{"id":154559,"date":"2025-11-15T22:17:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T03:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/?p=154559"},"modified":"2025-11-15T22:17:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T03:17:34","slug":"jcsu-football-claims-first-ciaa-title-in-55-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/15\/jcsu-football-claims-first-ciaa-title-in-55-years\/","title":{"rendered":"JCSU Football Claims First CIAA Title in 55 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) walked into Durham County Memorial Stadium with history staring back at them \u2014 and walked out with a <a href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/game\/?id=44167\">45\u201321 win<\/a>, the school\u2019s first CIAA championship in 55 years. In a year where HBCU football delivered some of its most compelling storylines, the Golden Bulls may have authored the biggest one of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powered by a standout performance from quarterback Kelvin Durham, dominant red-zone execution, and a defense that made all the right adjustments, JCSU officially planted its flag atop the Division II HBCU football landscape. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TZx3qI7X8KE\">Afterward, head coach Maurice Flowers reminded everyone<\/a>, \u201cWe aren\u2019t done yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"box-score-gameid\" value=\"44167\"\/><script>\njQuery(function () {\n\tHBCUGameday.getBoxScore();\n});\n<\/script>\n<div class=\"bootstrap-iso\" id=\"box-score-container\">\n  <div class=\"main_all_container\">\n\t<div class=\"logo_main_container\">\n\t  <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"logo_inner_items_container\">\n\t\t  <div class=\"left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"logo_box\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"logoTItle\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_box\">\n\t\t\t  <p class=\"team-record\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"big-score\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\n\t\t  <div class=\"right\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"logo_box\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"logoTItle\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_box\">\n\t\t\t  <p class=\"team-record\"><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t  <h2 class=\"big-score\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"total_between_main_container\">\n\t  <div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"total_table_inner_items text-center\">\n\t\t  <table class=\"table table-striped\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"table table_quarter_score\">\n\t\t\t  <thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\" class=\"box-score-link-holder\"><a class=\"box-score-link\" href=\"#\">Statistics <i class=\"fa-thin fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\">1<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\">2<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\">3<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\">4<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\" class=\"ot-5\">OT<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  <tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"away-team\">\n\t\t\t\t  <th class=\"team-name\" scope=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"home-team\">\n\t\t\t\t  <th class=\"team-name\" scope=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/th>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t  <td class=\"q0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loader-responsive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t  <\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<tr><\/tr>\n\t\t\t  <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t  <\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-championship-built-brick-x-brick\"><strong>A Championship Built Brick x Brick<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Even before the championship, this run had <a href=\"https:\/\/hbcugameday.com\/2025\/11\/13\/hbcu-jcsu-brick-x-brick-ciaa-championship\/\">already been documented from within<\/a>. The HBCU Gameday Original Docuseries, Brick x Brick with JCSU Football, has been inside the locker rooms, buses, practice fields, and sidelines for the past three seasons \u2014 capturing everything from early adversity to the quiet confidence that propelled JCSU from heartbreak in 2024 to a championship moment in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-durham-s-masterclass-5-tds-and-complete-control\"><strong>Durham\u2019s Masterclass: 5 TDs and Complete Control<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior quarterback Kelvin Durham delivered the type of performance that shifts a program\u2019s trajectory. He threw for 285 yards and five touchdowns on an efficient 16-of-29 passing night, carving up the Virginia Union defense with poise, pace, and precision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, he became the quarterback Flowers always believed the program needed. \u201cWe felt like we were a quarterback away,\u201d Flowers said. \u201cAnd now you\u2019re seeing why.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Durham wasn\u2019t shy about why JCSU fit him so well, either. \u201cCoach Flowers took a chance on me,\u201d he said. \u201cHe taught me how to read a defense, how to play faster, how to be a better quarterback. This was the place for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JCSU Wins First CIAA Title in 50+ Years | Postgame Presser | HBCUGameDay.com\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZx3qI7X8KE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-proctor-and-brigman-torch-vuu-secondary\"><strong>Proctor and Brigman Torch VUU Secondary<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Durham\u2019s big night wasn\u2019t a solo act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 DeAndre Proctor: 7 catches, 146 yards, 2 TD (58-yard long) Game MVP<br>\u2013 Reggie Brigman: 3 catches, 61 yards, 2 TD<br>\u2013 Reginald Daniel: 33-yard TD on his only catch of the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever Virginia Union fought back, JCSU responded with explosive answers through the air. 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