The Fort Valley State Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent
Fort Valley State University
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Fort Valley State University (FVSU, formerly Fort Valley State College and Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School) is a public land-grant historically black university in Fort Valley, Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia and ...
, located in
Fort Valley, Georgia
Fort Valley is a city in and the county seat of Peach County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 8,780.
The city is in the Warner Robins metropolitan area and the Macon–Warner Robins combined statisti ...
, in
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
intercollegiate sports. The Wildcats are full members of the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Formed in 1913, it consists mostly of historically black co ...
, where all 12 of its athletic programs compete. Fort Valley has been a member of the SIAC since 1941.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports (6)
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Football
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Volleyball
Women's sports (6)
* Basketball
* Cross country
* Softball
* Tennis
* Track and field
* Volleyball
Individual teams
Football
In 1969, the Fort Valley State football team set the modern-era record for most points scored against a college opponent, with 106 points against
Knoxville College
Knoxville College is a historically black liberal arts college in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, which was founded in 1875 by the United Presbyterian Church of North America. It is a United Negro College Fund member school.
A slow peri ...
(October 11, 2011). 11 Wildcats have played in the
NFL
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...
. In 1995
Tyrone Poole
Tyrone Poole (born February 3, 1972) is a former American professional football player who played 13 seasons as a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers 22nd overall of the 1995 NFL Draft. He pl ...
became the first football player from Fort Valley State University to be selected in the first round of the
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is given a position in the drafting o ...
. In 2006 alumnus
Rayfield Wright
Larry Rayfield Wright (August 23, 1945 – April 7, 2022) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He is a member of the Pro Football Ha ...
was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Former Oakland Raiders punter
Marquette King attended Fort Valley State University.
References
External links
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