In 2022, the NCFA once again returned to it’s format of a 4 team playoff leading to the National Championship.  The new wrinkle was that the league was split into 3 conferences (instead of 4) which enable 3 conference champs plus a Wild Card (determined via the power rankings) to fill out the field of playoff teams.

View the 2022 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.

The 2022 NCFA Playoffs would be hosted at the George Mason RAC Field in Fairfax, VA.  The games would feature two lopsided victories as top seeded Ohio State (6-0, 9-1) knocked off the Wild Card George Mason (2-0, 5-3) in the opener  by a score of 63 to 6.  The night cap followed with #2 Gordon State (4-0, 9-1 ) defeating #3 Sacred Heart (2-0, 6-1) 55 to 7 to set the stage for the National Championship Game.

The 2022 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was set for a match up between  #1 Ohio State (6-0, 9-1) against #2 Gordon State (4-0, 9-1 )for the title. The matchup would give OSU a shot at a 3rd straight National Championship and Gordon State their first taste of National Championship action.  The Buckeyes would get on the board first with touch down run by QB Kellyn Gerenstein in the first quarter.  Gordon state would respond in the 2nd with a touchdown run of their own by Will Richardson, but a missed extra point would leave OSU with a 1 point lead heading into half time.

The 3rd quarter would get started with an OSU scoop and score fumble recovery and a successful 2 point conversion to expand their lead to 9.  Gordon State would respond quickly with a touch down pass from Neal Howard to Pacer Kincaid and successful 2pt try of their own to once again bring the OSU lead to just 1.

But the 4th quarter belonged to Cedrion Brundage of Gordon State.  He ripped off touch down runs  of 65, 44, and 13 yards to seal the deal for Gordon State and securing their first National Championship by a score of 35-15.

View the 2022 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Stats HERE.

View the 2022 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Broadcast HERE.

View the 2022 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Photos HERE.

Download the 2022 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Program HERE.

Cedrion Brundage took home the MVP award at the 2022 NCFA National Title game by taking over the 4th quarter with his team trailing.  His 3 touchdown runs secured the “Ship” for Gordon State.  On the day, he rushed for 209 yards on 16 carries (13.06 avg) and 3 TDS.