A unique, season-long challenge has been presented to the staff members here at HBCU Sports for bragging rights.
Each week, for the duration of the 2016 football season, each staff member will predict the winners of each HBCU football game. And for key matchups, comments will be included.
Below are the games for week 1 followed by the picks from our staff.
| Kenn Rashad | Kendrick Marshall | Fred Batisite | |
| September 3 | |||
| Seton Hill vs. Bowie State | BSU | BSU | BSU |
| Limestone vs. Shaw | Shaw | Shaw | Shaw |
| LIU-Post vs.Virginia Union | VUU | VUU | VUU |
| Fairmont State vs. West Virginia State | Fairmont | VSU | Fairmont |
| Johnson C. Smith vs. Wingate | Wingate | J.C. Smith | Wingate |
| Kentucky State vs. Charleston So. | CSU | CSU | CSU |
| Howard vs. Maryland | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland |
| Texas College vs. Lane | TC | Lane | Lane |
| Langston vs. Lincoln (MO) | Langston | Langston | Langston |
| Virginia State vs. Lenoir-Rhyne | VSU | VSU | VSU |
| Holy Cross vs. Morgan State | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | Holy Cross |
| Livingstone vs. Benedict | Livingstone | Livingstone | Livingstone |
| Virginia-Lynchburg vs. Grambling | Grambling | Grambling | Grambling |
| Alabama A&M vs. Middle Tennessee | MTSU | MTSU | MTSU |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Tennessee State | Tenn, State | Tenn. State | Tenn. State |
| Alabama State vs. Texas-San Antonio | UTSA | UTSA | UTSA |
| Southern vs. Louisiana Monroe | ULM | ULM | ULM |
| NC Central vs. Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke |
| Chowan vs. Fayetteville State | FSU | FSU | FSU |
| Savannah State vs. Georgia Southern | Georgia So. | Georgia So. | Georgia So. |
| Florida A&M vs. Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
| Saint Augustine’s vs. NC A&T | NC A&T | NC A&T | NC A&T |
| UNC Pembroke vs. Winston-Salem State | WSSU | WSSU | WSSU |
| SC State vs. Central Florida | UCF | UCF | UCF |
| Tuskegee vs. Clark Atlanta | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | Tuskegee |
| Central State vs. Dayton | Dayton | Dayton | Dayton |
| Morehouse vs. Edward Waters | Morehouse | Morehouse | Morehouse |
| Albany State vs. Valdosta State | Valdosta | Albany | Valdosta |
| September 4 | |||
| Alcorn State vs. Bethune-Cookman | BCU | BCU | BCU |
| Hampton vs. Old Dominion | ODU | ODU | ODU |
| Fort Valley State vs. Miles | Miles | Miles | Miles |
| Texas Southern vs. Prairie View | PV | PV | PV |
| Elizabeth City State vs. Norfolk State | NSU | NSU | NSU |
