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American college football season
The 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team represented North Carolina Central University as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Trei Oliver, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5, placing sixth in the MEAC. North Carolina Central played home games at O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Eagles were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
North Carolina A&T |
304 (12)
|
2 |
Bethune–Cookman |
237 (1)
|
3 |
Florida A&M |
204 (2)
|
4 |
Howard |
166
|
5 |
North Carolina Central |
161 (1)
|
6 |
South Carolina State |
152
|
7 |
Norfolk State |
119 (1)
|
8 |
Morgan State |
87 (1)
|
9 |
Delaware State |
46
|
Preseason All–MEAC teams
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The Eagles had seven players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.[2]
First Team Offense
Isaiah Totten – RB
Second Team Offense
Andrew Dale – OL
Third Team Offense
Somadina Okezie-Okeke – C
Ricky Lee – OL
|
First Team Defense
Darius Royster – DL
Kawuan Cox – DL
Third Team Defense
Branden Bailey – LB
|
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 8:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay* | | ESPN+ | L 10–41 | 7,512
|
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Towson* | | TSN | L 3–42 | 8,322
|
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | | ESPN+ | L 12–21 | 4,315
|
September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Elizabeth City State* | | NCCU Sports Network | W 45–7 | 6,025
|
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Morgan State | | ESPN3 | W 27–17 | 7,609
|
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 25,679
|
| 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPNU | L 13–27 | 5,261
|
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware State | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPN3 | W 30–23 | 5,026
|
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | | ESPN3 | W 28–6 | 1,096
|
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 12,319
|
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | - O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ESPN3 | L 0–24 | 3,043
|
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 North Carolina A&T | | ESPN3 | L 0–54 | 19,853
|
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
[3][4]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Governors
|
7
|
24
|
3
|
7 |
41 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
No. 8 Tigers
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
42 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
3 |
12 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Elizabeth City State
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Vikings
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Eagles
|
10
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
45 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
Bears
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Rattlers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
13 |
27 |
Eagles
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
10 |
13 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
23 |
Eagles
|
0
|
16
|
7
|
7 |
30 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
Bison
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
6 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
South Carolina State
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
24 |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
At North Carolina A&T
[edit]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
No. 25 Aggies
|
16
|
14
|
24
|
0 |
54 |
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