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
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	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

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

See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team and North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central rivalry

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

See also: 2022 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

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

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Morgan State

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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

See also: 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team and 2022 Celebration Bowl