Fayetteville State Broncos and Lady Broncos#football
{{short description|Athletic teams representing Fayetteville State University}}
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| name = Fayetteville State Broncos
| name2 = Lady Broncos
| logo = Fayetteville State Broncos logo.svg
| logo_width = 150
| university = Fayetteville State University
| association = NCAA
| conference = CIAA (primary)
| division = Division II
| director = Anthony Bennett{{cite web|title=Anthony Bennett|url=https://fsubroncos.com/staff-directory/anthony-bennett/61|access-date=January 24, 2023}}
| location = Fayetteville, North Carolina
| first season =
| teams = 11
| mens_teams = 4
| womens_teams = 6
| coed_teams = 1
| stadium = Luther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium
| basketballarena = Felton J. Capel Arena
| softballstadium = Lamon Street Park
| mascot = Mr. Bronco
| nickname = Broncos
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| pageurl = https://fsubroncos.com/
| ncaa titles =
| indiv_relay ncaa champs =
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The Fayetteville State Broncos and Lady Broncos are the athletic teams that represent Fayetteville State University, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association since the 1954–55 academic year.
Fayetteville State competes in eleven intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football, and golf; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Women's tennis was discontinued at the end of the 2019–20 school year.
Conference affiliations
NCAA
- Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1954–present)
Varsity teams
The Broncos also sponsor a cheerleading team. The program sponsored a women's tennis team until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|title=Fayetteville State University Realigns Department of Athletics Eliminating Tennis|url=https://fsubroncos.com/news/2020/4/13/womens-tennis-fayetteville-state-university-realigns-department-of-athletics-eliminating-tennis.aspx|access-date=January 24, 2023}}
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! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fayetteville State Broncos|border=1|color= white }}"| Men's sports ! width= 150px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Fayetteville State Broncos|border=1|color= white }}"| Women's sports | |
Basketball | Basketball |
Cross country | Bowling |
Football | Cross country |
Golf | Softball |
Track and field{{sup|1}} | |
Volleyball | |
colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Fayetteville State Broncos}}" | {{small|{{sup|1}} – includes both indoor and outdoor}} |
= Football =
The university won back-to-back CIAA football championships in 2002 and 2003. They also won the 2009 CIAA Football Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II football playoff. The Broncos were Western Division Champions in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2017, 2018 and 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.fsubroncos.com/ot/fast-Football-Data.html |title=Athletics - Official Athletic Site of Fayetteville State University |publisher=Fsubroncos.Com |access-date=2014-08-24}}
Notable alumni
= Football =
File:CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Championship (51908452087).jpg
- Garry Battle
- Andre Bowden
- Chris Hubert
- Sylvester Ritter, former WWE wrestler and Hall of Fame inductee. Wrestled under the ring name Junkyard Dog
- Kion Smith
- Joshua Williams
= Men's basketball =
- Darrell Armstrong
- Jeff Capel II
- Jalen Seegars, American basketball player