Thirteen teams, a season that opens with eleven games in a single Saturday, and more named classics than any league in the country. Here is the whole SIAC season, week by week.
Times are Eastern. Conference games are in bold. TBA means the networks have not set the window.
A league built on classics
Most conferences schedule games. The SIAC schedules events. The Unity Classic, the Natural State Kickoff Classic, the ATL Labor Day Classic, the Port City Classic, the Prince Hall Americanism Classic, the Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic, the South Carolina Classic, the AME Classic, the Fountain City Classic — and, on the first Sunday of September, the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic in Canton, Ohio, on NFL Network.
The other thing the calendar shows is reach. Before conference play settles in, SIAC teams play SWAC, MEAC and CIAA opposition almost every week: Alcorn State, Grambling State, Florida A&M, Jackson State, Southern, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, South Carolina State, Howard, Elizabeth City State and Livingstone all appear. For a Division II league, the September schedule reads like Division I.
The regular season ends on November 7 — earlier than any other league — with one game left over on Thanksgiving.
Week 1 — August 29 to September 6
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Kentucky State at Central State | Sat Aug 29 | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Fort Valley State at Elizabeth City State | Sat Aug 29 | 1:00 | CIAA Sports Network | Pick → |
| Johnson C. Smith at Benedict | Sat Aug 29 | 5:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Allen at Livingstone | Sat Aug 29 | 6:00 | CIAA Sports Network | Pick → |
| Florida Memorial at Edward Waters | Sat Aug 29 | 6:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Savannah State at South Carolina State | Sat Aug 29 | 6:00 | Pick → | |
| Miles at Alcorn State | Sat Aug 29 | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Morehouse at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Sat Aug 29 | 7:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Clark Atlanta at Grambling State | Sat Aug 29 | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Albany State at Florida A&M | Sat Aug 29 | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Lane at Bethel | Sat Aug 29 | 8:00 | ||
| Tuskegee at West Alabama | Sun Aug 30 | 8:00 | ESPN2 | Pick → |
| Clark Atlanta at Morehouse | Sat Sep 5 | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Florida Memorial at Allen | Sat Sep 5 | 4:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Tuskegee at Fort Valley State | Sat Sep 5 | 5:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Lane at Alabama State | Sat Sep 5 | 6:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Miles at Alabama A&M | Sat Sep 5 | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Kentucky State at Southern | Sat Sep 5 | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Edward Waters at Jackson State | Sat Sep 5 | 7:00 | HBCU Go | Pick → |
| Central State at Grambling State | Sat Sep 5 | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Albany State at Johnson C. Smith | Sun Sep 6 | 4:00 | NFL Network | Pick → |
Twenty-one games in nine days. Albany State and Johnson C. Smith close it in Canton on NFL Network.
Week 2 — September 12
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Central State at Morehouse | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Edward Waters at Miles | 3:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Benedict at Shorter | 3:00 | YouTube | Pick → |
| Allen at Lane | 5:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Albany State at Savannah State | 6:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Kentucky State at Clark Atlanta | 6:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
Week 3 — September 19
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Benedict at Fort Valley State | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Saginaw Valley State at Kentucky State | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Central State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
| Albany State at Allen | 4:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Morehouse at Lane | 5:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Miles at Clark Atlanta | 6:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Savannah State at Edward Waters | 6:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Tuskegee at Jackson State | 7:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
Week 4 — September 24 and 26
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Benedict at Tuskegee | Thu Sep 24 | 7:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Kentucky State at Albany State | Sat Sep 26 | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Edward Waters at Morehouse | Sat Sep 26 | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Warner at Clark Atlanta | Sat Sep 26 | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Central State at Lane | Sat Sep 26 | 5:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Miles at Savannah State | Sat Sep 26 | 6:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Fort Valley State at West Georgia | Sat Sep 26 | 6:00 | Pick → |
Week 5 — October 3
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Kentucky State at Edward Waters | 2:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Fort Valley State at Central State | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Clark Atlanta at Benedict | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Lane at Miles | 3:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Allen at Savannah State | 6:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Morehouse at Tuskegee | 7:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
Six conference games, and Morehouse meets Tuskegee in Montgomery for their classic.
Week 6 — October 10
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Savannah State at Morehouse | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Tuskegee at Central State | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Clark Atlanta at Fort Valley State | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Miles at Kentucky State | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Benedict at Allen | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Lane at Albany State | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
Three homecomings on the same afternoon — Morehouse, Central State and Albany State.
Week 7 — October 17
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Allen at Clark Atlanta | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Lane at Kentucky State | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Edward Waters at Benedict | 2:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Fort Valley State at Savannah State | 3:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Albany State at Tuskegee | 3:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Morehouse at Howard | 3:30 | Pick → |
Week 8 — October 24
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Lane at Fort Valley State | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Savannah State at Kentucky State | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Benedict at Albany State | 1:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Tuskegee at Allen | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Clark Atlanta at Edward Waters | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Central State at Miles | 3:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
Six conference games, all thirteen teams accounted for, and four senior days.
Week 9 — October 29 and 31
| Matchup | Date | Time | TV | Pick |
| Fort Valley State at Miles | Thu Oct 29 | 7:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Edward Waters at Central State | Sat Oct 31 | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Savannah State at Benedict | Sat Oct 31 | 2:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Morehouse at Allen | Sat Oct 31 | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Tuskegee at Lane | Sat Oct 31 | 5:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Albany State at Clark Atlanta | Sat Oct 31 | 6:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
Week 10 — November 7
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Morehouse at Kentucky State | 1:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Allen at Edward Waters | 2:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Albany State at Fort Valley State | 2:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Central State at Benedict | 2:00 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
| Virginia-Lynchburg at Savannah State | 3:00 | SIAC Network | Pick → |
| Miles at Tuskegee | 3:30 | ESPN+ | Pick → |
The regular season closes with the Fountain City Classic in Columbus and the AME Classic in Jacksonville.
Week 13 — November 26
| Matchup | Time | TV | Pick |
| Tuskegee at Alabama State | 3:00 | SWACTV | Pick → |
Nineteen days after everyone else finishes, Tuskegee plays on Thanksgiving in Montgomery.
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