Overview: Entering their 13th season of play, the University of North Carolina-Pembroke (UNC Pembroke) Braves will look to build on back-to-back 2-8 seasons, as well as their third such season dating back to 2014. Additionally, the Braves will look to post their first winning season since 2016, when they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, where they lost to eventual national runner-up North Alabama to finish 10-2 overall.
However, the road to the program's fourth postseason appearance won't be easy, as UNCP must face defending South Atlantic Conference (SAC) champion Lenoir-Rhyne, as well as another D-II playoff participant in Wingate. The Braves will begin the 2019 season against CIAA foes Winston-Salem State and Virginia State.
UNCP will end its scheduling alliance with the SAC after this season and will join the Mountain East Conference (MEC) as an associate member for football for the 2020 season. The move will allow the Braves to play for a coveted conference championship in the coming years.
Click here for the 2019 UNC Pembroke schedule, courtesy of uncpbraves.com.
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