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2022 North Carolina Central

10–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

North Carolina Central in 2022, game by game: won vs. North Carolina A&T 28–13; won vs. Winston-Salem State 41–0; won at New Hampshire 45–27; won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 59–14; lost at Campbell 18–48; won vs. Morgan State 59–20; lost at South Carolina State 24–26; won at Delaware State 28–21; won vs. Howard 50–21; won at Norfolk State 48–14; won at Tennessee Tech 22–20; won vs. Jackson State 41–34+45−30Won 28–13 vs. North Carolina A&T+15North Carolina …Won 41–0 vs. Winston-Salem State+41Winston-Salem S…Won 45–27 at New Hampshire+18New HampshireWon 59–14 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+45Virginia Lynchb…Lost 18–48 at Campbell-30CampbellWon 59–20 vs. Morgan State+39Morgan StateLost 24–26 at South Carolina State-2South Carolina …Won 28–21 at Delaware State+7Delaware StateWon 50–21 vs. Howard+29HowardWon 48–14 at Norfolk State+34Norfolk StateWon 22–20 at Tennessee Tech+2Tennessee TechWon 41–34 vs. Jackson State+7Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorth Carolina A&TW 28–⁠1344%
Sep 10vsWinston-Salem StateW 41–⁠082%
Sep 17atNew HampshireW 45–⁠2746%
Sep 24vsVirginia LynchburgW 59–⁠1492%
Oct 1atCampbellL 18–⁠4858%
Oct 13vsMorgan StateW 59–⁠2074%
Oct 22atSouth Carolina StateL 24–⁠2645%
Oct 29atDelaware StateW 28–⁠2159%
Nov 5vsHowardW 50–⁠2172%
Nov 12atNorfolk StateW 48–⁠1473%
Nov 19atTennessee TechW 22–⁠2069%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsJackson StateCricket Celebration BowlW 41–⁠3428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Jackson State 41–⁠34 in the Cricket Celebration Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Howard

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
463–⁠258
Coach
—
Elo
1415 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.7 No. 33 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 179
Offensive coordinator
Matt Leone
Defensive coordinator
Courtney Coard

Leaders

Passing yardsDavius Richard QB2,648 yds
Passing touchdownsDavius Richard QB25 TD
Rushing yardsLatrell Collier RB977 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavius Richard QB15 TD
Receiving yardsE.J. Hicks WR613 yds
Receiving touchdownsE.J. Hicks WR7 TD
InterceptionsKhalil Baker DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Albert Redd LB★★★No. 2166
Trevon Humphrey OL
Kendrick DuJour DE
Jayden Flaker LB
Malcolm Reed S

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers13.00.812

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 109

The 2022 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 39 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 1

The 2022 portal
OrTre Smith WR★★★from South Carolina

Transfers out 1

Alex Harper LS★★to East Carolina

2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina Central4–⁠110–⁠2
Howard4–⁠15–⁠6
Delaware State2–⁠35–⁠6
Morgan State2–⁠34–⁠7
Norfolk State2–⁠32–⁠9
South Carolina State1–⁠43–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.