THE GAME
Fayetteville State Univ. "Broncos" at Virginia Union "Panthers"
THE KICKOFF
Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023 – Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. (ET)
THE SITE
Hovey Field (10,000 capacity/FieldTurf) – Richmond, Va.
THE RECORDS
Fayetteville State (1-2 overall, 1-0 CIAA); Virginia Union (3-0, 1-0 CIAA)
MEDIA COVERAGE
TV: HBCU GO Sports / The Grio Cable Network:
https://thegriotv.com/
APP: HBCU GO Mobile App: Apple – bit.ly/hbcugoapple Google Play Store – bit.ly/hbcugoandroid
HBCU GO TV: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV
THE SERIES
This weekend's matchup will be the 28
th meeting since 1974 and the 4
th under FSU's Head Coach Richard Hayes. Virginia Union leads the series 15-10-2. The Panthers have won 6 of the 12 games that have been played in Richmond and 9 of the 14 games in Fayetteville. Two games have ended in ties. The two have met once in the CIAA Championship game with FSU taking the victory 23-19 in Durham, NC.
HEAD COACHES
FSU:
Richard Hayes (NC A&T '99) | Career Record: 42-24 | 8 Seasons | Record at FSU: 42-24 | 8 Seasons
VUU:
Alvin Parker (Virginia Union '98) | Career Record: 33-11 | 6 Seasons | Record at VUU: 33-11 | 6 Seasons
FSU STAT LEADERS
RUSHING | #2 Derrick Alston, Jr.
31-128 yds | 2 TDs | 4.1 ypC | 42.67 ypg
PASSING | #10
Joe Owens
34-66-2 | 440 yds | 1 TDs | 46 Long | 146.67 ypg
RECEIVING | #8
David Baros
15-262 yds | 1 TDs | 17.47 ypc | 34 long | 87.33 ypg
TACKLES | #13
Gerald Simpson
18 solo | 6 asst | 24 tackles | 1-2 tfl | 1 BU
VUU STAT LEADERS
RUSHING | #5 Rashard Jackson
38-220 YDS | 2 TDs | 5.8 YPC | 73.33 ypg
PASSING | #1 Christian Reid
37-55-2 | 458 YDs | 2 TD | 152.67 ypg
RECEIVING | #2 Said Sidibe
10-166 YDS | 1 TD | 16.6 ypc | 55.33 ypg
TACKLES | #6 Shamar Graham
11 solo | 8 ASST | 19 tackles | 2.5-4 TFL | 2 BU
