This weekend, Fayetteville State will look to rebound from a 34-24 loss to ranked Wingate.
 
"I didn't want to come up here and talk about a moral victory," said Hayes of his team's overall fight and performance. "I wanted to talk about a victory, but it is a moral victory. We know we can play with a ranked team. We're not going to have another ranked team come in [Luther Nick Jeralds Stadium] this year, but we'll hopefully get through the CIAA and get in the playoffs and see somebody else like that and we will be prepared." 


"The season is not lost because we lost the game. I told the guys the only thing we lost today was an undefeated season. All of our goals are still attainable. We can still win the South, we can still win the CIAA, and we can still go to the playoffs."
 
The Broncos will face a dangerous 0-2 Lincoln (Pa.) University is averaging 222.5 yards of total offense with four touchdowns. That breaks down to 179 passing yards and 43.5 rushing yards per game. The Lions have produced 12.5 points per game and are giving up 57.5.
 
Eban Jackson is the signal caller for LUPA making 37 of 65 pass attempts despite three thrown interceptions. He has racked up 358 passing yards and have landed three touchdowns. His longest throw was for 47 yards. Dah'mear Triplett is all hands with 11 receptions for 138 yards and a TD.
 
The stop-man for the Lions is Islam Abdul-Rabb who has a collection of 19 total tackles in two games with 10 solo stops and 9 assisted. Keenan Reid has 16 stops with 12 of them being solo tackles.
 
The laundry basket has been full for Lincoln (Pa.) as the refs have thrown 27 yellow flags for 259 yards.
 
Fayetteville State is averaging 204.0 yards of offense per game with seven touchdowns. The passing game has a 147.5-yard average with three TDs and the run-offense has 56.5 with one touchdown. The Bronco defense has scored three touchdowns for 18 points. It has forced 8 fumbles, with 4 recovered, and picked off 4 interceptions. That's a total of eight (8) forced turnovers.
 
Wide Receiver Tyeous Sharpe is the man to go to on offense with 14 receptions for 94 yards and 2 touchdowns. He has taken the hand-off 4 time for 18 yards and has the team's only rushing score.
 
Collyn Anderson has been the signal caller and has made 52.38% of his passes. He has completed 33 of 63 passes for 288 yards. Anderson is averaging 144.0 yards per game.
 
Linebacker Nigel Peele has been called the tackle-stealer for good reason. He has a two-game total of 18 tackles, an assisted sack for a loss of 6 yards and an interception-return for a touchdown. Defensive End Keyshawn James is not far behind with 15 tackles. He has 5 stops for a los of 24 yards and 2 sacks for 14 yards. Chrishon Springs rounds out the double-digit total tacklers with 14.
 
This game will be the last test before conference play begins and the march to the Championship game. Fans are asked to wear black to support the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Awareness theme for the game. Kickoff is slated for 7 pm.
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