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2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

The 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Trei Oliver, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 4–1, sharing the MEAC title with Howard. North Carolina Central earned a berth in the Celebration Bowl, where the Eagle defeated Jackson State, 41–34, to win the fourth black college football national championship in program history. The team played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football
Black college national champion
Celebration Bowl champion
MEAC co-champion
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 21
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record10–2 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Leone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCourtney Coard (1st season)
Home stadiumO'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Carolina Central +   4 – 1     10 – 2  
Howard +   4 – 1     5 – 6  
Delaware State   2 – 3     5 – 6  
Morgan State   2 – 3     4 – 7  
Norfolk State   2 – 3     2 – 9  
South Carolina State   1 – 4     3 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.vs. North Carolina A&T*
ESPN3W 28–1335,798
September 106:00 p.m.Winston-Salem State*
ESPN+W 41–03,731
September 176:00 p.m.at No. 25 New Hampshire*
FloSportsW 45–279,630
September 244:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*No. 25
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN+W 59–146,759
October 16:00 p.m.at Campbell*
ESPN+L 18–483,296
October 137:30 p.m.Morgan State
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2W 59–206,319
October 222:00 p.m.at South Carolina State
ESPN3L 24–269,479
October 292:00 p.m.at Delaware State
ESPN+W 28–215,500
November 52:00 p.m.Howard 
  • O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 50–2114,322
November 122:00 p.m.at Norfolk State
ESPN+W 48–142,933
November 192:30 p.m.at Tennessee Tech*
ESPN3W 22–204,969
December 1712:00 p.m.vs. No. 10 Jackson State*
ABCW 41–34 OT49,670
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

vs North Carolina A&T edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 14 7 0 28
Aggies 7 6 0 0 13
See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team and North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central rivalry

Winston-Salem State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 0 0 0 0
Eagles 13 7 14 7 41

At No. 25 New Hampshire edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 21 7 10 7 45
No. 25 Wildcats 7 14 0 6 27
See also: 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Virginia–Lynchburg edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 7 0 7 14
No. 25 Eagles 7 21 17 14 59

At Campbell edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 6 0 12 18
Fighting Camels 10 24 0 14 48
See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Morgan State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 6 0 7 20
Eagles 14 28 7 10 59
See also: 2022 Morgan State Bears football team

At South Carolina State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 10 0 24
Bulldogs 0 20 0 6 26
See also: 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

At Delaware State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 7 8 28
Hornets 3 6 12 0 21
See also: 2022 Delaware State Hornets football team

Howard edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 7 0 14 0 21
Eagles 22 0 21 7 50
See also: 2022 Howard Bison football team

At Norfolk State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 28 6 14 48
Spartans 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2022 Norfolk State Spartans football team

At Tennessee Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 10 3 0 9 22
Golden Eagles 0 7 7 6 20
See also: 2022 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Vs. No. 10 Jackson State edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Eagles 10 7 9 87 41
No. 10 Tigers 7 14 0 130 34
See also: 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team and 2022 Celebration Bowl

References edit

  1. ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". North Carolina Central University. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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