Fayetteville, N.C. (Sept. 27, 2025)-Virginia State fell 34-14 to Fayetteville State on the road Saturday afternoon.
The Broncos improved to 2-3 on the year and 2-0 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association play, while the Trojans fell to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in conference matchups.
Rahsaan Matthews Jr. led Virginia State's passing attack with 257 yards through the air, tossing one touchdown and two interceptions. The signal caller also added one touchdown on the ground.
Ri'Jon Hammond totaled 38 yards to lead the Trojans' ground attack in the game. Daquan Ginyard also tacked on 29 yards on the ground, picking up 5.8 yards per carry.
Malik Hunter reeled in seven catches for 86 yards and one score. Vincent Ordenes got in on the action in the passing game as well, hauling in seven balls for 74 yards. The Trojans also got 65 yards receiving from Jaylen Pretlow in the contest.
Quedrion Miles paced the Virginia State defensive effort, totaling one interception. Kj McNeil added one interception and Mustapha Coly had five tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack in the loss.
Virginia State's defense held up against Fayetteville State's offense, giving up 319 total yards. The Trojans defense disrupted the Fayetteville State passing attack on the way to pulling down two interceptions.
How It Happened
Fayetteville State opened up a 14-0 lead, but Virginia State scored with 2:13 remaining in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 14-7.The Trojans kept Fayetteville State off the scoreboard and followed with a touchdown to tie the game at 14-14. Virginia State didn't score again in the game and Fayetteville State tacked on 20 more points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Fayetteville State outgained Virginia State 319-314 in the contest.
» Virginia State had their highest scoring quarter in the third period, when they put up seven points.
» Virginia State converted 3 of 14 third downs while Fayetteville State was successful on 2 of 11.
» Mehkhi Johnson led the Trojans with eight tackles.
» Virginia State went 3-for-4 on fourth down, converting on 75 percent of attempts.
» Virginia State allowed zero points in one Fayetteville State trip to the red zone.
» Virginia State forced one red zone turnover in the contest.
» Virginia State won the time of possession battle 36:58 to 22:58.
» Demari Daniels led the Broncos passing attack, completing 12 of his 19 attempts for 114 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions.
» Bryce Council led the Fayetteville State rushing attack with 157 yards and one touchdown.
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