ELIZABETH CITY, NC- Elizabeth City State University's 2022 football schedule is locked in with ten games, highlighted by the Carolina Classic and highly anticipated Down East Viking Football Classic (DEVFC).
 
The schedule features five home games, four to be played at Roebuck Stadium. 
 
The Vikings will spring into action on Sept. 3 to kick off the season against Benedict College in the Carolina Classic on the road in Columbia, SC.
 
"On Sept. 3rd we will kick off a new era of Viking football," said Head Coach Marcus Hilliard "I'm excited that our staff is coming together and that the student-athletes are hard at work. The 2022 slate features some tough competition so we know we will be tested along the way. I am confident in what we are building here at ECSU and we are preparing to meet the challenge." 
 
Week two, the Vikings will host the annual Down East Viking Football Classic in Rocky Mount, NC, on Sep.10. The Vikings face off against the Blue Bears of Livingstone College. This year's DEVFC will mark the Blue Bears first classic appearance since the classic began in 1998. The Vikings edged LC 19-13 last season. 
 
The Vikings will play their first game at Roebuck Stadium on September 17 against the Rams of Winston-Salem State University.
 
With conference play in full swing, the Vikings will be on the road for a three-game lineup with stops at Shaw University on September 24, Johnson C. Smith University on October 1, and Virginia Union University on October 8. 
 
Save the date for Saturday, October 15, the Vikings will host Lincoln University for homecoming.
 
Following homecoming, the Vikings will host a pair of games at Roebuck meeting Virginia State University on October 22 and Bowie State University on October 29.
 
ECSU ends the regular season on the road at Chowan University on November 5.