D2 Program Prestige · Fayetteville State University2022 CIAA Championship
Richard Hayes Jr. defeats Chowan 31-28, breaking a 71-year drought
Fayetteville State University
2-1CIAA · 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
D2 Program Prestige · Fayetteville State University
Mid-Major Contender
All-time record · Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University has won 63% of its games since 2007 — 75% at home, 53% on the road.
37-22 all-time · 10 seasons · 2007–2026
Home
21-7
Away
16-14
Neutral
0-1
3 g
2000s
2 g
2010s
67%
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2025
Marching Bronco Xpress ESPN Championship
Historic first appearance in ESPN National Championship for the band
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2022–2022
D2 → NFL PipelineFayetteville State University has sent 1 player to the NFL Draft since 2022.
Emerging. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
1
picks · last 5 drafts
#135
Joshua Williams
Cornerback · 2022 · Kansas City
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Conference
CIAA standing · 2026
1st in the CIAA
Fayetteville State University sits at the top of the CIAA at 1-0. Everyone else is chasing.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fayetteville State | 1-0 |
| 2 | Johnson C. Smith | 1-0 |
| 3 | Virginia State | 1-0 |
| 4 | Virginia Union | 1-0 |
| 5 | Livingstone | 1-1 |
| – | Elizabeth City State | 0-0 |
| – | Lincoln (PA) | 0-0 |
| – | St. Augustine's | 0-0 |
| 9 | Bluefield State | 0-1 |
| 10 | Bowie State | 0-1 |
| 11 | Shaw | 0-1 |
| 12 | Winston-Salem State | 0-1 |
Cultural identity
Bowls
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 10-21 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
2023
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