Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2023 Livingstone Blue Bears football team

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The result was Speedy Keep‎. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Let'srun (talk) 21:56, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Livingstone Blue Bears football team

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Subject does not meet the WP:NSEASONS, having finished the season with a losing record at the Division II level. Let'srun (talk) 04:20, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sports, American football, and North Carolina. Let'srun (talk) 04:20, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. This is an HBCU program with a long and distinguished history -- the first HBCU to play college football back in 1892. That doesn't mean that every season is notable, but I am finding extensive coverage of the 2023 team in the Salisbury Post. E.g., [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]. I am also finding coverage in other independent sources: BET, Winston-Salem Journal. Hopefully, someone is willing to use the available sourcing to improve the article. Cbl62 (talk) 10:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.