In 2023, the NCFA once again returned to it’s format of a 4 team playoff leading to the National Championship which included 3 conference champs plus a Wild Card (determined via the power rankings) to fill out the field of playoff teams.
View the 2023 NCFA Post Season Bracket HERE.
The 2023 NCFA Playoffs would be hosted at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, OH. The games would feature two lopsided victories as top seeded Central Georgia Tech knocked off the Wild Card Michigan State in the opener by a score of 46 to 14. The night cap followed with #2 Ohio State defeating #3 Sacred Heart 43 to 9 to set the stage for the National Championship Game.
The 2023 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game was set for a match up between #1 Central GA Tech against #2 Ohio State for the title. The matchup would mark OSU’s 3rd straight title game appearance and Central GA Tech would get their first taste of National Championship action. The Titans would set the tempo early and never look back as Dvenio Davis would return the opening kickoff 85 yards for an opening TD. The Titans would tack on another TD just 4 minutes later as DeShawn Cumby would turn an OSU turnover into more points with a 41 yard TD pass to David Okoi. The Buckeyes would get on the board 3 minutes later when Spencer Moore hit Abdou Keita for a 44 yard touchdown pass.
CGT would answer again with 12 minutes to go in the 2nd when Cumby run the ball in from the 5 yard line but a missed point after would make the score 20-7. Ohio State would be down but no out, as one again Spencer Moore would connect with Abdou Keita for another touchdown pass, this time for 11 yards. This would end the scoring for the first half as the teams headed to the locker room at half time with a score of CGT 20 – OSU 14.
The 3rd quarter would be quiet with neither team putting up points until Central GA Tech’s Ryan Reno hit a 23 yard field goal 3 minutes into the fourth quarter. The Titans would then add one more touch down with just 2 minutes to go in the game as Jaylen Nobles would run it in from 6 yards out securing the win and a second half shutout of the Buckeyes by a final score of 29-14.
View the 2023 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Stats HERE.
View the 2023 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Broadcast HERE.
View the 2023 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Photos HERE.
Download the 2023 NCFA National Championship Bowl Game Program HERE.
DeShawn Cumby took home the MVP award at the 2023 NCFA National Title game with his play at quarterback. He threw for a TD and rushed another leading the Titans to their first ever NCFA National Title.