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2023 North Carolina Central

9–⁠3 (4–⁠1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

North Carolina Central in 2023, game by game: won vs. Winston-Salem State 47–21; won at North Carolina A&T 30–16; lost at No. 24 UCLA 7–59; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 45–3; won vs. Campbell 49–48; won at Elon 34–23; won at Morgan State 16–10; won vs. South Carolina State 62–28; won vs. Norfolk State 38–24; lost at Howard 20–50; won vs. Delaware State 55–14; lost at Richmond 27–49+42−52Won 47–21 vs. Winston-Salem State+26Winston-Salem S…Won 30–16 at North Carolina A&T+14North Carolina …Lost 7–59 at No. 24 UCLA-52No. 24 UCLAWon 45–3 vs. Mississippi Valley State+42Mississippi Val…Won 49–48 vs. Campbell+1CampbellWon 34–23 at Elon+11ElonWon 16–10 at Morgan State+6Morgan StateWon 62–28 vs. South Carolina State+34South Carolina …Won 38–24 vs. Norfolk State+14Norfolk StateLost 20–50 at Howard-30HowardWon 55–14 vs. Delaware State+41Delaware StateLost 27–49 at Richmond-22Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWinston-Salem StateW 47–⁠2186%
Sep 9atNorth Carolina A&TW 30–⁠1652%
Sep 16at24UCLAL 7–⁠5918%
Sep 23vsMississippi Valley StateW 45–⁠379%
Sep 30vsCampbellW 49–⁠4869%
Oct 7atElonW 34–⁠2344%
Oct 19atMorgan StateW 16–⁠1076%
Oct 26vsSouth Carolina StateW 62–⁠2884%
Nov 4vsNorfolk StateW 38–⁠2489%
Nov 11atHowardL 20–⁠5067%
Nov 18vsDelaware StateW 55–⁠1492%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffatRichmondFCS Championship – First RoundL 27–⁠4940%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 49–⁠27 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-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
9–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠1 shared first in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
430–⁠345
Coach
—
Elo
1401 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.9 No. 61 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Leone
Defensive coordinator
Courtney Coard

Leaders

Passing yardsDavius Richard QB1,941 yds
Passing touchdownsDavius Richard QB18 TD
Rushing yardsLatrell Collier RB612 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavius Richard QB17 TD
Receiving yardsDevin Smith WR697 yds
Receiving touchdownsJoaquin Davis WR6 TD
TacklesJaden Taylor DL8 tkl
SacksChristian Smith DL0.5 sacks
InterceptionsJason Chambers CB3 INT

Transfers in 2

The 2023 portal
Eli Adams DE★★★from Virginia Tech
Miles Campbell TE★★★from Tennessee

Transfers out 1

Corey Bullock OL★★★to Maryland

2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina Central4–⁠19–⁠3
Howard4–⁠16–⁠6
South Carolina State3–⁠25–⁠6
Morgan State3–⁠24–⁠6–⁠1
Norfolk State1–⁠43–⁠8
Delaware State0–⁠51–⁠10

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