North Greenville Trailblazers Football
Tigerville – The Conference Carolinas Championship will once again be decided in Tigerville as the Trailblazers and Braves will play on Saturday in the Conference Carolinas Bowl, a rematch of the 2025 championship game.
North Greenville Trailblazers and the UNC Pembroke Braves will settle the title in the Conference Carolinas Bowl in Tigerville this Saturday! @NGUFootball1 pic.twitter.com/u9YjHMLj13
— GSM Sports (@GSM_Sports13) November 12, 2026
Kickoff between North Greenville and UNC Pembroke is scheduled for 1 PM in Younts Stadium. The winner of the game will receive the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division II Football Championship.
TIGERVILLE SHOWED OUT! 🔥
The Trailblazers dominate from start to finish, taking down Erskine 45-10! A big-time performance and another statement win for NGU! #ALPHA #NGUFootball #DOMINATE pic.twitter.com/aUiuv9mNQO
— North Greenville Football (@NGUFootball1) October 31, 2026
There was a three-way tie for the Conference Carolinas regular season championship between Chowan University, UNC Pembroke and North Greenville University. North Greenville won the tiebreaker due to having the highest national NPI of 57.342 UNC Pembroke had an NPI of 56.356 and Chowan owns and NPI of 50.934 The tiebreaker then went to head-to-head between UNC Pembroke and Chowan, and the Braves defeated the Hawks 38-21 on October 24 to earn the spot in the Conference Carolinas Bowl.
UNC Pembroke is averaging 35.4 points and 425.8 yards of offense each game. The Black & Gold are holding opponents to 17.4 points and 278.8 yards of offense each outing. North Greenville averages 34.4 points and 403.4 yards of offense each game, while their opponents tally 21.9 points and 326.1 yards of offense each game.
North Greenville is 8-2 on the season and went 5-1 in conference play. UNC Pembroke owns a record of 8-2 and 5-1 in league play.

