Fort Valley State Wildcats
SIACFort Valley, GAWildcat Stadium (GA)
2026: 2–4 (1–3 SIAC). Last: won at Savannah State 22–9. Next: Lane College, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 17–14at Elizabeth City State
- L 23–24vs. Tuskegee
- L 33–34Benedict
- L 7–49at West Georgia
- L 32–45at Central State
- W 22–9at Savannah State
- Oct 24Lane College
- Oct 29at Miles
- Nov 7vs. Albany State
- Nov 12Clark Atlanta
Fort Valley State has played football since at least 2006 and is 37–32 in the 69 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Fort Valley State. This season, they’re 2–4.
On this date in 2024Fort Valley State lost to South Carolina State 30–3 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 37–32 .536; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1134
- Seasons
- 17 since 2006, 69 games
2026 season 2–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atElizabeth City State | W 17–14 | 51% |
| Sep 5 | vsTuskegee | L 23–24 | 64% |
| Sep 19 | vsBenedict | L 33–34 | 43% |
| Sep 26 | at West Georgia | L 7–49 | 31% |
| Oct 3 | atCentral State | L 32–45 | 51% |
| Oct 17 | atSavannah State | W 22–9 | 55% |
| Oct 24 | vsLane College | Preview | 87% |
| Oct 29 | atMiles | Preview | 47% |
| Nov 7 | vsAlbany State | Preview | 36% |
| Nov 12 | vsClark Atlanta | Preview | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
Program strength since 2006
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Savannah State
7–3 in 10
- 2007 W 33–2
- 2010 W 41–10
- 2013 L 20–27
- 2014 W 42–28
- 2021 L 6–24
- 2022 L 24–28
- 2023 W 38–24
- 2024 W 30–0
- 2025 W 7–0
- 2026 W 22–9
Won the last four.
- Benedict
2–4 in 6
Lost the last two.
- Tuskegee
3–2 in 5
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | FVSU record |
|---|---|---|
| Savannah State | 10 | 7–3 |
| Benedict | 6 | 2–4 |
| Tuskegee | 5 | 3–2 |
| Clark Atlanta | 5 | 3–2 |
| Albany State | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (25)
Every program Fort Valley State has played, A to Z, with Fort Valley State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Albany State 1–4
- Allen 4–0
- Benedict 2–4
- Bethune-Cookman 0–1
- Bluefield State 1–0
- Central State 2–2
- Clark Atlanta 3–2
- Delta State 0–2
- Edward Waters 2–0
- Elizabeth City State 1–0
- Erskine 1–0
- Florida A&M 0–4
- Howard 0–1
- Kentucky State 3–0
- Lane College 1–1
- Miles 1–0
- Morehouse 3–1
- Savannah State 7–3
- Shorter 1–0
- South Carolina State 0–1
- Southern 0–2
- Tuskegee 3–2
- Virginia Lynchburg 1–0
- West Alabama 0–1
- West Georgia 0–1
Black college football
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 3 inductees from Fort Valley State.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2008 | Doug Porter coach, career 1961–1996 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 5 since 1967
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1995 | Tyrone Poole DB | No. 22, Carolina Panthers |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1134 | ||||
| 2025 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1168 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1252 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 6–3 | 1254 | ||||
| 2022 | 8–2 | 7–2 | 1243 | ||||
| 2021 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 1152 | ||||
| 2020 | 2–0 | 1200 | |||||
| 2019 | 0–1 | 1126 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–1 | 1142 | |||||
| 2017 | 0–1 | 1174 | |||||
| 2014 | 1–0 | 1207 | |||||
| 2013 | 0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 2011 | 0–2 | 1190 | |||||
| 2010 | 1–0 | 1221 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 2007 | 1–0 | 1210 | |||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1175 |
No season on file for 2008, 2012, 2015–16: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 17 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.