| Livingstone Blue Bears football | |||
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| First season | 1892 | ||
| Athletic director | Clifton Huff | ||
| Head coach | Sean Gilbert 3rd season, 9–20 (.310) | ||
| Stadium | Alumni Memorial Stadium (capacity: 6,000) | ||
| Year built | 2022 | ||
| Field surface | Artificial Turf | ||
| Location | Salisbury, North Carolina | ||
| NCAA division | Division II | ||
| Conference | CIAA | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1892–1931) | ||
| Conference titles | 2 (1997, 1998) | ||
| Colors | Columbia blue and black[1] | ||
| Mascot | Blue Bear | ||
| Marching band | Marching Blue Bear Band | ||
| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Website | bluebearathletics.com | ||
The Livingstone Blue Bears football program is an intercollegiate American football team for Livingstone College located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The team competes in NCAA Division II as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). The school's first team was fielded in 1892 as the first historically black college to play football.[2] The team plays its home games at Alumni Memorial Stadium.[3]
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- ^ "The Birthplace of Black College Football". Livingstone College Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Speaks, Shaquira (4 September 2022). "HBCU Livingstone College unveils new football field in Salisbury". Queen City News. Retrieved 10 October 2023.