Shaw University

3-1

CIAA · George Williams Athletic Complex · 2,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Livingstone · our model 71% Shaw University · a number, not a pick

LastW 49–27 vs Lincoln (PA) · Sat Sep 19

Nextvs Livingstone · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET · George Williams Athletic Complex · series 3-2, last win 2024

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Shaw University · 2026 schedule & results3-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#406#297@Fayetteville StateL 20–330-10-1
1Sep 5#406#419@BartonW 23–131-10-1
2Sep 12#408#425FerrumW 34–282-10-1
3Sep 19#411#416Lincoln (PA)W 49–273-11-1
4Sep 26#402#407Livingstone
5Oct 3#402#341@Bowie State
6Oct 10@Johnson C. Smith
7Oct 17Virginia State
8Oct 24@Virginia Union
9Oct 31Bluefield State

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · vs Livingstone · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Shaw University is a historic HBCU in Raleigh whose football program is rebuilding after 2025, led by new coach Lamar Manigo who vows 'we don't want a rebuilding process' but faces years of work.

Title DroughtSince 2010 · 16 yrs

Fans here believe a quiet chip against the indifference of a Raleigh basketball town where Shaw basketball overshadows football. The chip is also generational: coaches and players who want to return…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-1

Game feel57shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 8 in the CIAA
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 4)6th most one-score games of 8 in the CIAA
Margin+6.2competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the CIAA

✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among CIAA teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Shaw University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 4-6
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Livingstone · at home

Outcome band · Shaw University · 2026

Shaw University's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.

Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base3-9Mid-table finish.
Ceiling6-6Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Shaw University is a historic HBCU in Raleigh whose football program is rebuilding after 2025, led by new coach Lamar Manigo who vows 'we don't want a rebuilding process' but faces years of work.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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