Virginia Union Panthers football

The Virginia Union Panthers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Virginia Union University located in the U.S. state of Virginia. The team competes at the NCAA Division II levels and are members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Virginia Union's first football team was fielded in 1899. The team plays its home games at the 10,000 seat Hovey Field in Richmond, Virginia.

Conference affiliations
Virginia Union has played as both an independent and conference-affiliated team.
 * Independent (1900–1911)
 * Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association / Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912–present)

Playoffs
The Panthers have appeared in the Division II Playoffs ten times. Their combined record is 0–10, with their closest loss coming in 1982 when they lost by one point to North Dakota State.

Conference championships
The Panthers have won eleven conference championships, they had a championship-drought of 22 years between 2001 and their most recent 2023 championship.

Divisional championships
The Panthers have won six division titles, in 1981 through 1983, 1986, and 2023: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Northern Division and in 2001: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Eastern Division.

Notable former players

 * Pete Hunter
 * Mike Brim
 * Malcolm Barnwell
 * Tony Leonard
 * Herbert Scott
 * Bob Jones
 * Cornelius Johnson
 * Roger Anderson