Fayetteville State Broncos and Lady Broncos

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 Broncos and Lady Broncos
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UniversityFayetteville State University
ConferenceCIAA (primary)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorAnthony Bennett[1]
LocationFayetteville, North Carolina
Varsity teams11 (4 men's, 6 women's, 1 co-ed)
Football stadiumLuther "Nick" Jeralds Stadium
Basketball arenaFelton J. Capel Arena
Softball stadiumLamon Street Park
NicknameBroncos
Websitefsubroncos.com

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

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.[2]

Men's sports Women's sports
BasketballBasketball
Cross countryBowling
FootballCross country
GolfSoftball
Track and field†
Volleyball
† – Track and field 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.[3]

Notable alumni

Football

Men's basketball

References
  1. "Anthony Bennett". Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  2. "Fayetteville State University Realigns Department of Athletics Eliminating Tennis". Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  3. "Athletics - Official Athletic Site of Fayetteville State University". Fsubroncos.Com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
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