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Bluefield State University

Bluefield, West Virginia · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.

1895
founded
Public
control
CIAA (NCAA Division II); men's wrestling affiliate of Conference Carolinas
conference
HBCU marching band

Bluefield State University

Photo: HBCU marching band — file photo: andscape.com

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Bluefield, West Virginia

PublicBig Blue (mascot character: Sir Blue)CIAA (NCAA Division II); men's wrestling affiliate of Conference CarolinasEst. 1895

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Founded
1895
Public / Private
Public
Enrollment
~1300 (fall 2022)
Conference
CIAA (NCAA Division II); men's wrestling affiliate of Conference Carolinas
Mascot
Big Blue (mascot character: Sir Blue)
State
West Virginia
Band
Blue Soul Marching Band

Why here — the dossier

  1. Est. 1895
    Founded in 1895 — 131 years of history.
  2. Conference
    Competes in the CIAA (NCAA Division II); men's wrestling affiliate of Conference Carolinas.
  3. Blue Soul Marching Band
    Home of the Blue Soul Marching Band, founded 2024.
  4. Yard legends
    Alumni on record: Elizabeth Simpson Drewry, Maceo Pinkard, Teddy Weatherford.

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Band spotlight

Blue Soul Marching Band

Band founded 2024

The Blue Soul Marching Band is the largest and most noted performance ensemble on campus, playing every home football and basketball game, the homecoming parade, and community events — its members include music minors and students from across the university. The band is brand new: when football died in 1980 the old band went with it, and it only came back when football did, with Khiry Sidbury hired to build it from zero. Its deeper musical legacy predates it by a century: Bluefield was a Chitlin Circuit stop, Maceo Pinkard wrote 'Sweet Georgia Brown' after attending the institute, and Langston Hughes, Fats Waller, and Duke Ellington all performed for campus audiences.

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Admissions

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