Fayetteville State University
6-4 2025 finalFayetteville 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.
The Broncos are patient.
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.
Fayetteville State went 6-4 overall and 6-1 in CIAA in 2025, qualifying for CIAA contention. Richard Hayes Jr., in his ninth season, has now compiled a 41-22 record (.651 winning %) and become the anchor of CIAA football. The Marc…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Fayetteville State University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Fayetteville State University
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Fayetteville State University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Fayetteville State University · low confidence
Growing (63)
Home-Field Advantage · Fayetteville State University · 2018-present
Strong
76% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs +6.8 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
CIAA Standing · 2025
3rd in the CIAA
Fayetteville State University is 3rd in the CIAA at 6-4. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson C Smith | 10-2 |
| 2 | Virginia Union | 9-3 |
| 3 | Fayetteville State | 6-4 |
| 4 | Virginia St | 6-4 |
| 5 | Livingstone | 5-5 |
| 6 | Elizabeth City State | 4-6 |
| 7 | Winston-Salem | 4-6 |
| 8 | Bluefield State | 3-7 |
| 9 | Bowie State | 3-7 |
| 10 | Shaw | 2-8 |
| 11 | St. Augustine's | 0-0 |
| 12 | Lincoln (PA) | 0-10 |
Schedule Strength · Fayetteville State University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 53% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2022–2022Emerging
1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
Moment of the Year · Fayetteville State University · 2025
Won 51-8 at Elizabeth City State
Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 10-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — Fayetteville State University
2023: Won 40-34 vs Winston-Salem
In 2023, the program won 40-34 vs Winston-Salem — a tight home result that left the 6-point margin on the books.
Go Broncos.