# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. North Carolina A&T* | | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic, rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 28–13 | 35,798 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Winston-Salem State* | | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN+ | W 41–0 | 3,731 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 25 New Hampshire* | | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloSports | W 45–27 | 9,630 |
| September 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | No. 25 | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN+ | W 59–14 | 6,759 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Campbell* | | Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC | ESPN+ | L 18–48 | 3,296 |
| October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Morgan State | | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN2 | W 59–20 | 6,319 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State | | Oliver C. Dawson StadiumOrangeburg, SC | ESPN3 | L 24–26 | 9,479 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 5,500 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard | | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | W 50–21 | 14,322 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | ESPN+ | W 48–14 | 2,933 |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN3 | W 22–20 | 4,969 |
| December 17 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 10 Jackson State* | | Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl) | ABC | W 41–34 $^{OT}$ | 49,670 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## 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 |