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Somerset, NJ — The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced its 2022 football schedule on Tuesday. Each of the eight teams that comprise the league are set to face each other one time throughout the season, providing seven conference games per squad.

The first NEC contest of the season will take place on Sept. 10 in New Britain, CT, and will feature two Nutmeg State opponents. Central Connecticut will host defending conference champion Sacred Heart, which made its fourth FCS playoff appearance under head coach Mark Nofri in 2021.

Winning six straight games against NEC opponents to end the regular season, the Pioneers came up short in the NCAA postseason to No. 24 Holy Cross after the Crusaders landed a 35-yard touchdown pass in the final seconds of the fourth quarter.

The 2022 FCS Playoffs will begin on Nov. 26.

2022 NEC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

• A total of 27 NEC games will be played, starting on Saturday, Sept. 10 and culminating on Saturday, Nov. 19
• Teams will play a round-robin schedule, amounting to seven league games per squad
• Defending NEC champion Sacred Heart will visit in-state foe Central Connecticut for the first NEC game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 10
• Starting on Sept. 10, there will be at least one conference contest each Saturday
• Three weeks of the 2022 season consist of a full slate of NEC action: Oct. 22, Oct. 29 and Nov. 19
• The non-conference schedule features nine games against FBS opponents
• Duquesne (Florida State, Hawaii), LIU (Toledo, Kent State) and Wagner (Rutgers, Syracuse) each have two FBS opponents on its non-conference slate
• Bryant (FIU), CCSU (UConn) and SFU (Akron) will also face FBS opponents in 2022