2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football

Black college national champion Celebration Bowl champion MEAC co-champion
Celebration Bowl, W 41–34 ^OTvs Jackson State
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 21
FCS Coaches	No. 17
Record	10–2 (4–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Trei Oliver (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Leone (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Courtney Coard (1st season)
Home stadium	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
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

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.

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	vs. North Carolina A&T*		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic, rivalry)	ESPN3	W 28–13	35,798
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Winston-Salem State*		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	W 41–0	3,731
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 New Hampshire*		Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	FloSports	W 45–27	9,630
September 24	4:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	No. 25	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN+	W 59–14	6,759
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Campbell*		Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 18–48	3,296
October 13	7:30 p.m.	Morgan State		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 59–20	6,319
October 22	2:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State		Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Orangeburg, SC	ESPN3	L 24–26	9,479
October 29	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State		Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 28–21	5,500
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Howard		O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 50–21	14,322
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State		William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 48–14	2,933
November 19	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech*		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN3	W 22–20	4,969
December 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Jackson State*		Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	W 41–34 ^OT	49,670
*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

vs North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	7	0	28
Aggies	7	6	0	0	13

Winston-Salem State

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

At No. 25 New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	21	7	10	7	45
No. 25 Wildcats	7	14	0	6	27

Virginia–Lynchburg

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

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	0	12	18
Fighting Camels	10	24	0	14	48

Morgan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	6	0	7	20
Eagles	14	28	7	10	59

At South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	10	0	24
Bulldogs	0	20	0	6	26

At Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	7	8	28
Hornets	3	6	12	0	21

Howard

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	7	0	14	0	21
Eagles	22	0	21	7	50

At Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	28	6	14	48
Spartans	7	0	7	0	14

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	10	3	0	9	22
Golden Eagles	0	7	7	6	20

Vs. No. 10 Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	10	7	9	8	7	41
No. 10 Tigers	7	14	0	13	0	34

References

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

v t e North Carolina Central Eagles football
Venues	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (1975–present)
Bowls & rivalries	North Carolina A&T
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football champions

Morgan State (1971)
North Carolina Central (1972)
North Carolina Central (1973)
South Carolina State (1974)
South Carolina State (1975)
Morgan State & South Carolina State (1976)
South Carolina State (1977)
South Carolina State (1978)
Morgan State (1979)
South Carolina State (1980)
South Carolina State (1981)
South Carolina State (1982)
South Carolina State (1983)
Bethune–Cookman (1984)
Delaware State (1985)
North Carolina A&T (1986)
Delaware State (1987)
Bethune–Cookman, Delaware State, & Florida A&M (1988)
Delaware State (1989)
Florida A&M (1990)
Delaware State & North Carolina A&T (1991)
North Carolina A&T (1992)
Howard (1993)
South Carolina State (1994)
Florida A&M (1995)
Florida A&M (1996)
Hampton (1997)
Hampton & Florida A&M (1998)
North Carolina A&T (1999)
Florida A&M (2000)
Florida A&M (2001)
Bethune–Cookman (2002)
North Carolina A&T (2003)
Hampton & South Carolina State (2004)
Hampton (2005)
Hampton (2006)
Delaware State (2007)
South Carolina State (2008)
South Carolina State (2009)
Bethune–Cookman†, Florida A&M, & South Carolina State (2010)
Norfolk State (vacated) (2011)
Bethune–Cookman (2012)
Bethune–Cookman†, South Carolina State (2013)
Bethune–Cookman, Morgan State†, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, & South Carolina State (2014)
North Carolina A&T†, North Carolina Central, & Bethune–Cookman (2015)
North Carolina Central (2016)
North Carolina A&T (2017)
North Carolina A&T (2018)
North Carolina A&T† & South Carolina State (2019)
No champion (2020)
South Carolina State (2021)
Howard & North Carolina Central† (2022)
Howard (2023)

National championships in bold
† Denotes postseason representative via conference tiebreaker

v t e Black college football national champions
1920s	1920: Howard / Talladega 1921: Talladega / Wiley 1922: Hampton 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee 1925: Howard / Tuskegee 1926: Howard / Tuskegee 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee 1928: Bluefield / Wiley 1929: Tuskegee
1920s	1930: Tuskegee 1931: Wilberforce 1932: Wiley 1933: Morgan 1934: Kentucky State 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State 1937: Morgan 1938: Florida A&M 1939: Langston
1940s	1940: Morris Brown 1941: Langston / Morris Brown 1942: Florida A&M 1943: Morgan State 1944: Morgan State 1945: Wiley 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern 1949: Morgan State / Southern
1950s	1950: Florida A&M / Southern 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T 1952: Florida A&M 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I 1955: Grambling 1956: Tennessee A&I 1957: Florida A&M 1958: Prairie View A&M 1959: Florida A&M
1960s	1960: Southern 1961: Florida A&M 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State 1963: Prairie View A&M 1964: Prairie View A&M 1965: Tennessee A&I 1966: Tennessee A&I 1967: Grambling / Morgan State 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T 1969: Alcorn A&M
1970s	1970: Tennessee State 1971: Tennessee State 1972: Grambling 1973: Tennessee State 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State 1975: Grambling State 1976: South Carolina State 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State 1978: Florida A&M 1979: Tennessee State
1980s	1980: Grambling State 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State 1985: Hampton / Jackson State 1986: Central State 1987: Central State / Howard 1988: Central State 1989: Central State
1990s	1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T 1991: Alabama State 1992: Central State / Grambling State 1993: Howard / Southern 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State 1995: Southern 1996: Howard / Jackson State 1997: Hampton / Southern 1998: Florida A&M / Southern 1999: North Carolina A&T
2000s	2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State 2003: Albany State / Southern 2004: Albany State / Hampton 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee 2008: Grambling State 2009: South Carolina State
2010s	2010: Bethune–Cookman 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State 2014: Alcorn State 2015: North Carolina A&T 2016: Grambling State 2017: North Carolina A&T 2018: North Carolina A&T 2019: North Carolina A&T
2020s	2020: Alabama A&M 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State 2022: North Carolina Central 2023: Florida A&M

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