Shaw Bears
CIAARaleigh, NCGeorge Williams Athletic Complex
2026: 4–4 (2–4 CIAA). Last: lost to Virginia State 76–13 at home. Next: at Virginia Union, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- L 20–33at Fayetteville State
- W 23–13at Barton
- W 34–28Ferrum
- W 49–27Lincoln (PA)
- W 28–27Livingstone
- L 29–34at Bowie State
- L 6–49at Johnson C. Smith
- L 13–76Virginia State
- Oct 24at Virginia Union
- Oct 31Bluefield State
Shaw has played football since at least 2006 and is 25–42 in the 67 games on record. This season, they’re 4–4.
On this date in 2024Shaw lost to Johnson C. Smith 21–14 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 25–42 .373; 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
- 1057
- Seasons
- 15 since 2006, 67 games
2026 season 4–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atFayetteville State | L 20–33 | 22% |
| Sep 5 | atBarton | W 23–13 | 44% |
| Sep 12 | vsFerrum | W 34–28 | 70% |
| Sep 19 | vsLincoln (PA) | W 49–27 | 76% |
| Sep 26 | vsLivingstone | W 28–27 | 56% |
| Oct 3 | atBowie State | L 29–34 | 44% |
| Oct 9 | atJohnson C. Smith | L 6–49 | 17% |
| Oct 17 | vsVirginia State | L 13–76 | 31% |
| Oct 24 | atVirginia Union | Preview | 13% |
| Oct 31 | vsBluefield State | Preview | 78% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 2006
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Johnson C. Smith
2–4 in 6
Lost the last three.
- Fayetteville State
1–5 in 6
Lost the last two.
- Livingstone
4–2 in 6
Won the last one.
| Opponent | Games | SHAW record |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson C. Smith | 6 | 2–4 |
| Fayetteville State | 6 | 1–5 |
| Livingstone | 6 | 4–2 |
| Winston-Salem State | 5 | 2–3 |
Every opponent (30)
Every program Shaw has played, A to Z, with Shaw’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Albany State 1–1
- Barton 1–0
- Benedict 0–1
- Bethune-Cookman 1–0
- Bluefield State 1–1
- Bowie State 1–2
- Campbell 0–2
- Catawba 0–1
- Central State 1–0
- Davidson 0–1
- Delaware State 0–1
- Elizabeth City State 3–0
- Elon 0–1
- Emory & Henry 0–1
- Fayetteville State 1–5
- Ferrum 1–1
- Hampton 0–1
- Johnson C. Smith 2–4
- Lincoln (PA) 4–0
- Livingstone 4–2
- Maine 0–1
- North Carolina A&T 0–1
- North Carolina Central 0–1
- St. Augustine’s 1–1
- Texas Southern 0–1
- Virginia State 0–3
- Virginia Union 1–3
- Wayne State (MI) 0–1
- Wingate 0–2
- Winston-Salem State 2–3
Black college football
Black college national titles 1
- 1947
Who named them
- 1947 10–0: National Bowl; Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1973
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1057 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–8 | 2–5 | 1016 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 5–3 | 1120 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1053 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 1116 | ||||
| 2021 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 1209 | ||||
| 2019 | 0–1 | 1114 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–2 | 1119 | |||||
| 2017 | 0–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 2015 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 2011 | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 2010 | 0–1 | 1199 | |||||
| 2009 | 1–0 | 1217 | |||||
| 2008 | 0–1 | 1156 | |||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1179 |
No season on file for 2007, 2012–14, 2016, 2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 15 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.