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Pembroke: UNC Pembroke beats Ferrum 45-14

Josh Ehrlich accounted for five touchdowns Saturday in Ferrum, Va. UNC Pembroke is 8-2 and 5-1. The Braves' recap says they share the Conference Carolinas title. Bowl teams are still unannounced here.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

What we know

Confirmed

  • UNC Pembroke beat Ferrum 45-14 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at W.B. Adams Stadium in Ferrum, Va. The line score was UNC Pembroke 14, 17, 7 and 7, and Ferrum 7, 0, 7 and 0. D2CFB, citing Ferrum's live-stats feed, lists a 2 p.m. local kickoff and attendance of 2,247.Confirmed by UNC Pembroke Athletics recap and scoring summary; D2CFB box, citing Ferrum live stats; NCFootballNews
  • After the game, UNC Pembroke is 8-2 overall and 5-1 in Conference Carolinas. Ferrum is 3-7 and 3-3. UNCP's recap says the Braves clinched a share of the Conference Carolinas regular-season title and are waiting on tiebreakers for the bowl teams and the site.Confirmed by UNC Pembroke Athletics recap
  • NCFootballNews, quoting a Conference Carolinas post, says Chowan and North Greenville also finished 5-1 and share that regular-season title, and that bowl tiebreakers were to be announced Sunday. This story has not found a published list of which two teams will play in the bowl.Confirmed by NCFootballNews, quoting Conference Carolinas; UNC Pembroke Athletics recap for the share and the wait on tiebreakers
  • Josh Ehrlich completed 17 of 28 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for 87 yards and three touchdowns. Malik Brown caught four passes for 82 yards and a touchdown. The team totals were 558 yards to 229, with 279 passing and 279 rushing for UNC Pembroke. The Braves scored on all six red-zone trips.Confirmed by UNC Pembroke Athletics recap and box; NCFootballNews; D2CFB box

Still unknown

  • Which teams will play in the Conference Carolinas Bowl, and where. UNCP's recap says that decision was still ahead. No later announcement was confirmed for this file
  • A conference standings table that had already been revised to 8-2 and 5-1. The game recap is the source used for the record

What happened

In Pembroke, UNC Pembroke closed its regular season with a road win and a share of a conference title. The bowl game that follows is not set in the sources read for this story.

UNC Pembroke beat Ferrum 45-14 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at W.B. Adams Stadium in Ferrum, Va. The Braves are 8-2 overall and 5-1 in Conference Carolinas. Ferrum is 3-7 and 3-3. Those records and that final are on UNCP's recap. The quarters were 14, 17, 7 and 7 for the visitors, and 7, 0, 7 and 0 for Ferrum.

D2CFB, citing Ferrum's live-stats feed, lists kickoff at 2 p.m. local time and attendance of 2,247. That page also tags the game to a different conference. UNCP's recap calls the league Conference Carolinas, and that is the name used here.

This site covered the Braves' Homecoming win over Chowan, 38-21, on Oct. 24.

The offense

Josh Ehrlich completed 17 of 28 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 87 yards and three scores. Malik Brown caught four passes for 82 yards and a touchdown. NCFootballNews and the D2CFB box list those same lines.

UNCP threw for 279 yards and rushed for 279, and outgained Ferrum 558-229. The recap says the Braves scored on all six trips inside the red zone.

The title, and what is still open

UNCP's recap says the win clinched a share of the Conference Carolinas regular-season title. It says the Braves will wait on tiebreakers to learn the bowl teams and the location.

NCFootballNews, quoting a Conference Carolinas post, says Chowan and North Greenville finished 5-1 as well, and that the league congratulated those three programs as co-champions. The same story says the bowl tiebreakers were to be announced Sunday. No pairing was confirmed for this file, so none is named. Who plays, and where, stays unknown here.

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Why it matters

UNC Pembroke is Robeson County's Division II football program. Saturday's road win closed the regular season with a share of the Conference Carolinas title, and the bowl pairing is still not settled in the sources read here.

Sources

  1. Football Closes Out Regular Season With Rout Of Ferrum (UNC Pembroke Athletics recap, Nov. 7, 2026: 45-14 at W.B. Adams Stadium in Ferrum, Va.; 8-2, 5-1 Conference Carolinas; Ferrum 3-7, 3-3; Ehrlich 17 of 28 for 270 and two touchdown passes, plus 87 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns; Brown four catches for 82 yards and a score; 558-229 total yards; 279 passing and 279 rushing; six-for-six in the red zone; a share of the regular-season title, with bowl teams and location still to be set by tiebreakers. Text-only. No athletics photos used.)

    Official sourcePublished by UNC Pembroke Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

  2. Conference Carolinas ends in three-way tie: UNCP, Chowan share title with North Greenville (NCFootballNews: UNC Pembroke, Chowan and North Greenville all 5-1 and regular-season co-champions; a Conference Carolinas post congratulated those three and said bowl tiebreakers would be announced Sunday; Ehrlich 17 of 28 for 270, two passing scores, 87 rushing yards and three rushing scores; Brown four catches for 82; 558 yards, 279 rushing and 279 passing; six red-zone scores. The bowl pairing is not filled in from this story. Text-only. No NCFootballNews photos used.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by NCFootballNews · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

  3. UNC Pembroke 45 at Ferrum College 14 (D2CFB box, citing www.ferrumpanthers.com live stats, read Nov. 7, 2026: final 45-14; W.B. Adams Stadium; kickoff listed as 1:00 p.m. Central and 2:00 p.m. local; attendance 2,247; line score 14-17-7-7 and 7-0-7-0; Ehrlich 17 of 28 for 270, two touchdowns, no interceptions, 87 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns; Brown four receptions for 82 and a touchdown; 558 and 229 total yards; 279 passing and 279 rushing. A South Atlantic conference label on this page is not used. UNCP's recap says Conference Carolinas. Text-only.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by D2CFB · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM

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