Winston-Salem, NC -- Fayetteville State Football (8-2 overall, 6-1 CIAA) is headed to its third consecutive CIAA Championship game after a comeback, 31-17, victory over Winston-Salem State (4-6 overall, 3-4 CIAA) for the Southern Division Title.
 
Fayetteville State University will face the Northern Division leader Bowie State University in the championship game on Saturday, November 16^th in Salem, Virginia. The televised game will kick-off at 3:05 p.m.
 
After trailing 14-10 at halftime, Stevie Green (Washington, NC) tied the game at 17-17 with 1:49 left in the third quarter with his 41^st career rushing touchdown. Green finished the game with a net 122 yards rushing to increase his season total to 1,071 yards. For his current career count, Green has 4,426 yards rushing.
 
Darnell Walker (junior - Charlotte, NC) had back-to-back touchdowns to secure the victory for the Broncos. He rushed five times in the fourth quarter for 34 yards. With 10:59 left in the game, he carried the ball in from ten yards out and from three yards out with 8:56 left.
 
Richard Latimer completed 8-of-12 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Person-Boyd was on the receiving end of the score with a 28-yard reception to give FSU a 7-0 lead at the 10:13 mark in the first quarter.
 
Fayetteville State finished with 335 yards of total offense compared to Winston-Salem State's 108 yards.
 
Jawaad Evans and Quran Blount led the defense with six tackles. Blount had an assisted tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery. Keyshawn James finished with five tackles and a sack for a loss of 14 yards. In total, he had 2.5 tackles for a loss of 28 yards.
 
After Elton Shawn Andrew kicked a 20-yard field goal to give FSU a 10-0 lead for the first quarter, Winston-Salem State scored 17 unanswered points. The Rams capitalized on Bronco miscues to score on a 36-yard drive and a 68-yard drive before halftime. The Rams led 17-10 with 3:28 left in the third quarter off a 28-yard field goal.