-Salem State | W 21–13 | 61% |
| Sep 26 | atShaw | L 27–28 | 44% |
| Oct 3 | vsFayetteville State | L 20–28 | 48% |
| Oct 10 | atVirginia State | L 7–59 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | vsElizabeth City State | Preview | 64% |
| Oct 31 | vsVirginia Lynchburg | Preview | 71% |
| Nov 7 | vsJohnson C. Smith | Preview | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 2008
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Winston-Salem State
3–3 in 6
Won the last one.
- Shaw
2–4 in 6
Lost the last one.
- Fayetteville State
1–5 in 6
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | LIV record |
|---|---|---|
| Winston-Salem State | 6 | 3–3 |
| Shaw | 6 | 2–4 |
| Fayetteville State | 6 | 1–5 |
| Bowie State | 5 | 2–3 |
Every opponent (19)
Every program Livingstone has played, A to Z, with Livingstone’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Allen 2–2
- Bluefield State 1–1
- Bowie State 2–3
- Catawba 0–2
- Charleston (WV) 0–2
- Clark Atlanta 0–1
- Davidson 0–1
- Elizabeth City State 2–2
- Fayetteville State 1–5
- Hampton 0–1
- Johnson C. Smith 2–2
- Lincoln (PA) 2–0
- Savannah State 0–3
- Shaw 2–4
- St. Augustine’s 3–0
- Virginia Lynchburg 2–0
- Virginia State 0–3
- Virginia Union 0–3
- Winston-Salem State 3–3
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 3 since 1978
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1073 | ||||
| 2025 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 1112 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 4–3 | 1097 | ||||
| 2023 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1031 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 1017 | ||||
| 2021 | 1–8 | 1–5 | 1005 | ||||
| 2017 | 0–1 | 1116 | |||||
| 2016 | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1140 | |||||
| 2008 | 0–1 | 1155 |
No season on file for 2010–15, 2018–20: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 10 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.