NCAA FCS MEAC

North Carolina Central football predictions & picks

Mid-Eastern Athletic

2026 record: 5-5
MEAC: 3rd
PPG: 25.5
Streak: W3
Last 5: Lost 31–38 vs Campbell · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 14–17 vs William & Mary · Sat, Oct 10 Won 31–12 at Delaware State · Fri, Oct 23 Won 34–0 vs Howard · Sat, Oct 31 Won 29–28 at Norfolk State · Sat, Nov 7

North Carolina Central next game

Wk 11

NC Central @1:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 SC State

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

North Carolina Central 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @Texas Southern Texas Southern L30–42 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vsElizabeth City State Elizabeth City W27–6 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs North Carolina A&T NC A&T W30–22 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb L20–44 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @East Carolina East Carolina L9–42 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Campbell Campbell L31–38 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs William & Mary William & Mary L14–17 —

Wk 8Fri, Oct 23Oct 23 @Delaware State Delaware St W31–12 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Howard Howard W34–0 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Norfolk State Norfolk St W29–28 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @South Carolina State SC State 1:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Morgan State Morgan St 1:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

North Carolina Central team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 25.5/ game 58th

Total yards 307.7/ game 98th

Passing yards 154.7/ game 113th

Rushing yards 153.0/ game 62nd

Third-down conversions 36.8% 78th

Giveaways 1.3/ game 50th

Time of possession 31:51 23rd

Defense

Points allowed 25.1/ game 52nd

Yards allowed 315.2/ game 19th

Passing yards allowed 188.8/ game 29th

Rushing yards allowed 126.4/ game 29th

Takeaways 1.9/ game 9th

Penalties 5.6/ game 39th

North Carolina Central leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Nelson Layne 836yds 5 TD · 4 INT · 61.5% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Gino Addison 710yds 3 TD · 7.0 per carry · 7 games

Receiving Chance Peterson 445yds 44 catches · 1 TD · 10 games

Tackles Joshua Truesdale 67 9 games

Sacks Zarion Walters 7 9 games

Interceptions Amari Sifford 4 7 passes defended · 9 games

MEAC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 South Carolina State SC State 820 8-2 .800 413179 +234 W3

2 Delaware State Delaware St 640 6-4 .600 236255 −19 W2

3 North Carolina Central NC Central 550 5-5 .500 255251 +4 W3

4 Morgan State Morgan St 550 5-5 .500 246291 −45 L4

5 Norfolk State Norfolk St 460 4-6 .400 315251 +64 L3

6 Howard Howard 460 4-6 .400 191308 −117 L2

North Carolina Central FAQ

Who does North Carolina Central play next?

Next up for North Carolina Central: on the road at South Carolina State, Saturday, November 14, 1:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is North Carolina Central’s record this season?

North Carolina Central is 5-5, 3rd in the MEAC.

Who leads North Carolina Central in passing yards?

Nelson Layne, with 836 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (5 TD · 4 INT · 61.5% comp. · 8 games).

MEAC rivals

All teams

Delaware State Howard Morgan State Norfolk State South Carolina State

North Carolina Central this week

North Carolina Central is 5-5, 3-0 in MEAC play. Its last game was a 29–28 win over Norfolk State on November 7, its third in a row. Its offense averages 25.5 points a game (58th in FCS), and its defense allows 25.1 (tied for 52nd).

Next up, North Carolina Central visits South Carolina State on Saturday, November 14 at 1:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.