Fayetteville State University

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CIAA · Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium · 5,520

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Johnson C. Smith · our model 23% Fayetteville State University · a number, not a pick

LastL 9–38 vs Valdosta State · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Johnson C. Smith · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Irwin Belk Complex · series 4-1, last win 2024

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Fayetteville State University · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#297#407ShawW 33–201-01-0
1Sep 5#297#312UNC PembrokeW 10–72-01-0
2Sep 12#305#268Valdosta StateL 9–382-11-0
3Sep 19#308#285@Johnson C. Smith
4Sep 26#313#347Virginia Union
5Oct 3@Livingstone
7Oct 17Elizabeth City State
8Oct 24@Bluefield State
9Oct 31Bowie State
10Nov 7@Winston-Salem State

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · at Johnson C. Smith · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Fayetteville State is the CIAA program that broke a 71-year championship drought in 2022 and has sustained it, backed by one of the most powerful marching traditions in Black college football.

Title DroughtSince 1951 · 75 yrs

Fans here believe not a chip against other CIAA schools, but against the indifference of the national narrative — Fayetteville State won in 2022 and again contended in subsequent years, proving that a…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-4 · last season

Game feel47rock fightscombined pts / game11th highest-scoring of 11 in the CIAA
Heart rate0-2rarely closein one-score games (2 of 10)9th most one-score games of 11 in the CIAA
Margin+9.3comfortableavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 11 in the CIAA

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among CIAA teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Fayetteville State University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Johnson C. Smith · away

Outcome band · Fayetteville State University · 2026

Fayetteville State University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Fayetteville State is the CIAA program that broke a 71-year championship drought in 2022 and has sustained it, backed by one of the most powerful marching traditions in Black college football.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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