Virginia Union Makes NCAA Playoffs for First Time in 24 Years

RICHMOND, Virginia -- Virginia Union University's football team will face Slippery Rock University in the first round of the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs, to be held on Saturday, November 21, in Slippery Rock, Pa.

It marks the first time that VUU has made the NCAA Playoffs since 1991, a span of 24 years.

The team watched the announcement in the Wall Auditorium of the Ellison Center on the VUU campus in Richmond, Va.

VUU was named the seventh seed in Super Region 1, with Slippery Rock being the #2 seed.

This will be the first meeting the two schools. VUU is 8-2 while Slippery Rock is 10-1 and champions of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

The game will kickoff at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 21, Mihalik-Thompson Stadium in Slippery Rock, Pa.

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